03/18/2020
On Friday, I honestly felt like a candle that had just been blown out.
It’s been Four years since making the decision to quit a good paying job with insurance, to start a business that most people didn’t understand and some even laughed at. Oh and we also had a baby due in 8 months.
Fast forward to today it’s been four of the hardest, agonizing, terrifying, and rewarding years of my life.
Today struggling with the notion this really could possibly be the end of Mouthfeel Draft Services, I sat and thought how could this be.
What do I do?
Where to go from here?
I look at this set of keys to some our Accounts.
I worked my ass off to earn the trust of these amazing people in order to procure every single key in this set. Every single one
Each one of these keys represents a Bar, a Restaurant, a Music Venue, Breweries, Hotels, you name it.
These keys represent the aspirations and convictions of extremely talented Men & Women and their unwavering commitment to make their dream into a reality.
These keys carry not only the struggles and sacrifices it takes to open an establishment, they carry the Pride from building successful Teams of People with a common goal, To Serve the People.
Each one of these keys represents a set of Servers, Chefs, Bartenders, Hostesses, Dishwashers, Local Crews, Promotors, Merch Vendors, Door Guys, Event Coordinators, Bar-Backs, Security Staff, Table Bussers, Musicians, Book keepers, Hospitality Crews, Production Crew, Roadies, Buss Drivers, Print Shops all collectively coming together with the common goal of suspending the reality of their customers, if only for a moment, in order have a great meal, drink a fancy cocktail, watch a show, hang out with friends and family. To simply have fun and make memories.
All of these candles just got blown out. In an instant.
You see, these aren’t just keys. And these places aren’t just Bars Restaurants, & Venues. These are living breathing mechanisms. These Establishments are some of the most amazing and culturally enriching places a city can offer. These places are a big portion of what brings people together to form communities.
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