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Hola, soy dora el inbrito.
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And soy dio jones burrito.
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And we're the founders of Yerba Buena,
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a license-founder of the Suspensory.
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And we're going to tell you, un Chin, about us.
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So tell me a little bit about you.
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Sure. Born and raised in New York
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and in Dominican Republic.
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I am an attorney for many years, criminal attorney.
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I was a prosecutor right in this neighborhood,
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a domestic violence prosecutor.
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And then I opened my own law firm specializing in
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criminal defense and immigration law.
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I'm also a community leader.
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I've sat on many community boards and nonprofit boards.
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And now I'm opening my own business.
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Another one. Ten.
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And I grew up in Washington Heights.
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I studied mechanical engineering and
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product design at school.
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And I've been in technology almost my whole career as a designer
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until I took a hard left and decided to open up
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a licensed cannabis business.
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Which is why we're here. Talk to me about why did you
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decide to start Yerba Buena?
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Yeah, honestly, I never imagined going into that industry.
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But in 2021, when the legalization of marijuana started to take
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place here in New York State,
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my husband and I were really inspired
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by the idea that the legalization was
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founded on giving back to the
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communities that were mostly impacted
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by the war on drugs.
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And we are strong advocates of giving
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to the community, whether that is
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with time or financially.
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And we wanted to create a business
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where we can do that, where we can bring in
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our family and build something
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really impactful together.
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And so we did a lot of research on the industry
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and we thought, why not?
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This would be like a really great pivot
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where we can change the narrative and
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do something special.
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What was your reasoning?
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That sounds pretty accurate. We were
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both wondering what to do next.
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And we were doing all right and we're thinking
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about how we can scale
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opportunity, give back to our family
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and community on an ongoing basis
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on a much bigger scale.
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And that to us meant we're starting a business.
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And the question was, which one?
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And it sort of aligned perfectly.
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The stars align because it seemed like
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they wanted people like us to apply for
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a license, people who cared about New York,
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New Yorkers who wanted to give
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to New York and the people in it.
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Beautiful. So we are a few days away
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from the big day opening.
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Exciting.
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Talk to me a little bit
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about how does that feel?
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It feels great. It's been a lot of work.
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There's been a lot of challenges
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in this industry and the state.
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But it feels good to be in this space,
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given our backgrounds as an attorney
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and as a tech expert. I think we bring
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a different type of sasson into this.
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It is a very taboo topic in
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our culture and our community.
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So we're really trying to re-envision
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that and change the narrative. So you
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had about when us really creating this
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unique subculture about mindfulness and
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intentionality in your consumption,
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where our consumers are really
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knowledgeable about
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what they're consuming.
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And it's all about in Chin
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rather than over consumption.
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By the way, true story that your
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marketing has that name, right?
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Correct. Yeah, we are trying to promote
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again consumption and moderation. And
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we thought one Ching was a perfect way
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that's high in our culture.
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Yeah, exactly.
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Amazing. I don't know.
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That's a great idea.
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So talk to me a little bit about the space,
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the design of the space.
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Anything special?
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I described it originally as your
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grandma's house, but your grandma is...
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she's cool. She's like
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a fairy put together.
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And so we want it to feel extremely
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welcoming and accessible, but also
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beautiful and a place that you're proud
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to have in your neighborhood and feel
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good walking into it.
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And feel like it's a legitimate
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establishment where we can help you and
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guide you on your journey.
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That's what it's going to be.
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Beautiful, beautiful. Well, so guys,
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best of luck. Thank you. Love the name.
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Yerva Buena and the marketing campaign
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Un Chin. Thank you. Anything else you
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want to say to the Un Chin audience?
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Yeah, of course. Please come visit us.
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Yeah, we're opening in February. So
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come on by. We're in Cobble Hill in
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Brooklyn, 292 Atlantic Avenue.
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Come get Un Chin.
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Un Chin.
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