Name: Kikuyo Polk & Natalie Testamark

Company: SweetVirgo Desserts

CM: How did you get your start in the business?

SV: Natalie has a Corporate background in Marketing & Design; Kikuyo had been baking since childhood and started selling desserts to co-workers & friends during the holidays...we decided to combine our talents and came up with the idea of SweetVirgo.

CM: What inspired you guys to launch Sweet Virgo?

SV: We both were not satisfied working in Corporate America. We decided that we wanted to take charge of our own destiny. Launching SweetVirgo is our way of doing that.

CM: Why did you choose the name Sweet Virgo?

SV: Put simply...it's a dessert business and both of us are under the birth sign Virgo.

CM: What type of desserts do you specialize in?

SV: We specialize in home-style desserts. These are the desserts that you know from your childhood but with a modern style or twist.

CM: What is the most requested dessert when planning an event?

SV: People mainly request a variety of mini cupcakes and cookies especially our signature Chai Latte Cupcakes & Oatmeal 'Errythang' Cookies.

CM: What is a day in the life of your world?

SV: We are constantly on our grind. Both of us still work during the day making sure every dollar earned from SweetVirgo Desserts goes directly towards the growth of the company. Any free time outside of work is dedicated to SweetVirgo including filling orders, catering events & networking.

CM: What is your biggest obstacle?

SV: In order to keep our overhead low SweetVirgo is a delivery only service. Finding the right financing to help expand our business has been our biggest obstacle.

CM: What makes your business unique?

SV: We pride ourselves on our commitment to customer service and dedication to making a great product. We have developed relationships with our customers and they love that we are so accommodating, especially because we deliver. SweetVirgo takes no short cuts...each dessert is made to order and completely from scratch.

CM: What is your business motto?

SV: Fall in love with desserts all over again!

CM: What’s next for the dynamic duo of Sweet Virgo?

SV: We definitely have a couple of tricks up our sleeves but the ultimate next step for SweetVirgo is to open a storefront in order to provide a more diverse menu & a broader array of services to our customers.

CM: What is your definition of a HOT SHOT?