ABSOLUTELY. IT’S EXCITING. MONTH OF MARCH. WE KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH OF MARCH FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, WE’RE GOING TO BE FEATURING THE PHENOMENAL AND SUCCESSFUL WOMEN WHO ARE IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY. YEAH. AND THIS MORNING, WE’D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A POPULAR WOMEN OWNED RESTAURANT IN WINSTON-SALEM. IT’S CALLED THE PORCH KITCHEN AND CANTINA. WE KNOW IT VERY WELL. AND THEIR OWNER IS JOINING US LIVE. NOW, LET’S SAY GOOD MORNING TO CLAIRE CALVIN. GREAT TO HAVE YOU, CLAIRE. HEY, GUYS. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? OKAY. GOOD MORNING. WE’RE GREAT. SO FIRST, TELL US ABOUT THE CONCEPT. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR THE PORCH? THE PORCH WAS KIND OF A BRAINCHILD THAT STEMMED FROM A DINNER DELIVERY BUSINESS THAT I HAD STARTED A FEW YEARS EARLIER THAT WAS CALLED DINNERS ON THE PORCH. AND I’M A MOM OF THREE KIDS, AND I HAVE SORT OF FELT A NEED FOR SOME HELP IN THE KITCHEN. I LOVE TO COOK, BUT EVEN FOR ME, IT WAS HARD TO, YOU KNOW, GET A HOT MEAL ON THE TABLE EVERY NIGHT. SO I STARTED A DINNER DELIVERY BUSINESS AND IT WAS CALLED DINNERS ON THE PORCH. SO THEN WHEN WE EXPANDED, WE WE NAMED IT THE PORCH AND KIND OF GREW FROM THERE. AND IT’S ALL IT’S FOCUSED ON TEX-MEX FOOD. THAT’S WHERE I’M FROM IS TEXAS, AND I MISS THAT FOOD HERE IN THE TRIAD. SO I REALLY KIND OF WANTED TO FOCUS IN ON THAT CULINARY, BUT ALSO JUST REALLY CREATE A GATHERING PLACE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. AND JUST WITH THAT LAID BACK VIBE THAT I THINK WE ALL ARE LOOKING FOR ABSOLUTELY. I DO FEEL LIKE THE PORCH DOES EMBODY THAT EAST TEXAS FEELING AND SPEAKING OF TEXAS, WE KNOW THAT YOU’RE OPENING ANOTHER BUSINESS AS WELL. THAT’S ALL EAST OF TEXAS. IT’S GOING TO BE INCORPORATED A LITTLE BIT MORE OF HOME INTO THIS BUSINESS AS WELL. CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT? YES. SO WE ARE GROWING AGAIN, WHICH IS ALWAYS GREAT HERE FOR, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FEEL LIKE THIS IS SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO KEEP KEEP EXPANDING. SO THIS COMPANY STARTED TEXAS AND IT’S DOWN ON SOUTH BROAD STREET, SORT OF BEHIND OLD SALEM. SO JUST TO ORIENT YOU TO WHERE IT IS AND IT’S IN AN OLD WAREHOUSE THAT WE HAVE RENOVATED, I LOVE SORT OF PRESERVING BUILDINGS AND REUSING THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO WE’RE GOING TO DO TEXAS STYLE BARBECUE IN THAT SORT OF TEX-MEX SETTING. SO IT’LL HAVE YOUR BRISKET, ALL SORTS OF GOODS, SMOKED MEAT. WE’VE GOT A HUGE SMOKE HERE THAT WE HAD MADE FOR US IN TEXAS AND BROUGHT UP HERE. THAT’S KIND OF THE CENTERPIECE OF THE MENU. AND THEN THEY’LL JUST BE TONS OF OUTDOOR SPACE AND, YOU KNOW, PLACE TO BRING YOUR KIDS, BRING YOUR DOGS MEAT WITH FRIENDS. I’VE SANG SOME REALLY FUN ATMOSPHERE. OH, AWESOME. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. AND CLAIRE, WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE MAKES THE TRIAD SUCH A PERFECT FIT FOR YOUR BUSINESSES. WELL, I THINK IT’S A REALLY GREAT SIZE COMMUNITY. SO BECAUSE WE HAVE THE THE I, WE’RE IN WINSTON-SALEM, BUT THEN OBVIOUSLY GREENSBORO HIGH POINT AND SO MANY OTHER SURROUNDING TOWNS WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL. BUT THERE’S ACTUALLY A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU CAN GET TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WITH, WHICH IS REALLY BEEN IMPORTANT TO ME. I FEEL LIKE I’VE GOT SOME OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS, OUR OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS, OTHER RESTAURANT