Hello!
Welcome to the Small Batch Empire.
My name is Hope.
My quick story
I have always been a baker.
My career was in finance before I started my (very small batch) granola company in 2012 (in the basement of my home. That small.)
I grew the granola co. to $1 million+ in annual revenue.
I sold that business in 2022 for $7 figures.
Now I help small-batch entrepreneurs with their companies through coaching. I absolutely love to “talk shop.”
My (longer) Small Batch Empire Story
THE “GRANOLA YEARS”
In 2012, David and I moved to a small county in Virginia with our two boys, Hudson and Henry, to “live the good life.” Hudson was 5 years old, and Henry had just turned two. I had always dreamed of having “some sort of bakery,” and when we found an old B&B with a commercial kitchen in the basement, we went for it and made it our home and business.
The Hudson Henry Baking Co. was founded in August 2012, and we started baking our granola. We moved the business to a “proper commercial space” in 2016, and I regained a basement. Today we are a thriving company employing 10+ employees. We have won 6 sofi awards over the years, and we “made the planogram” at Whole Foods. In 2020, we reached $1 million in annual revenue for the first time. In 2022, I successfully sold the company for seven figures.
BEFORE GRANOLA
Before granola, I worked as a Product Manager in New York and London. It was a great introduction to the world of business. I worked with Operations, Marketing, Legal, Data gurus, and the Sales team on any given day. I loved it, and I learned so much. I truly appreciate the great start that it gave me in running my own business.
Also, before granola, I met and married David, my Australian husband. Hudson was born in Australia, and Henry was born in Texas. David and I have worked together “on granola” since day one, and amazingly, we are still married and talking to each other. : )
hey there
Does this sound like you?
You want to start a business making your Mom’s jam recipe, but you don’t know where to start.
Or…you started your jam business but feel like you’re not growing as fast as you would like.
Maybe you’re about to “go to the show,” and you’re nervous.
Or you’d like to pitch that BIG customer and are not sure how to do it.
You need help. You want to bounce ideas off of someone. I can help through business coaching.
