Chic Sweets Business Feature

You've probably seen me say it before, but, I personally love helping people succeed in business and part of that is having great photography to showcase who you are on your website.  Natalie, from Chic Sweets is not only a collegue of mine but also a great friend as well.  I was honored that she wanted me to help her do that for her website.  She is a beautiful person inside and out and I've known her from the beginning and it's been awesome to see how her business has grown.  We've gotten to work with her in a number of weddings and events and I had her design sweet creations for both of our studio opening parties.  The red velvet cake pops, always my all time favorite:-)  Here's a little bit of her story and some of the amazing sweets we've photographed and eaten of course:-) 

CW: Natalie tell me a little bit about you?

NC: My family calls me Nat. A few years ago, I would have never imagined I would be here, in this very spot. Doing what sets my heart on fire every single day— a mama to my boys, a wife to my amazing husband and business partner Steve, and making my client’s dreams happen with our fabulous candy & dessert tables.

CW: What did you do before Chic Sweets and what made you switch careers?

NC: The truth is I spent a big portion of my life in the nonprofit world. And yes, while I treasure the work that I did, I could never stop feeling like something was missing. So after some deep (closing my eyes tight) soul searching, I took an enormous leap of faith to grow the Chic Sweets brand full time and to this day, I can honestly say I have never looked back.

CW: What is your motivating force?

NC: I love meeting new people and nothing excites me more than to weave a story through my dessert tables. I want to capture my bride’s favorite candy growing up or the chocolates her fiancé gave her on their very first Valentine’s Day. I believe that when a couple sees their table for the first time, it should feel like them. Their personality. Their taste.

CW: Tell me some something random:-)

NC: When I’m not designing tables, creating the perfect cake pop or debating color swatches, you can find me hanging out with my boys (Steve included) and planning our next adventure which typically involves an ice cream run.

Natalie's unique dessert tables and talent for using her imagination to bring forth new and exciting ideas have made her the sought-after designer in West Coast Florida. Natalie’s work has also been featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Daytime Morning show, as well as on Style Me Pretty, Rock N Roll Bride, Weddings Unveiled and numerous other wide-reaching blogs.

Katrina Sequenzia Business Feature on Fox Tampa Bay!

Just below my love for photography is my love for business and helping other succeed in their businesses as well.  So, this one is a double bonus!  Katrina wanted us to help her create the photography for her new website to really capture her welcoming personality and compliment her look of both colorful and calming colors.  When she described the look she was going for it was perfect for my kitchen, and so that became the location.  We did some professional photos as well as some of Katrina in her element.  Also, very important to her profession is nutritional elements she teaches on like fats, proteins, grains etc.  The other bonus was that a couple days before my shoot with Katrina, Chris Chmura from My Fox Tampa Bay wanted to do a followup photography segment from one we had done several months ago and film part of one of our shoots.  So it was perfect timeing!  You can see the video clip below:-)  Here's also a little bit more about Katrina and the passion she has for what she does:

CW: What would is the main focus of your business and what you do?

KS: I am a Registered Nurse and Certified Health Coach who teaches you how to GET HEALTHY so that you can lose weight, reverse and prevent disease and have more energy so that you can be FREE TO LIVE the life you were meant to live.  I founded and currently operates a successful Health Coaching practice, www.GetHealthyLiveFree.com where I work with people one-on-one, in group programs and in workshops guiding them to radically transform their life so that they can experience real health. I help you get off the diet roller coaster and shift your mind from Deprived Dieter mindset to a Truly Healthy You mindset. There are amazing healing benefits of real foods and helps you lose weight, reverse and prevent disease and experience abundant energy without deprivation, counting calories or calculating points.

CW: What do you love what you do?

KS: I love coaching people to transform their life and their health. When I talk with people for the first time via a free consultation www.VirtualChatWithKatrina.com and hear about the physical burdens that are holding them back from fully living out their calling, my heart aches. But then I get excited, because I have worked with hundreds of clients, walking with them step-by-step to the other side; so I know that abundant energy, a healthy body and freedom from disease and excess weight awaits them. 

CW: I always like to know random things:-) Tell me 3 fun facts!

KS: I was a band geek. I played the flute from middle school through college.   I am a true Floridian. Born and raised in Tampa Bay. That's rare, from what I understand.  My labor and deliveries are super quick. My youngest child was born 12 minutes after pulling into the birthing center parking lot. 

And there you have it!