I remember going to your office and looking around and thinking, wow, Erica is just so disciplined and organized and which actually I want to go into the details of how you got to be who you are.

I got my MBA back in 2013 and I just fell in love with the idea of ownership and starting something from scratch and wearing all the hats and doing it all myself.

I always thought if I'm going to be successful, it has to be something I'm passionate about.

I just didn't know what.

My very first business venture, I decided to start a home-based bakery, and I had never baked or made cakes or decorated anything.

I decided to take some cake decorating classes, and I surprised myself.

I actually did really well.

I wonder, what does leadership mean to you now versus before you started the business?