A Recipe For Success

Business Week:

After I received my MBA from Florida International University, I got a job in sales at UPS (UPS) and soon gave birth to my daughter. At that point, I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, but my husband insisted that I find a job. I’d always wanted to start a business, so I decided to bake some cupcakes and take them to every person I know and some charity events.

I even took them to strangers and finally landed my first wholesale account. Little by little, after a lot of free samples, I started getting calls for more orders. And through the amazing word of mouth of happy cupcake eaters, I was able to grow to where I am now (and stop working from home). Currently, I sell to nine restaurants, bakeries, and cafés, and am working on a partnership to open a cupcake/cookie store.

My job responsibilities are everything from A to Z. Thanks to my MBA, I know how to do every aspect of my business. Unfortunately, there is not enough time in the day to get it all done. So I try to do banking, billing, supply orders, accounting, employee counseling, and just about everything else once a week at some point.