"It's crazy" back in 1993 I worked for a non-profit by the name of Portals - before leaving there I worked as a director of their for-profit program called Corporate Cookie. I oversaw the members of the program as we ran this gourmet cookie & brownie shop. I had always wanted to run my own business but never gave it any thought as to what type of business. While I was working for this organization, I came up with a recipe to change cheesecake from a dessert I did not like into a dessert that I loved! It became so popular that I was told to bake them and sell them as a fund raiser. As a single mama, selling these delicious cheesecakes became a great way to raise extra money for my kid's extracurricular activities. Once they were older and out of school, I stopped baking cheesecakes and went into the insurance industry. After 17 years of pushing paperwork, I knew that something was missing. It was time to get back to where my heart was and what truly made me happy... baking! The cheesecakes were originally made and sold out of love to provide for my children. Today, they are still made with love, but for ALL to enjoy. I quickly joined organizations like NLBW-LA and took their classes and moved quickly to raise this business. In 2013 I was a winner along with 50 women with Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence which was a powerful organization. Through Count Me In I was able to take a seat with a Business Accelerator with People Biz. This was also powerful all of this helped me to move my business from a thought into reality. I was honored to receive the 2016 Business Women Award from NLBWA-LA! In 2016 an I was one of two Latina business owners in a feature article The Boom in Latina-Owned Businesses. I was thrilled to be part of The Restart Project with Gwyneth Paltrow and Tracy Anderson about women who've overcome hardship, injury, and setbacks to triumph in the face of adversity. I was 1 out of 10 featured women. In 2019 I was interviewed on VoyageLA under their Inspiring Stories series part of the East LA collection. In 2020 was asked to return for another interview with the magazine to be part of the ShoutoutLA all about Risk, Reward & Life. I am looking forward to the future to see where my business is led to I know it will be absolutely fantastic!