Michelle Talarico began her business in 1989 with her friend Kathy, combining their love for food and fun, and about $300 each to pursue adventures in catering and event planning. She n
ow co-owns and runs three catering companies – Picnic Basket Catering Company, Cravings Five Star Events, and Buffalo Gals Grilling Company. Outside of work Michelle volunteers on many community boards and committees in Colorado Springs.
Topics Discussed:
- How Michelle and her partner started out by buying another business
- How customer loyalty affects some business decisions
- Not having a fixed location and how that affects the business
- How being involved in the community helped with company growth
- Staying involved with day-to-day activities as the owner
- The kinds of events each division of Michelle’s business caters for
- How to cater events through each of Michelle’s companies
- Michelle’s favorite events to cater for
- Michelle’s advice to other business owners
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