Katie Phillips is a hardworking, family oriented mother of three. She graduated from Cedarville college with a double major in business and marketing. For years, Katie was employed by Pottery Barn, and absolutely loved her job. Unfortunately, the closest Pottery Barn was around an hour away from her house. Once she had kids, she realized that she needed to spend less time working and more time at home. Yet Pottery Barn saw how talented Katie was with decorating did not want her to leave. The company offered to keep her part time, so she would just come in occasionally to set up the displays for them.

Katie really enjoyed creating these displays for Pottery Barn, and did so for a long time. However, she eventually made herself quit because the driving time became too much. After this, Katie spent much of her free time volunteering to plan events for family and friends such as birthday parties, baby showers, and weddings. Her attention to detail and creativity earned her countless complements at all of these events. One time, she put her event planning services up for auction at her son’s school. To no one’s surprise, she was bought to plan a kid’s birthday party!

Katie had clearly recognized that decorating came easy to her and was something that she really enjoyed. Although she had fun doing the decorations for events, what Katie truly loved was home décor. She was constantly helping her family members stylize their houses. She also had fun decorating her own home when her family moved from Georgia to Virginia, and later on when they moved back to Georgia. Her sisters and friends were always encouraging her to create a business out of it. Although the idea sounded great, Katie didn’t begin to seriously consider it until a year ago.

Katie finally decided that she would “never know unless she tried” and that there was “no time like the present!” Last week, Katie officially launched her home décor business, Bread & Butter (https://breadbutterspread.com/). She is a co-owner of Bread & Butter along with her sister in law, Stephanie Phillips, and a close friend, Lee Barnes. This company offers custom room décor that meets any individual’s style preference. Katie is well experienced and already has a large group of supporters. It is a guarantee that her startup business, Bread & Butter, is going to be a huge success.