About this episode

Summer Grays shares her journey from teen mom to successful entrepreneur while cooking her struggle meal of buttered spaghetti.

On this episode of Eating While Broke, host Coline Witt welcomes entrepreneur Summer Grays —founder and CEO of Mercy Angels Hospice and creator of the My Butler Al app while cooking her struggle meal: spaghetti with butter, Parmesan, salt, and pepper. Summer opens up about becoming a teen mom, a short-lived marriage to an older man, and finishing school through summer school. She shares how she hustled through a range of jobs—including banking and stripping—before becoming a flight attendant, with crucial support from her grandmother, who helped raise her kids. She also reflects on a guidance counselor who told her she’d “never be anything,” a comment that fueled her determination. Summer later found success selling card terminals, earning six figures in her first month. After moving from Indiana to California, she bought a home health business and then a hospice, walked away from a lucrative contract after experiencing racial disrespect, and expanded to Indianapolis by launching another hospice.  She later purchased a primary care practice, opened a med spa, and discusses the realities of entrepreneurship—cash flow, regulations, and…

People in this episode

Host: Coline Witt

Guest: Summer Grays

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• personal struggle
• cooking
• hustle culture
• success stories

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• buttered spaghetti
• Summer Grays
• hustle
• success
• personal story
• Indy Bosses

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mercy Angels Hospice, My Butler Al, Indy Bosses Reality Show

Places: Indiana, California, Indianapolis

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