We had the good fortune of connecting with Shardea “S.Nikki” Thomas and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Shardea “S.Nikki”, what’s the most important lesson your business/career has taught you?
There are several important lessons my career has taught me. Making useful connections with others is important. Avoid being stagnant, always work on developing and using your strengths. Do something each day to prepare you for the next.

Trust in the power of failure, don’t think of it as a loss or fail but as a lesson on how to do it better for the future.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
S. Nikki is the host … the creative … the model…The woman everyone should know! Chef Nikki is passionate about food and cooking. She genuinely enjoys the whole process of procuring, preparing, cooking and serving food. Taking what she watched as a little girl in grandma’s kitchen and putting a modern-day twist of love to it.

Some find it funny when I describe myself in 3rd person. I believe we all have alter egos or personalities that take form. I embrace it and enterprise off it.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Atlanta has so many vibes. Although I’m still learning the area my experiences have been great. I’m a total foodie so when I’m not enjoying my own cuisine from Urban Soul Bistro, I like to restaurant hop. One of my must-go-to places for brunch is The Real Milk and Honey! I absolutely Love it! When friends are visiting I get excited because it’s an excuse to go ..lol.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Entrepreneurship is challenging. Fortunately, I do have a safety net of real genuine supporters. Life has taught me that battles in life will reveal the soldiers and those who retreat. There are some people who will uplift you, encourage you and genuinely believe in you and your vision. However, some of those people become naysayers at the first fail attempt. In this game, you will have fails trust me. Special Thank you if I haven’t said it enough to those who have stuck with me and encouraged my vision through my battles and my victories.

Website: https://instagram.com/fruit_fetish_u.s.bistro?utm_medium=copy_link

Instagram: https://instagram.com/snikkitalkz?utm_medium=copy_link

Other: Shardeanicole@aol.com

Image Credits
Enairy Studios

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