WATCH: Phenomenal Women: How Deborah Torres turned down "Shark Tank" and changed the vegan fried chicken market
WATCH: Phenomenal Women: How Deborah Torres turned down "Shark Tank" and changed the vegan fried chicken market
Aug 6, 2022
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One Percent Tube | Motivation | Mindsets on Instagram: "Vegan Chicken, Billionaire Rejection... Multi-Million Dollar Payoff On Shark Tank, Deborah Torres of Atlas Monroe did what most entrepreneurs wouldn't dare, she turned down a $1M buyout from Mark Cuban and Rohan Oza. Why? Because her vegan fried chicken was already serving up 60% profit margins, a number that made the Sharks' jaws drop. What looked like a gamble was actually strategy. She walked out without a deal, and later scaled Atlas Mo
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One Percent Tube | Motivation | Mindsets on Instagram: "Vegan Chicken, Billionaire Rejection... Multi-Million Dollar Payoff On Shark Tank, Deborah Torres of Atlas Monroe did what most entrepreneurs wouldn't dare, she turned down a $1M buyout from Mark Cuban and Rohan Oza. Why? Because her vegan fried chicken was already serving up 60% profit margins, a number that made the Sharks' jaws drop. What looked like a gamble was actually strategy. She walked out without a deal, and later scaled Atlas Mo
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Smart Entrepreneurs | Motivation | Mindset on Instagram: "Vegan Chicken, Billionaire Rejection... Multi-Million Dollar Payoff On Shark Tank, Deborah Torres of Atlas Monroe did what most entrepreneurs wouldn't dare, she turned down a $1M buyout from Mark Cuban and Rohan Oza. Why? Because her vegan fried chicken was already serving up 60% profit margins, a number that made the Sharks' jaws drop. What looked like a gamble was actually strategy. She walked out without a deal, and later scaled Atlas
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Smart Entrepreneurs | Motivation | Mindset on Instagram: "Vegan Chicken, Billionaire Rejection... Multi-Million Dollar Payoff On Shark Tank, Deborah Torres of Atlas Monroe did what most entrepreneurs wouldn't dare, she turned down a $1M buyout from Mark Cuban and Rohan Oza. Why? Because her vegan fried chicken was already serving up 60% profit margins, a number that made the Sharks' jaws drop. What looked like a gamble was actually strategy. She walked out without a deal, and later scaled Atlas
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Entrepreneurship | Motivations | Mindset | Vegan Chicken, Billionaire Rejection... Multi-Million Dollar Payoff On Shark Tank, Deborah Torres of Atlas Monroe did what most... | Instagram
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Entrepreneurship | Motivations | Mindset | Vegan Chicken, Billionaire Rejection... Multi-Million Dollar Payoff On Shark Tank, Deborah Torres of Atlas Monroe did what most... | Instagram
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Motivation | Mindset | Success on Instagram: "JsjVegan Chicken, Billionaire Rejection... Multi-Million Dollar Payoff On Shark Tank, Deborah Torres of Atlas Monroe did what most entrepreneurs wouldn't dare, she turned down a $1M buyout from Mark Cuban and Rohan Oza. Why? Because her vegan fried chicken was already serving up 60% profit margins, a number that made the Sharks' jaws drop. What looked like a gamble was actually strategy. She walked out without a deal, and later scaled Atlas Monroe in
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Motivation | Mindset | Success on Instagram: "JsjVegan Chicken, Billionaire Rejection... Multi-Million Dollar Payoff On Shark Tank, Deborah Torres of Atlas Monroe did what most entrepreneurs wouldn't dare, she turned down a $1M buyout from Mark Cuban and Rohan Oza. Why? Because her vegan fried chicken was already serving up 60% profit margins, a number that made the Sharks' jaws drop. What looked like a gamble was actually strategy. She walked out without a deal, and later scaled Atlas Monroe in
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Entrepreneur Archived | Vegan chicken making more money than the real thing? Believe it. When Deborah Torres stepped onto Shark Tank, the Sharks offered her $1... | Instagram
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Entrepreneur Archived | Vegan chicken making more money than the real thing? Believe it. When Deborah Torres stepped onto Shark Tank, the Sharks offered her $1... | Instagram
