My family was in the food service industry servicing bakeries and patisseries. I gained a lot of experience from an early age servicing the public.
Working for someone else was not for me so at the age of 22 I bought my own truck and contracted myself out to the bakery industry. It was tough going being a young business owner, but I knew that people respected you if you did what you say you would do.
After 10 years I floated back to sales and from there I started my own food services business Carnegies Wholesale Food Ingredients. This was a tough experience but with some really good ones to. My philosophy of “doing what you say you would do” held true.
In 2010 I started a coffee business out of a trailer called Bean Travellin. Working for myself was definitely in my blood.