Black Fridays Special – Inside Detroit’s Most Iconic Black-Owned Restaurant w/ Stephanie Byrd

What Up Doe?! Welcome to a special edition of the Black Fridays Podcast: The Legacy Lounge, a collaborative series presented in partnership with Hot Sam’s Detroit and the Legacy Business Project, spotlighting Black-owned legacy businesses that are part of Detroit’s cultural fabric. This week, we’re honored to sit down with Stephanie Byrd, second-generation owner and CEO of Flood’s Bar & Grill, The Block, and the historic Garden Theater. A Detroit native who returned home after years in Washington, D.C., Stephanie brings a powerful mix of marketing expertise, lived experience, and deep respect for legacy as she helps steward family businesses that have served Detroit for nearly four decades. Her story is one of sacrifice, resilience, evolution, and redefining what it means to carry a legacy forward in today’s city.

We’re talking:

• What legacy truly means to Detroit-owned businesses
• Leaving Detroit, returning home, and applying big-market skills locally
• Navigating entrepreneurship, family, and leadership as a woman in hospitality
• Expanding impact through The Block, Garden Theater, and supporting other Black businesses

Pull up a seat in The Legacy Lounge for a real, reflective conversation about Detroit pride, Black ownership, generational sacrifice, and why places like Flood’s are more than businesses — they’re home.

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