4th year highlights!
WOW! I am so grateful and excited to still have a business a year and a half after the pandemic. I was hopeful that I would be able to keep this going, but I honestly could not do it without your support. I appreciate all of you!! Some of you just found me and LOTS of you have been here for awhile, THANK YOU! You make my heart so happy!
I thought it would be fun to recap what has happened in the last year from August 27th, 2020 until August 27th, 2021.
I have taught 200 classes in the last year from August 27th, 2020 until August 27th, 2021
I have taught over 700 students in the last year
I have taught in 5 countries
I have taught in 24 states
I have taught 24 private events
I have taught 38 kids camps
I have taught 48 topics this year
Other highlights of 2020/2021
I was featured on a website called “we are teachers” as part of “16 virtual cooking classes for kids of all ages” in June 2020, but did not find out about it until September 2020.
I was featured on Parade magazine’s website in August 2020, but did not find out about it until September 2020.
I was on Wkyc 3 on November 25th, 2020 showcasing how to make cheesecakes with Maureen Kyle.
I had an apple spice whoopie pie featured in Cleveland Magazine in October 2020.
I was featured on Cleveland.com on and in the news paper on February 11th, 2021 and July 26th, 2021
I was featured on New Day Cleveland on September 4th, 2020, March 23rd, 2021 and August 20th, 2021
I was featured as Teacher at my High School’s summer enrichment program, Magnificat and taught over 40 kids for 2 weeks about baking in June 2021
I sprained my ankle 2x in a month….not fun.
I had COVID and was able to continue to run my business since I was virtual and was still able to teach.
My pretzel salted caramel cheesecake was named “Ohio’s best dessert” by Yelp on May 24th, 2020.
I hired a virtual assistant, who is AMAZING!
I hired an in person baking assistant in July who is AMAZING!
I started teaching cakes again after a 3 1/2 year hiatus.
June was my best month financially, but literally was extremely challenging to keep up doing everything by myself.
February 23rd, 2021 I was featured in Currents Magazine.
I was featured in the Plain dealer on February 24th, 2021 for my virtual cheesecake class for Hudson library.
I have learned sooooo much from my amazing students and fans.
I have laughed.
I have cried.
I have LOVED every minute of teaching, even the times, I am having an off day or deciding to wing it or change something last minute.
I have kept going through all the chaos that ensues behind the scenes because this is what I am meant to do and I am not stopping.
I am celebrating more than I ever have because I deserve it!!! I literally would not be here without your support. THANK YOU!!
I am excited for year 5 and am anxious to see what year 5 will bring.
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xoxo
Annie