Career Advice: If You’re Not Writing Thoughtful Cover Letters, You’re Doing It All Wrong

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By We talk to a lot of important women at Glamour—, , , and the occasional . And while they span the professional spectrum and live all over the world, we’ve found that high-ranking women tend to have one thing in common: They’re truly excited to hold the door open for the women coming up behind them.

In our series—part of our coverage—we asked some of those industry leaders to welcome the next generation to the table with their hard-earned life and career advice.

Pinky Cole, the founder and CEO of , shares hers below.Pinky Cole decided in college that she wasn’t going to do anything that she didn’t want to do—and then she created a life that would allow her to play by her own rules: In 2018 she started selling Slutty Vegan burgers—inspired by her own cravings for vegan junk food—first via delivery apps, then her own food truck.

Less than a year later, she opened the first Slutty Vegan brick-and-mortar in Atlanta; today, it’s a chain (nine and counting, plus a small fleet of food trucks) that’s .“Food is what I’m passionate about, and vegan food is really my lifestyle,” Cole says. “So, I get to do what I love every single day.”The brand’s initial buzz (Snoop Dogg has been a fan since the early days) might have had something to do with its memorable name. “I wanted to create something that was going to make people spark dialogue and pay attention.