We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Cinee Mitchell. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Cinee below.
Alright, Cinee thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Let’s talk about keeping costs under control when growing. How have you managed to keep costs from getting out of control?
Keeping up the cost and pricing has been tough especially since the pandemic. The price of everything is going up. So my cost of ingredients are going which makes my cake prices go up. For me to keep up and still make a profit to continue to grow you have to by wholesale products just to keep the prices fair for everyone
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
Where to start I’m very caring, kind, say how I feel kind of person. I’m very easy to get along with and talk too. I’m naturally funny because I tell the truth. I got into my field because of my grandmother! She loved sweets really cakes, cookies, bread pudding. I wanted to be the one to make not for her and from there I fell in love with baking and being in the kitchen period.
I started my bakery, because I love to see peoples reaction to the cakes and treats they ordered from me! Then they tell me how good it was just tops it off.
I help them solve what kind of cakes, treats they want at their event weather it’s a baby shower, birthday party, wedding reception, any occasion.
What sets me apart is that I’m friendly enough to pass business on to others! I don’t gate keep my knowledge. If it’s something I can’t do I’ll direct you to someone I believe that can. Or I’ll try as hard as I can to get down to what the customer wants.
How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
I think what help my reputation is that I’ve always talked about being a chef since I was a child. People hearing constantly talking and then cooking for people and giving pointers any and everywhere I could! That help put my face and name around. That also help my business grow because word of mouth travels and people in different states have heard about my bakery just because I help someone or someone tagged me in a post they ran across my pages
Do you have any insights you can share related to maintaining high team morale?
Don’t give up! Start the person you want to be! And learn to see people for who they are! Some will help some will hinder and you have to learn to let them go so that you can grow and your business can thrive with your team! You keep good moral and you won’t have to worry about your team
Contact Info:
- Instagram: Sunnaesbakeshop_
- Facebook: Sunnaes Bakeshop
- Other: Cybakery18@hmail.com