From former corporate executives to small
town schoolteachers, Great Harvest bakery
owners are an inspiring group of people who
have found a way to make better lives for
themselves.
To get to know a few of the faces of Great
Harvest and their stories, check out the
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July 2011 was a bittersweet month for Kim Bell, co-owner with her husband, Tye, of the brand new Farmington, NM Great Harvest Bread Store. On July 15th, Kim had just completed her first week of on-site training and everything was in motion to open the store July 23rd. Her Mom had been in the bakery the day before and told Kim how beautiful the store was and how proud she was of her. The next day, her Mom passed away unexpectedly. The store opening was postponed a week and when it opened July 29th, [Continue Reading]
Finding the Right Franchise to Purchase:
Listen to Jerry's Story
Jerry and Janet Lecy joined the Great
Harvest family in 2007 when they purchased
an existing Great Harvest franchise in
Lafayette, IN. They
moved their family from Florida back to
their roots in Indiana to become small
business owners.
Listen to this three
minute interview with Jerry to hear their
story.
From Big Business Job to Small Business Career
Matt Monson: The path that led me to Great Harvest seems so inevitable when I look back on it that I feel like I’m cheating when I give college graduates career advice. Too often people hear “follow your passion” or some similar cliché. While I think that I’m a living expression of that idea, I prefer to tell them “do what you SHOULD be doing, not what you THINK you should be doing.” Baking bread may not be the prestigious job that I imagined when I was in college, but being an entrepreneur is one of the most enviable careers out there.Read his full story
Burlington, VT, Great Harvest Owners Celebrate their Anniversaries
Sara Goodwin Brown: Ethan and I spent our first wedding anniversary, four days before our not-so-grand opening, painting the inside of the bakery. We had moved to Burlington, Vermont from Missoula, Montana within weeks of getting married, with the plan to open our own whole wheat bread business. The history of this bakery has mirrored the years of our marriage, the beginnings of our family, and our life in Burlington. Read more from Sara...
