{"id":1869,"date":"2015-01-28T00:30:14","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T05:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=1869"},"modified":"2017-09-18T11:58:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T16:58:25","slug":"the-yin-yang-of-owning-a-restaurant-with-lynn-pham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/the-yin-yang-of-owning-a-restaurant-with-lynn-pham\/","title":{"rendered":"BWR 140: The Yin &#038; Yang of Owning a Restaurant With Lynn Pham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart-track-player-container stp-color-f29900-EEEEEE\" data-uid=\"33bc\"><\/div>\n<p>How do you\u00a0become a Biz woman who ROCKS?<\/p>\n<h1>Listen to our Interview with Lynn Pham\u00a0of\u00a0Bamboozle Cafe &amp; Tea Lounge!<\/h1>\n<p>Lynn Pham swore she would never be an entrepreneur. \u00a0She grew up watching her Vietnamese parents work hard 7 days a week to ensure their grocery store succeeded. \u00a0But after years building\u00a0a successful career as a systems engineer,\u00a0she decided to open Bamboozle Cafe after having a dream about it! \u00a0In this amazing, LIVE interview, Lynn shares how her dedication to high quality fresh food is the backbone of her operation, what it was like to build out a restaurant with zero prior experience and why she decided to open a second location, the Bamboozle Tea Lounge!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Lynn&#8217;s\u00a0Favorite 5:<\/h1>\n<p><strong>1. 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