Wonder Women
presented a virtual panel on March 24 in honor of Women’s History Month, which highlighted five entrepreneurial women from our community. Discover Durham public relations Clockwise from top left: Areli Barrera de Grodski, Veda Gilbert, Monica R. Edwards, Tiffany Griffin, Claudia Cooper and Melissa Katrincic. manager Veda Gilbert moderated as attendees discussed their businesses, their products and how “We’ve concentrated our marketing on our drive market, and it’s they remained resilient in the face of the pandemic. been very successful for us,” said Morehead Manor co-owner and Areli Barrera de Grodski, co-owner and head coffee roaster at innkeeper Monica R. Edwards. Little Waves Coffee Roasters and Cocoa Cinnamon, shared, “We’ve “We’re finally stabilizing,” Bright Black Owner and Founder been depending on the roastery to keep us afloat because the cafe sales have gone down so much. … People are still consuming coffee, Tiffany Griffin said. “We can see the horizon for being able to secure production space ... we’ve partnered with the city to support our maybe no longer in cafes, but there’s still a market for it. It’s just hiring ... and we’re right on the verge of being able to launch our been [about] trying to think outside the box and keep our business second collection, which is capturing Black music through scent afloat.” form, which is coming this summer.” “The pandemic, I think, will have a silver lining to it,” said “I never intended to open a bar during a pandemic,” said Durham Claudia Cooper, co-founder and owner of Guglhupf Bakery, Café Distillery President, CEO and co-founder Melissa Katrincic of her & Biergarten. “It’s brought us a lot closer together as staff. ... It new bar, Corpse Reviver Bar & Lounge. “But I’m really grateful to the was satisfying in strange ways, [it] just really show[ed] how much local community that they have come out and supported us.” people will hold together to make something work.” Discover Durham
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