A West Side baker with a mission to inspire young people to be their own boss.
CBS 2's Steven Graves with an inside look at how she's taking her lessons from the kitchen to the classroom."S-C-H-W-E-E-T Schweet! It just has a nice ring to it!"
So, Chamille Weddington named her newly opened, pandemic-born business after it - 'Schweet Cheesecake.'And it stands out on Chicago Avenue. A venture inspired by her late grandmother's recipes."And that venture is supposed to be mission-driven. It's undergirded by who you are and your gifts.""My job here is to inspire you to be entrepreneurial."To turn cheesecake into chats around building business.
"We have a saying – it's called community is the real currency of a business. And that's true because, without those relationships, I mean what do you have?""It's a method of freedom. When you have options. That's when you know you are free." Weddington hopes to ultimately be an inspiration for others to open businesses like hers. Hoping to make this area a"Schweet" destination spot.
Today was Weddington's first speaking engagement since opening her business last year. She expects to do more as COVID restrictions loosen.
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