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Founders Hub on Instagram: "Vegan chicken making more money than the real thing? Believe it. 🌱🔥 When Deborah Torres stepped onto Shark Tank, the Sharks offered her $1 million to buy out Atlas Monroe. Her answer? No deal. Why? Because her profit margins were already on fire — over 60% per sale. Instead of cashing out early, she doubled down on her vision, kept full ownership, and went on to build one of the most successful vegan fried chicken brands in the world. The real lesson? A big offer is
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Founders Hub on Instagram: "Vegan chicken making more money than the real thing? Believe it. 🌱🔥 When Deborah Torres stepped onto Shark Tank, the Sharks offered her $1 million to buy out Atlas Monroe. Her answer? No deal. Why? Because her profit margins were already on fire — over 60% per sale. Instead of cashing out early, she doubled down on her vision, kept full ownership, and went on to build one of the most successful vegan fried chicken brands in the world. The real lesson? A big offer is
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Growth • Mindset • Business on Instagram: "Follow @financeconquest for more such content 🙌🔥 Vegan chicken making more money than the real thing? Believe it. When Deborah Torres stepped onto Shark Tank, the Sharks offered her $1 million to buy out her company, Atlas Monroe. Her answer? Thanks, but no thanks. Why? Because her profit margins were already sizzling — over 60% per sale. Instead of cashing out, she chose to level up. She bet on her vision, kept full ownership, and built one of the bi
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Founders | Business | Mindset | Vegan chicken making more money than real chicken? You better believe it. 🍗 💰 When Deborah Torres walked into Shark Tank, the Sharks... | Instagram
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Entrepreneurship | Business | Startup Culture | Vegan chicken earning more than the real thing? Absolutely. When Deborah Torres brought Atlas Monroe to Shark Tank, the Sharks put $1... | Instagram
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Motivation | Inspiration | Business on Instagram: "They thought it was fried chicken. Atlas Monroe went on Shark Tank in 2019 with it’s vegan fried chicken made from wheat gluten and bold seasonings. Founder Deborah Torres asked for $500 000 in exchange for 10% of the company. The Sharks loved the flavor but doubted the valuation Mark Cuban and Rohan Oza offered $1 million to buy the business outright , but Torres refused to - intent on keeping control. After the show , Atlas Monroe saw rapid gr
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Biz Surgeon ™ | Business | Wisdom on Instagram: "She Turned Down $1 Million — Because the Business Was Worth More 👇 On Shark Tank, Atlas Monroe founder Deborah Torres stunned the room by rejecting a $1M buyout from Mark Cuban and Rohan Oza. Why walk away from life-changing money? Because she knew her numbers. Her vegan fried chicken was running at 60%+ profit margins — almost unheard of in the food industry. While others saw a risky niche, she saw leverage. High margins meant control, scalabili
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Enrique Karani | In 2019, Deborah and Jonathan Torres took the stage on Shark Tank Season 11 to pitch their brand, Atlas Monroe — creators of viral vegan... | Instagram
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Entrepreneurship | Business | Startup Culture | Atlas Monroe went on Shark Tank in 2019 with its vegan fried chicken made from wheat gluten and bold seasonings. Founder Deborah Torres... | Instagram
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BUSINESS | ENTREPRENEUR on Instagram: "In 2017, Deborah and Jonathan Torres founded Atlas Monroe, creating a vegan “fried chicken” using organic wheat gluten after Deborah shifted her family to plant-based living for health. The dish quickly gained recognition, winning Best Dish at the 2018 National Fried Chicken Festival—the only vegan entry. On Shark Tank Season 11 (2019), they pitched $500,000 for 10% equity. The Sharks loved the taste—but passed on valuation. No deal. Still, the exposure was
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Entrepreneurship | Business | Motivation on Instagram: "Follow - @adviceofceo.s for more content Atlas Monroe — founded by Jonathan and Deborah Torres — appeared on Shark Tank Season 11 (2019) to pitch an organic, plant-based “fried chicken” made primarily from wheat gluten/seitan that fooled several Sharks with its crispy coating and chicken-like texture; Mark Cuban (joined by guest Shark Rohan Oza) ultimately offered a combined $1 million buyout (with a royalty arrangement) which the founders
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