OWNERS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. SO, YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST A NICE SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT I FEEL LIKE. BUT THEN THERE’S ENOUGH PEOPLE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO JUST KEEP GROWING. I LOVE THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE AN ENTREPRENEUR, YOU’RE A FEMALE BUSINESS OWNER. I’M SURE YOUR STORY CAN BE REALLY INSPIRING TO OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE TO YOU MENTIONED THE SUPPORT OF OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS AND YOUR FRIENDS. ANY WORDS OF ADVICE YOU HAVE FOR OTHERS OUT THERE. YEAH, I WOULD SAY, AND I YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FROM TIME TO TIME TO SPEAK TO OTHER WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. AND I DO FEEL LIKE THIS IS A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO GROW AND TO JUST TRY THINGS AND IF THEY WORK, THAT’S AWESOME. YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT YOU NEED TO KIND OF SCALE UP. AND IF THEY DON’T WORK, YOU CAN TRY AGAIN. YOU KNOW, THERE’S NO I, YOU KNOW, I’VE CERTAINLY HAVE FAILURES. I’VE CERTAINLY HAD SETBACKS. AND YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP KEEP TRYING THE NEXT TIME, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE WE GET UP EVERY DAY AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, CORRECT THE MISTAKES OF THE DAY BEFORE AND DO BETTER. AND THAT’S JUST THE NATURE OF BUSINESS. BUT ENTREPRENEURS ARE. SO I THINK I WOULD JUST SAY, ESPECIALLY TO WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, IT’S LIKE THERE’S NO ABSOLUTELY NO REASON NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING. YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT HOW TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. SO JUST GO FOR IT. AND CLAIRE, I HAVE TO ASK YOU, WITH THE PORCH HAVING ONE OF THOSE AMAZING OUTDOOR SETTINGS FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUTSIDE IN THE WHAT IS STARTING TO WARM UP, HOPEFULLY PART OF THIS WEEK. BRIAN THIS MORNING WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SETBACK, BUT I HAVE TO SAY IS EAST TEXAS GOING TO OFFER ANY OF THAT AS WELL, THAT OUTDOOR SPACE THAT PEOPLE REALLY, REALLY ENJOY TO KIND OF ENJOY THEIR MEALS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IN FACT, I’M IN EAST TEXAS RIGHT NOW AND I’M I’M IN THE DINING ROOM, BUT I’LL SEE IF I CAN TURN THE CAMERA AROUND A LITTLE BIT AND YOU CAN SEE WE’RE JUST GETTING READY. BUT THOSE GARAGE DOORS THAT YOU CAN SEE ARE VERY OPEN UP TO A HUGE YARD THAT REALLY TAKES UP A WHOLE BLOCK. SO AS SOON AS WE GET THE FENCE PUT UP AND THE LANDSCAPING DONE, IT’S GOING TO BE A REALLY MAGICAL OUTDOOR SPOT THE SIZE OF TEXAS. YEAH, WE GOT TO STOP BY, RIGHT? YEAH. OH, THANKS FOR SHOWING US ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL ART THAT WE HAD DONE LOCALLY BY MY OUR GOOD FRIEND BESS SPIELER, WHO’S AN ARTIST THAT DID ALL OF OUR FOR THE PORCH AND ALL OF US. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO BRING A LOT OF LOCAL MIXED, LOCAL WINSTON-SALEM WITH TEXAS. WOW. YOU KNOW WHAT? CONGRATS ON ALL OF YOUR SUCCESS, CLAIRE. AND THANK YOU FOR ADDING MORE AND MORE GREATNESS TO OUR COMMUNITY. WELL, THANKS FOR HIGHLIGHTING IT. WE APPRECIATE IT. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY HERE IN ABOUT A WEEK. WE’RE GETTING CLOSE. OKAY. AWESOME. YEAH. GOOD LUCK, CLAIRE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AND EVERYTHING YOU GUYS SEE AND THE WEBSITE IS ON THE SCREEN NOW FOR EVERYONE AT HOME TO FOR THE PORCH. BUT AS YOU HEARD CLAIRE MENTION, WE HAVE ARMOR AND THEN N