THE FACE BEHIND THE SWEETG BAKERY!

WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR FAMILY, CLOSE FRIENDS, AND THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTH HOUSTON SO WE WOULD LIKE TAKE THIS TIME TO SHARE MORE ABOUT OUR JOURNEY WHICH PERHAPS YOU, WHOEVER YOU ARE THAT YOU’RE READING THIS, FIND INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION THROUGH OUR TESTIMONY. GOD IS GREAT! HE HAS BEEN THE CENTER OF IT ALL.

SWEET GALEANNA (NOW REBRANDED TO THE SWEET G BAKERY) STARTED UNOFFICIALLY 11 YEARS AGO OUT OF NECESSITY. AFTER GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE, LOSING A JOB, AND FACING DEPRESSION I STARTED BAKING TO MAKE ENDS MEET FOR MYSELF AND MY KIDS.

WITH NO GUIDANCE, NO CLASSES, NO DEGREE, AND NO FUNDS I MADE SELLING CAKES WITH MY MOTHER A FULL TIME JOB. WE WOULD TAKE ORDERS THROUGH FACEBOOK ON FRIDAYS AND WOULD SELL THE PASTRIES OUT OF MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF A PASADENA WALMART. OUR SPECIALTY CAKE WAS THE ROLLO DE MANGO AMONG OTHER POPULAR PASTRIES FROM MONTERREY THAT WERE IN HIGH DEMAND IN OUR CITY.

FOR THREE YEARS WE OPERATED UNDER THIS SYSTEM WHICH WE CALLED “UNIDAD MOVIL.” I PUSHED THROUGH THESE YEARS DESPITE NOT HAVING A SOLID LOCATION BECAUSE I HAD RECEIVED A MESSAGE AT CHURCH THAT GOD WAS GOING TO GIVE ME A BAKERY ONE DAY AND I FELT IT IN MY HEART THAT NOT ONLY WAS THIS A PASSION, BUT A CALLING.

ONE DAY I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT A RESTAURANT IN THE AREA HAD CLOSED AND ALTHOUGH THE LOCATION WAS LEFT IN BAD CONDITION, IT HAD A KITCHEN AND THAT’S ALL I REALLY NEEDED TO TAKE THE LEAP OF FAITH FOR MY BAKERY. WE CLOSED THE DEAL AND OPENED AS A CUPCAKE SHOP HOWEVER SLOWLY TRANSITIONED AND EMBRACED THE DEMAND FOR CAKES. THE REST IS HISTORY!

I LEAVE YOU WITH THIS: HOW HUNGRY ARE YOU? HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT? THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF OBSTACLES BUT AS MY DAD ONCE TOLD ME, YOU EITHER LET THE HARDSHIPS BURY YOU OR YOU USE YOUR ENERGY TO CREATE SOMETHING POSITIVE. THE PATH WAS NOT CLEARED FOR ME, I FACED A LOT OF DOUBT, I WAS CONSTANTLY BATTLING PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HARDSHIPS, BUT NOTHING STOPPED ME OR BLURRED MY VISION AND FOCUS. THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN OUR BAKERY AND SUPPORTING THIS DREAM OF MINE FOR NOW EIGHT YEARS.

QUERER ES PODER,