09/17/2026
Beans BBQ and Catering began as the love child of my competitive spirit and evolved into so much more that I can even articulate, but right here, right now I am going to try. Here’s the real story, these people, and a whole lot of others not in this photo are the reason why. Nearly 16 years of blood, sweat, tears, passion, exhaustion, vision, laughter, hard times and amazing times and it’s all because of them. As a business owner who engages with the community in what from the outside looks like the most exciting celebratory, amazing day, believe me, sometimes behind the scenes it can honestly be super stressful, no matter how long you have been doing it. Nothing is copy paste except the loyalty of the team you have created. Loyalty, it’s the backbone of every single small business. Having a team of dedicated humans who want to participate and share in the successes of a small business is the single most valuable ingredient. Without them we are nothing. I have watch recently many small businesses like ours see challenges, the economy has taxed our business, our book of business is not as large as it was last year this time, some months are amazing and some are super tough but through it all, this team has always said yes, no worries, let’s kick some ass, let’s show em why we are the very best at what we do. Never, ever without fail has one of them said nope, can’t do it. As a business owner who depends on the community, this team is why they call, send emails, give shout out’s on social media, and why when their friends are having an event they tell them to call us! Because of them and an experience with this rad group of humans, they know what to expect. I am incredibly proud of that. I encourage all my small businesses owners to remember that you are not the lone raft adrift at sea in your business, your business was created with grit, tenacity, love, loyalty and the support of your community and your TEAM. No matter what you are going through, remember that they worked as hard as they could for you, to support your business and your dream, help you achieve more than you could have ever imagined. Thank your team. You didn’t do this alone. Thank you, all of you