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Vegan fast food entrepreneur continues growth through pandemic

WITH HELP OF CLEARONE AURA VIDEO CONFERENCING SOLUTION

Plant Power Fast Food is a fast food restaurant chain with eight locations in California in the United States , employing more than 200 people . It serves burgers , fries , salads and shakes made entirely without the use of animal products . Co-Founder , Jeffrey Harris , discovered he needed a better video conferencing solution during the pandemic and turned to ClearOne . He explains how it has made a difference to his company .
NE OF THE secrets to

O entrepreneurial success is recognising and acting on trends and opportunities before everyone else . Jeffrey Harris knows this better than most , and it ’ s part of the reason that the vegan fast food restaurant , Plant Power Fast Food , which he co-founded in 2016 with Mitch Wallis and Zach Vouga , has rapidly expanded to eight locations throughout California , with more planned to open in 2021 .

When much of Americans ’ work went online in 2020 , Harris recognised something else – because everyone from investors to employees began using video conferencing for communications , having high-quality audio and video solutions became necessary to make good first impressions and ensure efficiency for meetings . This realisation led Harris to the ClearOne ’ s Aura Versa 50 system , which includes a plug-and-play 4K camera with pan , tilt and zoom and a speakerphone with HDConference audio .
“ Visual presentation has a very real brand impact , and in many cases , an entrepreneur is part of the brand ,” Harris said . “ How I appear and sound on my daily video calls makes a
Co-Founder of Plant Power Fast Food , Jeffrey Harris
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