About
Most food pop-up owners don't have a business problem; they have a systems problem. If every event depends on you remembering every detail, answering every question, packing every box, and solving every problem, you've built a job instead of a business. While that may work in the beginning, it's nearly impossible to grow, train a team, or operate multiple locations without clear systems in place. Stop Running Your Pop-Up Food Business the Hard Way is one of the first ebooks dedicated specifically to teaching food pop-up owners how to systemize their businesses and prepare them to scale.
In Stop Running Your Pop-Up Food Business the Hard Way, Leslie Colbert shares the practical systems she has developed through 10+ years of experience in the food pop-up industry. Inside, you'll learn how to organize your operations, create repeatable procedures, train employees with confidence, reduce costly mistakes, and build a business that's prepared to scale.
Inside You'll Get:
✓ Bonus Pages & Resources
✓ Free, Ready-to-Use Templates
✓ SOPs & Standardized Procedures
✓ Event-Day Checklists
✓ Staff Training & Delegation Tools
✓ Recipe & Prep Sheets
✓ Inventory & Restocking Systems
✓ Packing, Setup & Breakdown Checklists
✓ Team Role Guides
✓ Tips & Tricks From a Real Pop-Up Business
✓ Systems Designed to Help You Scale
✓ Mistakes to Avoid & Lessons Learned
✓ Strategies to Build a Business That Can Run Without You
About the Author
Leslie Colbert is the founder and owner of Shmookies, a smoothie pop-up business dedicated to making healthy eating enjoyable with smoothies that taste like milkshakes. In this book, Leslie combines her faith and an entrepreneurial mindset with over a decade of hands-on experience in the food pop-up industry. For 10 years, Leslie worked alongside her grandparents at Colbert's Southern Gourmet Food, gaining firsthand experience in every aspect of running a successful food business—from setting up and serving customers to operating behind the scenes. That foundation, combined with building Shmookies from the ground up, has given her practical insight into what it really takes to run a food pop-up efficiently. Passionate about helping other entrepreneurs succeed, Leslie shares the systems, processes, and lessons she's learned so other food vendors can spend less time putting out fires and more time building businesses that are organized, scalable, and built to last.
PREORDER SALE ENDS NOVEMBER 3, 2026!
About
Most food pop-up owners don't have a business problem; they have a systems problem. If every event depends on you remembering every detail, answering every question, packing every box, and solving every problem, you've built a job instead of a business. While that may work in the beginning, it's nearly impossible to grow, train a team, or operate multiple locations without clear systems in place. Stop Running Your Pop-Up Food Business the Hard Way is one of the first ebooks dedicated specifically to teaching food pop-up owners how to systemize their businesses and prepare them to scale.
In Stop Running Your Pop-Up Food Business the Hard Way, Leslie Colbert shares the practical systems she has developed through 10+ years of experience in the food pop-up industry. Inside, you'll learn how to organize your operations, create repeatable procedures, train employees with confidence, reduce costly mistakes, and build a business that's prepared to scale.
Inside You'll Get:
✓ Bonus Pages & Resources
✓ Free, Ready-to-Use Templates
✓ SOPs & Standardized Procedures
✓ Event-Day Checklists
✓ Staff Training & Delegation Tools
✓ Recipe & Prep Sheets
✓ Inventory & Restocking Systems
✓ Packing, Setup & Breakdown Checklists
✓ Team Role Guides
✓ Tips & Tricks From a Real Pop-Up Business
✓ Systems Designed to Help You Scale
✓ Mistakes to Avoid & Lessons Learned
✓ Strategies to Build a Business That Can Run Without You
About the Author
Leslie Colbert is the founder and owner of Shmookies, a smoothie pop-up business dedicated to making healthy eating enjoyable with smoothies that taste like milkshakes. In this book, Leslie combines her faith and an entrepreneurial mindset with over a decade of hands-on experience in the food pop-up industry. For 10 years, Leslie worked alongside her grandparents at Colbert's Southern Gourmet Food, gaining firsthand experience in every aspect of running a successful food business—from setting up and serving customers to operating behind the scenes. That foundation, combined with building Shmookies from the ground up, has given her practical insight into what it really takes to run a food pop-up efficiently. Passionate about helping other entrepreneurs succeed, Leslie shares the systems, processes, and lessons she's learned so other food vendors can spend less time putting out fires and more time building businesses that are organized, scalable, and built to last.
PREORDER SALE ENDS NOVEMBER 3, 2026!
