Xenia

I started my company at a turning point in my life. I got out of a toxic relationship and my work helped me stay afloat. It was my escape, my salvation. It was hard at first because everything became a chore and a serious one at that. From getting out of bed in the morning to simple follow ups. But one step at a time I came out of it. Looking back three years later I have more or less achieved everything I set my heart on: 1.      I wanted to be feathered in the media. Midday and DNA to mention a few have covered me. 2.      I wanted to publish something. I wrote an article that got picked up by Hospitality Biz. 3.      I wanted to start my own banquet. I have a beautiful experimental space in Ballard Estate that’s my pride and joy. Yiamas: The Experimental Space! 4.      I wanted to grow my team. I did. The list does go on but I can say with gratitude in my heart that not a lot of people can sit at the end of one of the biggest slumps in our country’s economic hist