BF 015 – Maurice Drake – Uncle Mo

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Maurice Drake – Uncle Mo
Uncle Mo’s Cafe
Uncle Mo’s Pea Pie Cafe (Facebook)

So what does a man who’s been in the food industry for forty years do in his early sixties? He delves into the food truck industry with a healthy alternative!

Maurice Drake, affectionately known as Uncle Mo, started Uncle Mo’s Pea Pie Cafe out of Kent, Ohio. Uncle Mo has been labeled a healthy food evangelist who loves sharing fresh nutritious food with everyone.

As Maurice was contemplating retirement, his good friend Steve Moore encouraged him to start a food truck. And as an extra incentive, Steve gave him an old truck to be refurbished. Little by little Maurice and friends contributed finances and time to get the truck up to code.

While the launch date is mid-2018, Uncle Mo still cooks pea pies for fundraising events using locally organically grown fresh vegetables in his recipes. His goal is to hit towns, cities, markets, and music festivals in the Northeast Ohio area.

In this Brand Fifty podcast episode with Maurice Drake, you’ll hear:

• How friends and family words of encouragement fueled his desire to start the food truck business.
• How his previous catering business naturally fit into his new venture.
• How giving back to his community over the years proved to be the catalyst for fundraising.
• Learn how Maurice changed his life years ago to go all healthy and how exercise and proper eating has given him endless energy and a well balanced life.
• How and why he learned how to work for himself and have an entrepreneurial attitude at an early age.
• The importance of fostering relationships with family and friends.
• How the food truck industry helps each other out with referrals.
• How Maurice started cooking at the age of three with his parents support and how it lead to his career.
• Learn how a vegetarian diet helped control some of Maurice’s physical ailments.
• The importance of mind, body, and spirit to get you through the tough times.
• How to tap into your community for resources and advice on different aspects of your business.
• Uncle Mo’s definition of success.