Today we’d like to introduce you to Heather Gulley
Hi Heather, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I’ve always been very interested in baking and cake decorating, even as a little girl I can remember watching the cake decorators at the grocery stores do cakes while my family shopped.
I did cakes on the side for my family and friends for years, and then finally decided to give it a shot in December of 2020 and just see what happens. That leap of faith has me coming up on my fifth year in business! I’m so excited to see what the future holds for me in Hippie Bakez!
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Smooth? Ha! Not even a little lol. Starting a business in the middle of a pandemic isn’t for the faint of heart to start with, plus I had no formal training on the cake side or business side so there was a major learning curve. On top of that I had to have major ankle surgery 4 months into business and my youngest was only slightly over a year old at the time, all the while trying to balance a full time job and family. It was stressful to say the least, but worth every second.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I try my best to bring your cake dreams into reality. Anything from a crayon birthday cake drawing your child has created to the wedding cake of your dreams, I’m here for it. To me there is no sense in having a beautiful cake if it doesn’t taste good. I specialize in making the delicious, beautiful. I love the detailed cakes; they’re my favorite. Anything from beautiful vintage piping to gory terrifying decor.
Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
What do I like best – I love Knoxville. I lived there for a while as a kid, being near the river, near Neyland gives a certain “I’m home” feeling I don’t get anywhere else.
What do I like least- I’m not there enough.
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