We recently connected with Jamie Maher and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Jamie , you’ve got such an interesting story, but before we jump into that, let’s first talk about a topic near and dear to us – generosity. We think success, happiness and wellbeing depends on authentic generosity and empathy and so we’d love to hear about how you become such a generous person – where do you think your generosity comes from?
My generosity comes from my mom.She is one of those people that will do absolutely anything to help someone. Growing up we always did community service like going to the Ronald McDonald house to provide lunch and Easter egg hunts to the families there and feeding the homeless. My mom has always been the most welcoming loving person and I’ve always wanted to be like her.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
I am a mom, a wife, a krewe member and a small business owner. I own Rollin’ in Dough in Pensacola, a small cottage law bakery that makes some pretty big and wild cakes. We are going into my 8th year of business. In that time I’ve gotten to do amazing things with our community, from helping with homeless thanksgivings and Christmas, to donating to our Mardi Gras community. I’m always looking for ways to give back. I currently offer decorating classes for all ages that change monthly.
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?
One, don’t compare yourself to others. This goes for business and personal life. Social media has made comparison the killer of joy, you are unique and amazing and don’t need to try to be anyone else. Two, learn everything you can and then go learn some more. When I first started this journey I absorbed everything I possibly could, because there’s always a “new” way to do something. Never stop being teachable. Three, transparency. If you aren’t happy with your work, likely a customer won’t be either. Be transparent about it. Can’t finish it on time? Looks sloppy? Tell them and then offer a discount. More often then not, the customer will be more pleased that you were transparent and honest then just focused on making a quick buck off of them.
Do you think it’s better to go all in on our strengths or to try to be more well-rounded by investing effort on improving areas you aren’t as strong in?
I think it’s better to try to be more well rounded and invest in efforts to improve because the more you know, the more valuable you become. In the pastry world, it’s great if you can make amazing cookies but what if you could make really amazing cookies and cakes? Now you just became more valuable than the bakery that just does cookies because you can make all the treats for the party instead of just the cookie party favors. If you know more skills in your area of business, it sets you up to grow and expand into new areas. I think learning is a key role in life. We can always learn more and grow to bigger and better things. We have the potential to do anything we want if we just take a minute to apply ourselves and invest in making ourselves better. In business and in your personal life. I think if you have the opportunities to invest in yourself to be better at something, you should always do it.
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