We recently connected with Erik & Paley Carmona and have shared our conversation below.
Erik & Paley, we’re thrilled to have you on our platform and we think there is so much folks can learn from you and your story. Something that matters deeply to us is living a life and leading a career filled with purpose and so let’s start by chatting about how you found your purpose.
The most important factor to us finding our purpose is the support we have from our customers, friends, and above all family. We wouldn’t be here without the major support we have gotten.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
We own a chamoy business in Kansas City. We sell chamoy, chamoy candies and agua frescas. We do pop-up events and finished 2022 with 55 events done in less than 8 months. In 2023 we did about 35, we did more private events. We started shipping out to the whole country mid-2022 and have had the pleasure of shipping to over 30 states so far. We have also been able to get into over 10 restaurants ranging from KS-MO-CA.
We have never felt so pleased with the support we have gotten from everyone. What sets us apart is everything. From the smallest thing in a different logo/color scheme. But also with the smiles and happy faces, we give people when we present our product. It was not something that happened overnight. And although we feel like it’s been a tornado of success we have been blessed to be as far as we are. We are forever grateful for everything and everyone.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Looking back, I can easily say it’s dedication, motivation, and freedom. You have to be dedicated to your dream. You have to be motivated to do something that no one else is going to do for you. If you truly want freedom, you will do the 1st 2 things and push as hard as you can. Once you think you pushed too hard you have to go past that. It’s the hardest thing you will do in this world, but man is it worth it. We have so much more to keep going. But that’s the freedom of it all. It’s ours and we couldn’t be any happier.
Okay, so before we go we always love to ask if you are looking for folks to partner or collaborate with?
We are actually going to be coming out with some really big news in a couple of months! Can not wait to work with who we are, its honestly a dream come true!
I would say we want to work with Una Familia or Poppi next. To come out with a collab with the chamoy!
Contact Info:
- Website: carmonaschamoy.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/carmonaschamoy
- Facebook: facebook.com/carmonaschamoy
