10/23/2025
I guess this needs to be said...
Pro-tips from someone who has been working for over 25 years, leading (successfully) various groups and types of employees, developing said employees to be their best selves, and help your team to become sucessful both at work and in life (at multi-million dollar, international businesses). People continually come to me for help and advice, and there's reasons why. I've proven to know what I'm talking about, repeatedly, and what I do WORKS (and it's all just what should be COMMON SENSE).
You can't grow your business, especially one revolving around products and food, by never marketing or showcasing your products to your customers. You can't grow your business if you never discuss your business, but talk about everything else instead.
You don't gain or attract customers, business partners, and make business relationships work by ignoring questions when asked, or by being rude. Be trustworthy, be honest, have integrity. Do what you say you're going to do, when you say you're going to do it. Even if it's "hard".
Building a business is all in creating rapport with your customers, both internal and external. (If you don't understand what I just stated, you need to make the effort to look up what internal and external customers are). You can't create rapport or growth by doing the opposite of these things.
Successful people become successful by doing what's hard, even when they don't want to, and by being consistent. You can only lead the people around you by being the leader that leads from the front, leading with integrity and true heart.
I absolutely LOVE the friends I've made, both customers and vendors by having the capacity to finally focus on myself and my goals and being my true self. I'm beyond blessed to have created the friendships I've made with my regular customers, through honest hardwork, and building their trust. That will not be broken.