We were lucky to catch up with Chef Stacey Chandler recently and have shared our conversation below.
Chef Stacey, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We believe kindness is contagious and so we’d love for you to share with us and our audience about the kindest thing anyone has ever done for you?
My husband bought me my dream car before he bought himself a car in 2012. I cried because I was so happy and extremely grateful. We had been struggling financially for a few years and all of the cars that I owned previously kept breaking down on me so for a while we walked ,rode bikes and caught rides with other people to get to work.. I now use that same vehicle to deliver my orders for my business.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
I started my Online Bakery business 9 1/2 years ago after making and baking sweets for my friends and family for years and me losing a job that I had been on for years.Some years prior to me losing my job I had created what is now a popular worldwide treat :Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries. The idea was created in my mind after seeing some cream cheese stuffed baby tomatoes and my love for Strawberry Cheesecake. I started making them for parties, social gatherings and etc.Everyone told me that I should start selling them.I was totally against it until I lost my job and seeing how much people loved them after me posting them on MySpace & Twitter. Little did I know that they went viral before that was even a thing. Lol. When the new social media sites (FB and IG) came along I posted them again and they took off again.I started to see them everywhere on other people’s post. I have now seen them on TV and in Cookbooks.That’s what I’ve been most proud of In my business.I also attended and graduated from Culinary School studying Baking and Pastry Arts 7 years ago.I wanted to learn the science behind baking.What makes me stand out in this business is that I not only provide sweets that look good. I want them to taste good as well so I don’t take any shortcuts.I also buy quality ingredients. I don’t sell or serve anything that I wouldn’t eat myself. What I would like for my potential clients,followers or fans to know is that I don’t follow many trends and I’m very honest about how something will look or taste.
How do you keep in touch with clients and foster brand loyalty?
I added a subscriber feature on my website: Staceycsweets.com to help me keep in touch with my clients. I can send them emails about any sales, new products,tutorials or any events that I have coming up..I also get to send discount codes to my loyal clients with this feature as well.
What’s been the best source of new clients for you?
Word of mouth has been my best source for new clients. I always recieve calls from people who have been to an event where they have seen or even had the opportunity to taste some of my sweets.I always enjoy receiving those phone calls.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Staceycsweets.com
- Instagram: @staceycsweets1
- Facebook: @Staceycsweets
Image Credits
Anaisha Foster