Anas Saba

About Anas Saba

Food holds communities together and is a bridge that facilitates deeper connections. As…

Experience

1. Founder & Host of Nashville Hidden Gems Food Tours, Content Creator, Small Business Advocate

   Nashville Hidden Gems

   Jan 2020 — Present

   Host and facilitate food tours between private groups and local, family-owned restaurants from underrepresented communities in Nashville. We travel to the International Corridor of South Nashville and meet the owners of these small businesses while experiencing their cuisine and learning about their community in Nashville. Facilitate Lunch & Learns that are hosted by clients at their offices. Introduce organizations to immigrant food entrepreneurs who share their food and give a presentation on their culture, cuisine, and experience as small business owners in Nashville. Increased Instagram following from to within 3 years with no ad spend, bringing thousands of dollars of new business to underrepresented restaurants in Nashville Reached over 750K accounts in the last 90 days, averaging 90K views on new posts Created over 200 pieces of content, writing copy, shooting content, editing, and implementing best practices for posting that led to clients seeing a 50% increase in engagement Built a Squarespace website, implementing SEO strategies that led to five lines of apparel being sold out within 90 days of being listed Founded Nashville\'s first platform to highlight immigrant, family-owned, and local businesses, winning 2nd place in Nashville Scene\'s Best Food Instagram poll Built 3 B2B partnerships with organizations seeking a DEI focused team building event