Cake Therapy

Gayrielle Harper's Sugar Rush: A Conversation on Finding Balance Without Losing Edge.

• Altreisha Foster • Season 4 • Episode 11

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A dream of psychology turned into a love affair with sculpted sugar. We sit with Barbadian cake artist Gayrielle Harper to unpack how a gap-year culinary course sparked a 3D cake career that thrives on trust, humor, and the courage to price what craft really costs. From handbags and cars to interactive elements that surprise guests, Gayrielle shares why challenge fuels her creativity and how simpler buttercream orders act as strategic breathers between high-stakes builds.

We talk about the unglamorous but crucial parts of the job: importing supplies to a small island, swallowing customs fees, and doing the math so your business doesn’t. Her approach is disarmingly practical—charge for reality, communicate clearly, and let reliability earn you loyalty. She tells stories of white-knuckle deliveries, the relief when a cake lands safely, and the pure joy when a client lights up. That feedback loop keeps the work meaningful, even when the pressure spikes.

Social media plays a starring role. Gayrielle’s reels mix humor and behind-the-scenes shots to make buyers feel at home. Many clients book her because they enjoy her personality as much as her portfolio. The message to young bakers is sharp and kind: beware of borrowed fear. Start small, expect mistakes, keep improving, and protect your vision with honest systems. Whether you’re a cake artist, a creative entrepreneur, or someone craving a spark of courage, this story offers clear takeaways on pricing, resilience, and finding balance without losing your edge.

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Welcome And Show Framing

SPEAKER_00

Welcome to the Cake Therapy Podcast, a slice of joy and healing with your host, Dr. Altricia Foster. This is a heartwarming and uplifting space that celebrates the transformative power of baking therapy. The conversations will be a delightful blend of inspirational stories, expert insights, and practical baking tips. Each episode will take listeners on a journey of self-discovery, emotional healing, and connection through the therapeutic art of baking. There's something here for everyone. So lock in and let's get into it.

SPEAKER_03

Hi everyone, welcome back to the Cake Therapy Podcast, your slice of joy and healing. And as usual, we have someone great in store for you. Today we have Miss Garielle Harper from the beautiful island of Barbados. Hey Gariel, welcome to the Cake Therapy Podcast. Thank you. Nice to be here. We're excited to talk to you. Now, as I was telling you at the top of this conversation, that Barbados happens to be my favorite island outside of my own. So I miss you. No. Yeah, she for sure. I was a couple over the last couple over seasons. I was there for a couple, a couple years ago, though.

SPEAKER_01

Oh well, yeah, it was good. As usual, Barbados is always booming around that time. So there's lots to do, and you will never be bored when you come here. So you should probably come again.

SPEAKER_03

I know I can't wait. I think like there's this um crop over song that is stuck in my head. It's like An Stan, I done been you, Anton, I left in you or something like that. You remember Ansane?

SPEAKER_01

But I know there are a few big ones, and and and ones that obviously won your wrote marks and stuff like that that are super popular.

Shoutouts And Subscriber Boost

3D Cakes And Creative Freedom

SPEAKER_03

I love An Stan. I'll be like walking around singing that song forever. So welcome. So I want to big up our subscribers and our listeners, especially um listeners from the University of Technology who have to listen to us as part of their assignment. So we're really excited um that we have these students from the University of Technology tuning in. I want to big up our listener, Theresa Johnson, who said that she's so enlightened by our podcast. She's loving it. And I want to thank her for following, subscribing. And if you're listening and not and you haven't subscribed yet, please go ahead and do so. You help to lift our podcast up. You help to drive our numbers up. Yes, I'm not ashamed to tell you that. If you subscribe to us, you'll definitely listen. So today we have Um Garielle from Um Barbados, as like I mentioned. She's a creative force behind sugar rush cake designs. She specializes in breathtaking. When I tell you, breathtaking 3D cakes. And she pushes the boundary. She doesn't only push the boundary in her cakes, she's funny as hell on her wheels. Thank you. She's my Beijing Real Queen, okay? I love to watch her reels, and she's so focused on lift. Tell me about you know these 3D. Where does your inspiration come from? You know, with all these beautiful cakes that you do.

