Aisha “Pinky” Cole

Aisha 'Pinky' Cole has led anything but the typical life of a founder. Born in East Baltimore, Maryland, on the eve of her birth, Aisha's father was preparing to begin a life sentence in prison. The complexities of that very moment have stuck with Pinky forever. Yet through sheer grit and determination, Pinky powered through and founded the plant-based business Slutty Vegan. With three stores across Atlanta, Slutty Vegan is not your typical burger joint. With regular hour-long lines of hungry customers eager to stuff a mouth-watering planet-based burger in their mouth, Slutty Vegan is not just the best vegan burger in ALT but the best burger period. 

Pinky is as loud and bold as the company she has founded, the highs and lows that have defined her rollercoaster life make Pinky a unique story indeed. She endeavors to help others find their way in life, letting them in on the motto that she holds close to her heart. Nothing beats a failure but a try. This motto proved to be the spark that created the Pinky Cole Foundation, a tax-exempt organization dedicated to building a roadmap for Black economic progress. Now Pinky and her foundation continue to prepare, educate and elevate the Black community through various fundraising and philanthropic efforts.