Meet KATRINA MILTON | CEO OF JUNIE’S SWEETS

We had the good fortune of connecting with KATRINA MILTON and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi KATRINA, any advice for those thinking about whether to keep going or to give up?
I’VE BEEN AT THIS CROSS ROAD SO MANY TIMES IN LIFE. IT TRULY MATTERS FROM THE FEELING OF THE HEART. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, IF YOU HAVE REACHED A POINT WHERE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY AND YOU BUSINESS IS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE A JOB TO YOU. AND THE LOVE IS NOT THERE ANYMORE, I WILL SAY THATS WHEN YOU NEED TO COME TO THE ROUND TABLE AND FIGURE OUT WHATS THE NEXT BEST THING FOR YOU. BUT IF YOU JUST HAVING A ROUGH WEEK OR MONTH OR EVEN YEARS BUT THAT LOVE AND FIRE FOR YOUR BUSINESS IS STILL WITHIN YOU, DON’T GIVE UP. WHAT I TELL MYSELF WHEN IM GOING THROUGH THOSE ROUGH PATCHES JUST CONTINUE TO CLIMB AND MAINTAIN BECAUSE YOU WILL PREVAIL.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I’VE ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR CAKES. THAT IS TRULY MY PASSION AND I ALWAYS TOLD MYSELF THAT SIMPLICITY IS ART TO ME, AND THAT IS SOMETHING I ALWAYS STUCK WITH WHEN IT COMES TO JUNIE’S SWEETS. ITS LIKE EVERYONE IS DOING THE OUTRAGEOUS DESSERTS AND CAKES. AND HERE I AM KEEPING EVERYTHING TRADITIONAL, JUST BECAUSE IT CAN LOOK OUTRAGEOUS & BEAUTIFUL BUT DOES THAT MEAN IT TASTE GOOD? AND THATS THE ART THAT I DEDICATE TO MY BUSINESS, THE ART OF TASTING GOOD! THE PURSUE OF JUNIE’S SWEETS STARTED WHEN I WAS ATTENDING CULINARY SCHOOL IN ORLANDO. I KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING THAT I WANTED TO BE IN THE CAKE BUSINESS, AND I’M GRATEFUL FOR MY HUSBAND BECAUSE HE INVESTED IN ME TO START JUNIE’S SWEETS. IT TRULY WASN’T AN EASY ROAD, THERE WERE PLENTY OF TIMES THAT I WANTED TO GIVE UP. BUT WHAT I HAD TO DO WAS REMOVE MYSELF FROM MY BUSINESS AND I MADE MYSELF MISS IT, AND THATS WHEN I KNEW THAT THIS IS BUSINESS IS FOR ME AND THAT THIS IS WHERE I NEED TO BE! THE NUMBER ONE LESSON I LEARNED IS TO NEVER TAKE ANYTHING PERSONAL & TO NEVER THINK THAT YOU KNOW EVERYTHING!! MY BRAND IS TRULY A FAMILY ORIENTED BUSINESS. IT IS RAN WITH ME & MY TWIN SISTER. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE AN EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU COME TO JUNIE’S SWEETS, RATHER ITS WITH YOU ORDERING A BIRTHDAY CAKE OR YOU COMING TO JS FOODTRUCK TO GET YOU AN OREO FUNNEL CAKE. WE WANT YOU TO CREATE MEMORIES AND ALWAYS FEEL LIKE YOU ARE AT HOME.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
WELL ME & MY FAMILY CALL OURSELVES THE LITT CREW LOL!! WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD & DRINKS I WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE HER TO A PLACE CALLED R HOUSE IN WYNWOOD, 1800 LUCKY IN WYNWOOD, RED ROOSTER IN OVERTOWN. THEN WE WOULD GO TO MY FAVORITE LOUNGE CALLED TRUTH IN THE MIAMI DADE AREA. PLACES WE VISIT IS PINTOS FARM & KNASUS BERRY FARM

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I WOULD LOVE TO SHOUTOUT MY AMAZING SUPPORT SYSTEM, WHICH IS MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY! BUT I HAVE TO GIVE AN EXTRA SHOUTOUT TO MY BEAUTIFUL HUSBAND & MY AMAZING TWIN SISTER, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM THERE WILL BE NO JUNIE’S SWEETS

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