Little Big Burger, Boxer Ramen & Blue Star Doughnuts cofounder, Katie Poppe, joins Jenelle to chat about the journey of founding multiple business, why she decided to sell Little Big Burger, and how she uses her science background to help her run Blue Star Doughnuts.
Other topics of conversation….
– How Blue Star began and what’s behind the name
– Hardships of owning a business during covid
– Providing moments of joy for customers
– Pressure of being positive all the time, not letting your team see you struggle
– How she refuels herself
– Why she decided to sell Little Big Burger after five years
– How having a BS in science has helped her Blue Star
– Building out a new Blue Star at PDX airpot
– Dealing with hiring pandemic “kids” & employee turn over rates
– The importance of inviting HR to the table
– The people she choses to surround herself with as an introvert
– What she would go back and tell herself that was just starting out
– Advice for other female entrepreneurs
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