EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
Carolyn: Welcome back to Season Two of Uniquely Small Biz by Selective Insurance, a podcast for small business owners to share their inspiring stories. I'm Carolyn McArdle and we are so excited to be bringing you another insightful conversation with small businesses owners who are as unique as their venture. Today, I'm speaking with Regina and Dom Pasqualone, owners of Tiny Kitchen Candle Company - a women-owned home fragrance company based out of New Jersey. We'll talk about how Regina pivoted from being an educator to running a candle empire, and what she does to stay inspired. Wake up and smell the candles. This is Uniquely Small Biz.
Carolyn: Okay. So it is Tiny Kitchen Candle Company is the name of your company, Regina and Dom. Tell me this story, Regina, behind the name, Tiny Kitchen Candle Company, because I know there's definitely a story behind that.
Regina: Well, we have a tiny kitchen and that is where I started making the candles. I was an English teacher and I kind of like the alliteration there, so Tiny Kitchen Candle Co., I loved how it sounded and that's just kind of how it came to be.
Carolyn: You literally were an English teacher. You loved candles. You started making them in your kitchen and that's just how it was born.
Regina: Pretty much.
Carolyn: Wow. So why did you give up teaching? I mean, teaching is such a, I would think just a passion. Was that hard for you to walk away from that?