Her mother is a wealth adviser at PNC Bank[1][6] Her father served prison time for the first 20 years of her life and was then deported to Jamaica.

In 2016, Cole moved back to Atlanta and worked as a casting director for programs such as Iyanla: Fix My Life.

[10] All of Slutty Vegan's products are titled with some form of sexual connotation, including "One Night Stand," "Fussy Hussy," "Sloppy Toppy," and "Chick'N Head".

[14] In November 2022, Cole began a five-city tour to promote her new cookbook, Eat Plants, B*tch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind.

[18] Written based on her own experience turning failure into success, Cole's book I Hope You Fail was published in October of 2023 and is available in print and audiobook formats.

[19][20] In 2023, when Time magazine named her to its 100 Next list, Danny Meyer wrote that "Her myriad fans adore her sassy, sexy attitude that has not only reinvented the way people think about a vegan restaurant, but also turned classic roadside burger fare into a rollicking party.

[24] Cole and fellow alumna Stacy Lee paid the tuition of 30 Clark Atlanta University seniors in September 2019.

[25][26] In May 2022, Cole gifted an LLC to every graduating student at the Clark Atlanta University commencement ceremony.