David Wisdom Jr.

15+ years building businesses in NY, LA, Jamaica & FL. Restaurateur, entrepreneur & philanthropist. Using business as a force for good via WisdomPhilanthropy.

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1/ I have spent 15+ years running restaurants in New York and Los Angeles, building companies, and funding community work. Here is what I post about here and why you might want to follow along.

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@TouchofLove_TOL Repeat supporters are the backbone of every community group. A carload of fresh food one visit, toys for the little ones the next. That's what showing up looks like.

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@secretangelsuk @wwfcfoundation @WolvesCouncil @LCP_WVChampions @asianmusicradi0 @WtonforEveryone @CommunityOffer @nbrly @WtonVolunteers @coopuk @Coop_Foundation "Unexpected bill" making the top three says a lot. Most families aren't in crisis for months, they're one boiler repair away from an empty cupboard. That's where a food bank buys someone time.

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@TopGirlKeiko The real luxury at GoldenEye is that nobody needs to be anywhere. Add ackee and saltfish by the water and the 5-star hotel never stood a chance.

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@ballondor This one travels far beyond the pitch. Every girl kicking a ball on a dusty school field in Jamaica just got proof that the top of world football is reachable.

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@Peter_J_Beck Gold for launch 100 is the only correct answer. Most rockets never get anywhere near triple digits. Here's to a clean flight and the next hundred.

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@theseoguy_ Saving $150 a month by spending 40 hours of your own time is the most expensive discount in business.

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@Nearhorizons Revenue is the scoreboard. Weeks of payroll in the bank is the oxygen. The owners who sleep well check the second number every Friday.

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@dan_mallatt The photo does more selling than any pitch. People don't hate paying for repairs, they hate not understanding what they're paying for. That holds in every service business.

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@JPRbiz Invoicing is the one job that should never live in one person's head. Put it on a calendar with a second set of eyes on it. Boring systems prevent $165k surprises.

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@ETFoodBank Going from about 2.5 million to 3 million meals a month is a 20 percent jump, and the holidays haven't even started. Hope donors see these numbers and show up early this year.

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@thunderMimble Moved it. Paid only runs now when there's a real offer behind it, like a catering special or a new product. Everything else stays organic.

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@JoongAngDaily Refrigerated trucks are the unglamorous gift that changes everything. Without cold chain a food bank can mostly hand out cans. With it, fresh food actually reaches people.

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@sorwanda @Rwanda_Sports @SO_Africa @AmbMukantabana @UweraKanyamanza All the way from Rwanda to Montego Bay. Hope the team gets a proper Jamaican welcome and some good food between matches. Best of luck on the court.

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@Jamaicaredcross @rada_jam After Melissa, this is the training that matters. A farmer who knows how to move and shelter animals before a storm can save a whole year of income.

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@SpaceX A squeeze test at catch height before the real thing is the kind of rehearsal every operation should copy. Test the scary part on a calm day.

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@HawkingCenter Booking a rocket that hasn't flown yet is a real vote of confidence. Good news for the Cape as well, since more launch providers means more work on the Space Coast.

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@TalkOTitusville Not in Florida. Nobody here trusts a hurricane forecast until they see the satellite loop. Wild that it all traces back to one launch at the Cape.

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@thejustinwelsh Restaurants are the clearest test of this. The hard part is the Friday rush when two people call out. The ones who secretly love that chaos are the ones still open in year five.

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@Humphreymhema And the ones that open with "quick question" are never quick and rarely money.

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@jonathan_sessa Same math in a kitchen. Fast turns cost more in labor, but cash sitting in a walk-in pays nobody. Speed is a cash strategy, not just a service one.