Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Robynn Stembridge . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Robynn, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to have you retell us the story behind how you came up with the idea for your business, I think our audience would really enjoy hearing the backstory.
I’ve always had a passion for cooking.I come from a long line of cooks my grandfather my father so I was genetically inclined to be a cook. About 9 years ago I started as the potato lady serving different styles of baked potatoes and were GOURMET SPUDS BY ROBYNN WAS BORN. I would serve them 1 time a week amd it grew To everyday and than people wanted to no if I could cater the potatoes THEIR WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ONE IN MY AREA DOING BAKED POTATOES SO I WAS THE FIRST.WE HAD CRAB LEGS AND SOUL FOOD CHINESE AND MEXICAN BBQ AND VEGAN BUT NO BAKED POTATOES. IT EVENTUALLY TRICKLED INTO CAN I COOK OTHER FOODS AND THUS STARTED THE FULL ON OF MY BUISNESS.
WE SPECIALIZE IN BAKED POTATOES BUT WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE. OUR MISSION IS TO PLEAse customers 1 at a time.a small hometown catering company striving to be about customer service and the taste and experience you get from my buisness we want to leave our customers satisfied and wanting to come back.
I strive for excellence in my work excellence in my employees and I do all that by putting God first in all my business endeavors
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.
My name is robynn stembridge I am a 40 year old mom of 8 and a angel baby. My husband and I reside in Florence sc with our children.
I am a buisness owner of 2 wonderful business
Gourmet SPUDS by Robynn and robynn and son personal experience.
I am the the founder of the Tyrin Xavier McCullum Foundation were I Advocate for Gun violence.
I am a full time college student and a author.
But most importantly a child of god
Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?
So in the middle of the pandemic of course buisness was slow and all most at a standstill I was going to college full time and still doing my service whenever someone booked me. Than in September 2021 my Son was tragically murdered. Everything around me didn’t matter I closed down mentally physically and emotionally.
I threw my hands up with school amd my buisness I didn’t care about anything.my health declined and all
The next year was a blur I began to Advocate for Gun violence Awareness and started a foundation in his honor to help me cope.BUT THAN GOD TOLD ME THAT HE HAD MY BACK SO I GOT UP OUT THAT DEPRESSION AND BEGAN MAKING MY POTATOES AND CATERING AGAIN AND MY OTHER BABY WAS BORN. ROBYNN AND SON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE MY BABY COMPANY WERE WE GO IN AND DO PRIVATE AND INTIMATE SETUPS FOR COUPLES SO IF THIS IS RESILIENT WHAT IS
We’d love to hear about how you keep in touch with clients.
I keep up with my clients 95% through social media Facebook
Instagram
Snapshot
That’s is were most of my buisness comes into play
I don’t have this huge website or client list but what I do have is a great love for the clients and people I do have on my team and in my corner and who supports my buisness.
Contact Info:
- Facebook: Gourmet spuds by robynn