The Storytellers Project will present 'Entrepreneurship and Hustle'
(Editor's Note: An earlier version of this article contained the wrong city of residence for storyteller Sheletta Brundidge.) Skyler Reeves started his hospitality career as a barback at trendy nightclubs in Los Angeles. Through hustle, he ascended the ranks and today he owns and operates six restaurants in Arizona. But last March, at the onset of the pandemic, he thought he would lose everything he had worked for. According to the National Restaurant Association, 17 percent of restaurants — more than 110,000 establishments — closed permanently or long-term at the end of last year. While ...