This is a subscriber-only article. Join Entrepreneur+ today for access

Learn More

Already have an account?

Sign in
Entrepreneur Plus - Short White
For Subscribers

This 25-Year-Old Has 5 Restaurants, $6 Million in Revenue and a Simple Slogan: 'Don't Be a Dick' Here's how François Reihani started Dallas-based La La Land Kind Cafe, which hires teenagers and young adults as they exit the foster system and helps them build careers.

By Jason Feifer

This story appears in the September 2021 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

Cara Robbins

For François Reihani, one revelation changed everything: "I had, frankly, become a dick," he says. "Like, I wasn't being a good person."

Reihani was only a teenager at the time, but once he saw himself clearly, he knew he had to make a change. "I really wanted to go back to my core and just work on myself," the 25-year-old explains. So he took action —­ setting himself on a course for a new life in a new city, and ultimately building a company that stands by one simple slogan: "Don't be a dick."

Related: How These Teen Sisters Make $20 Million a Year