We recently connected with Kaila King and have shared our conversation below.

Kaila, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today How did you come up with the idea for your business?

Kaila’s Kandles started out as a side hustle rather than a business. I wanted a way to make extra money on the side to support my children and myself since I am a single mom. It took me awhile to decide on what I wanted to do that would keep my interest and something people would always need that’s a creative outlet for me. What popped into my head was candles. There are endless possibilities when it comes to candles. Tons of scent combinations, different vessels to sell your candles in, no way for me to be bored. I bought a candle making kit off of amazon and I was hooked by the time the first candle cooled. I took some to my current job at the time and sold some to my coworkers. Though I was not selling them at a profit at the time, the feedback I received was valuable enough that I knew this would be more than a side hustle and it needed to be a legitimate business. One of the biggest problems people seem to have with their candles is that the smell does not go far from where the candle is burning and it does not fill a room. That is a problem we are solving one candle at a time. Our customers consistently rave about how strong the scent is and that they can smell their candle in multiple rooms.

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?

My name is Kaila and I am the owner of Kaila’s Kandles and I hand make all my candles myself. I do still work a 9-5 but my business is my baby and I take it seriously. One day it will be successful enough to pass down to my children if they should want to continue with it. I got into candle making initially as a side hustle to make more money on the side to support myself and my children. Days and nights are long trying to multitask but I have yet to be disappointed in the choice that I made to start a business. It does take discipline but I am grateful that my children are more than willing to help (if they get paid), plus they get to see how hard their mother works to take care of them. We provide candles with strong scents that will fill a room. Our candles are set apart from others because we use wood wicks in our candles. This is different from the cotton wicks that you typically see in a lot of store bought candles. These wicks aid in helping the scent stay strong. We are most proud of our product and our customer service.

Can you open up about how you funded your business?

To start my business I used a credit card. I did not have the capital for it so I took the plunge and used my credit card for a few hundred dollars to start. Well worth it.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

The fastest way I built my social media presence was commenting on big pages. I would comment in other big pages comments and interact with people. On large blog pages I would go into the comments and ask people to follow me. You would be surprised how much people will support you if you just ask. Even a follow, like or a share can make an impact.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.kailaskandles.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/kailaskandles