Jennifer Johnson, West Egg Cafe, The General Muir, Owner

Johnson walked away from her job as an attorney at King &

Spalding to follow her dream of opening a casual neighborhood

café that would foster community in a burgeoning in-town neighbor-

hood. In 2004 she opened West Egg Café. In 2013 she opened The General Muir, named “Restaurant of the Year” by Atlanta Magazine,

“Best New Restaurant” by Creative Loafing, Bon Appetit’s “50 Best

New Restaurants,” and GQ’s “25 Best New Restaurants.” Johnson

now plans to launch Fred’s Meat & Bread and Yalla at the Krog Street

Market later this year.

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Andra Hall

Andra Hall, CamiCakes, LLC, Founder & CEOWith five locations in Georgia and Florida, grossing more than $3 million a year, Hall expects revenue to increase again this year. She opened CamiCakes in 2006 after leaving corporate America to care of her sick daughter Camille. CamiCakes, named after her daughter, is the product of Hall’s soul-searching during her daughter’s illness and realizing that baking has been her only constant since Hall was seven. She’s inspired by her grandmother’s advice to “do one thing and do it really well.”

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