Meet Rowell Javier

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Rowell Javier a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Rowell, thank you so much for making time for us. We’ve always admired your ability to take risks and so maybe we can kick things off with a discussion around how you developed your ability to take and bear risk?

Constantly moving from military base to base growing up and also having Tourette syndrome, I’ve had to overcome many challenges as a child. I’ve had to take risks such as putting myself out there to see if either I make new friends or if I get bullied for my condition. Or take a risk at something as simple as trying to land a new skateboard trick or learn a new skill. And although I didn’t realize it at the time, those challenges instilled in me a unique mindset at a young age. That mindset… To fail. To fail over and over and over again until i eventually start to finally see improvement. That mindset came from three main ideas that has later revealed itself to me in my adult years:
1. Realizing failures are equally as important as success
2. Start with taking small risks
3. Adapt to change
Once I had become aware of all of these concepts, I knew that I had not been TAKING risk all along. Rather I was MANAGING my risks and overcoming my challenges. Using these commonly overlooked ideas has not only help me grow my business, but it has been applied to many facets of my life to help me grow as a person, leader, entrepreneur, and as some would call it, a “Risk Taker”.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

I play with food for a living! I bring a live sushi station and buffet to my clients home or venue. Our sushi buffets are determined from client selected favorites and if there are particular rolls that a guest would like that they don’t see, they can request it and we will make it right in front of them. We also do sushi pop-ups at arts markets and breweries for marketing and customer acquisition. Recently, we’ve partnered with a local restaurant that allows us to sell our themed pre-fixe dinners for special events. What excited me about my job is that it gives me fulfillment when I see the eyes of guests light up as they experience my custom creations.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

In no particular order:

1) Adapt to change.
The world is constantly evolving. If you don’t move with it or before it changes, you could get left behind.

2) Start with taking small risks.
Most people have a natural resentment against taking risks. I could be labeled in that same category. However, I knew this was a skill I needed to develop for success. So I started by taking small risks. The more small risks I took, the more confidence I began to develop to take bigger risks that led me to bigger success.

3) Realizing failures are equally important as success.
Everyone fails. It’s inevitable. So fail with purpose. Make every failure a lesson to learn from.

What has been your biggest area of growth or improvement in the past 12 months?

My biggest area of growth for me in the past 12 months would have to be empathy. Not only in my professional life, but my personal life as well. My time in the military has made me a natural problem solver and whenever people come to me with problems or issues, I am quick to be blunt and blurt out advice and offer a resolution. When actually some people just want to be heard and confide in someone to listen while they vent. Working on expressing empathy has allowed me to close new clients and has improved my overall relationships with loved ones.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.SushiLifeCatering.com
• Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SushiLifeCatering/