Chicago’s “19 Paul” Doing It BIG!

Tracey Walker Sep 11, 2014 · 2 min read

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

In life you have friends who have dreams, and then you have friends who are DREAMERS!

That’s exactly how I would describe my friend since the age of 13, my sister and fellow entrepreneur Kurrin Beamon, founder of the Chicago restaurant “19 Paul”.

Take alook at her being featured on FOX news in Chicago recently:

As long as I can remember, maybe over 10 years back, even more, Kurrin always wanted to have her own restaurant.

Now let me just say, this chick can cook as it is..so it was always something I could see her doing, and believing it would work!

Like most entrepreneurs, seeking to live out their dream, Kurrin faced her share of setbacks:

banks not giving her the loans for startup
partners not following through
not having enough money to get things going on her own
having chef’s commit, then gone by morning
etc

However, NO MORE!!
“19 Paul” is the true manifestation and realization of a dream that seemed so deferred.

It’s finally here, open to the public, and with a spin to it.

Kurrin Beamon has been and still is a Chicago Police Officer for 15 years. Thus, her restaturant has a CPD theme and feel to it, that goes along with it’s name “19 Paul”…which is police code for miscellanous activity.

Now here’s what’s even greater..

Kurrin still works the night shift in the Englewood community.

She gets off work early in the A.M only to take a couple hours nap before she’s back up again slow cooking and seasoning the flavor meats she offers.

She is the chef, the owner, the manager, the employee, the everything to her business right now..

And you know what..MORE POWER to her!

As entrepreneurs, we all have to be willing to go all out for what we envision, even if it means sewing the seeds of the one-woman-show until we can attain a staff and other help!

(Kurrin, I am so so proud of you for never giving up. For staying true to your vision and for doing whatever it takes to make it happen!!)
So here’s the deal, if you are in the Chicago area, over by 111th and Vincennes…head on over to “19 Paul”, ask for Kurrin, and tell her Tracey sent ya!

Let’s keep supporting entrepreneurship..and of course good food!!
Til next time,

~Tracey