{"id":2734,"date":"2017-01-26T15:57:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T20:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:51:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:51:22","slug":"the-pie-hole-starting-slow-steady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/blog\/the-pie-hole-starting-slow-steady\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pie Hole: Starting Slow & Steady"},"content":{"rendered":"

Focused on bringing the best sweet and savory pies to Vancouver, the Pie Hole<\/a> uses fresh, local ingredients to make things from scratch just like grandma used to.<\/p>\n

The Pie Hole was started when self-taught hobby baker, Jenell Parsons, realized how much she loved the smiles her baking brought to people\u2019s faces. At the time, there wasn\u2019t any shops in Vancouver that focused solely on pies and it took a few years of attending local markets and pop ups before she was finally committed enough to quit her job and start making pies full-time.<\/p>\n

But how did a 36-year-old with a background in art and 3D computer animation end up mastering the pie making process after all? Jenell humbly says she wouldn\u2019t say she has mastered the art of pie making yet but the process is about remembering to always learn and grow. However, having pie making come naturally to her definitely helps the case. She told us that she\u2019s worked on a recipe to perfect her crust, which many people struggle with, and now the crust is one of the signature parts of their pies. \u201cOne of the biggest compliments we get from our customers is when they tell us that our pies remind them of their mother or grandmothers pies,\u201d she shared. \u201cTo be able to recreate someone\u2019s memories of a loved one is a very special gift to give them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jenell is currently in the process of creating her first shop which is set to open in the spring 2017. She describes her entrepreneurial journey as the slow and safe route as far as starting a business is concerned. \u201cI have learned so much as I have grown this business to what it is today,\u201d she shared. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more nervous and more excited for the next step.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Jenell has had a slow and steady start to creating the business she dreamed about, that doesn\u2019t mean that there haven\u2019t been many challenges in starting up. \u201cI always say it is like being on the craziest rollercoaster,\u201d she explains. \u201cSome days you are on top of the world and others you are wondering why you are doing this.\u201d However, through these ups and downs, Jenell is thankful to live in a city like Vancouver where the support is paramount to the Pie Hole\u2019s success. Despite not having a permanent shop opened up yet, Jenell explained that her customers have gone out of the way to find her pies.<\/p>\n

On top of balancing her own business, Jenell also just recently gave birth to her first child, and for the first time in many years, she is finally learning about prioritizing and finding balance between work and life. The Pie Hole was her entire life, and some days she even spent 30+ straight hours in the bakery, and although her business is still a huge priority, remembering the importance of also having a life and making time for family is important to her. \u201cBecoming a partner has been the best thing for me and my business,\u201d she shared. \u201cI have taken my daughter to work since she was four weeks old and she is growing up in the bakery but I have limited hours I spend in the bakery and have learned to depend on our staff.\u201d Learning how to make time for life on top of your business can be one of the biggest learning curves, but also one of the best things you can do for yourself and your business.<\/p>\n

The Futurpreneur team can\u2019t wait to see Jenell\u2019s new shop open up later this year! To learn more about where you can get her pies until then, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Focused on bringing the best sweet and savory pies to Vancouver, the Pie Hole uses fresh, local ingredients to make things from scratch just like grandma used to. The Pie Hole was started when self-taught hobby baker, Jenell Parsons, realized how much she loved the smiles her baking brought to people\u2019s faces. At the time, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-futurpreneurs-and-partners"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}