Susan and I put together a risk management spreadsheet a couple of months back; one of the big risks we had on it was "We're not having fun." We're both coming out of corporate America and some stressful projects and circumstances; we both left because we weren't enjoying ourselves anymore. I personally was no longer proud of the group I was a part of.
We want to do something we love and we want to have fun and, most importantly, we want you to have fun. That's one of the reasons Small and Special was so inspiring for us and why Small Giants is one of our guideposts. HBR wrote about it a couple of weeks ago in a blog post titled The Awesomeness Manifesto. A couple of the things that make a company awesome are: love and insanely great stuff.
We're working toward those same values: making super-yummy lollipops and loving making those lollipops. Our lollipops have full, original flavors, beautiful colors, and we keep the shape a simple round that fits easily in your mouth. Lollipops are also easy to share - and we love that look that people get on their face when you give them a lollipop. (We're getting really impatient to get our Etsy store up and running so you can taste them too!)
We hope you can tell that we love what we do. The day we stop having fun, I imagine it'll be pretty obvious. I hope that day never comes.
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