SPEAKER_01

Oh, for these 3D cakes. Um the inspiration comes from, but it's based on whatever the clients request first thing first. But these people are so trusting, which is so nice, that they actually allow me a lot of freedom to create something for them. So that in itself is extremely inspiring and helps me to just want to think out of the box even more to create something very unique for them, you know. So I think that is where a lot of it comes from. And I love interactive cakes. So if I could find a way to make a cake interactive, I definitely will.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah, it is definitely showing up. But tell me a little bit more about you because I know that like as island girls, right? We in our culture, we're it's promoted, highly promoted. That once we finish um high school, we go to university, we become a lawyer, we become a doctor, like those kind of traditional um professions are promoted. Yeah. Tell me a little bit about you and your family and how did you end up into baking?

From Psychology Plans To Pastry Path

SPEAKER_01

Well, honestly, if I had to go back in the past and you had to speak to Garenny in the past, and you said you're gonna be a cake or a caker or baker, I'd be like, no, that's not gonna be me. I honestly did not see this as a career path for myself because I had other plans. But I just tumbled down the rabbit hole and a door opened, another door opened, and I'm here. Um my family is not bakers, they are not any bakers or anything, so it's not a family business. I'm the first person who's actually making cakes and stuff like that, but I definitely am enjoying it, and it is definitely very fulfilling for me at least. And I'm having a ball doing it. That is the truth because I don't think I could see myself doing anything else right now, although it was not my first priority or my first goal. I see myself turning back to go and try to figure out another career path at this point in time, and they were very supportive, you know. So I didn't get any resistance from them when they say, Hey, want to start a business, you know. So they were very supportive and very good. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03

So what would what did you want to do before, you know, you went down the rabbit hole, as you said?

SPEAKER_01

Um, I actually wanted to study psychology and go into analyzing behaviors and patterns and stuff like that. So it that is a big change to cake, you know. But it is still a very, as I said, it's very fulfilling, it's very fun. Maybe at some point in time in the future, I might look into psychology again or to do some more studying in that field. But for now, I'm pretty content and happy doing what I'm doing.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah, what so what got you into cake?

SPEAKER_01

I actually, because when I left school and I graduated, you had to be 18 years old to sign up to study psychology. So when I graduated at 16, I had two years to fill a space. So I decided, let me go and do culinary arts and just fill a little gap for that time because the culinary arts program was also two years. So I said, when I finish culinary arts, you know, I'm gonna just head on over and do psychology. But I never got there because I just kept continuing down this path. Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_03

So you went to culinary arts school and you realized that oh my god, Garielle is actually good at this thing. Did you immediately start a business out of this um out of culinary art school? Tell me about Shigarash. How did you get there?

Building A Business And Client Trust

SPEAKER_01

Um, well, after culinary school, and I graduated from culinary school, I actually went on to do my internship and they actually then hired me full-time to stay on. So I got some more experience working and just kind of building up my little portfolio and learning more techniques and things like that. And sooner or later, then I started, you know, kind of doing cakes on the side, more as a hobby. I would have a friend or somebody that would know me and say, hey, you make cakes, you can make me a birthday cake. And I'm like, sure, let me just make you a birthday cake, you know. And I started building clients, and more and more persons were like, why don't you start, you know, your own business? And I kind of actually built up enough clients then to start my own business as opposed to just doing it as a little hobby baking on the side of my full-time job, you know.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah. So um, I know there are a lot of bakers on this island, and people often refer to Barbados as one of the smaller islands, right? Um, but I know it's one of the smaller islands. Tell me about your experience with sugar rush clientele on the islands.

Why 3D Cakes And Loving The Challenge

SPEAKER_01

Um, well, the clientele is pretty good. I don't think I'm gonna get the kind of clientele to do like life-size cakes that you know you would see overseas in the Europe and different parts of America. But the clientele is very receiving. They are, as I said, at least for my clients, they are very trusting, they're very open to suggestions, and they just allow me to be creative, which is so yeah, uh, which I really and truly appreciate. Because I get to be free to create, to design, to do what I want. Some persons will come to me and just say, Here, I have a thing. This is I I want a 3D kit. You figure it out. I'll see you on collection date. That's it. You know, so they're very um free, they're very cool and easy breezy to work with, at least in majority. But yeah, they're very cool and easy breezy. I don't really have a lot of um issues with any clients in terms of, as I said, letting me be able to design and create their cakes, and that for me has been very good. And I am really appreciative to my clients who allow me to be who I am and do what I do. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03

So, you know, when I when I walk through your page and I'm looking at your cakes, I see a lot of 3D influence. Me, I'm I can't do 3D cakes, you'll never see one on my page. Oh wow. No, I think I probably do like one ice cream thing and I have one coming up, but those 3D designs, it's just um what um inspired you to specify specialize in that area? Because you do a lot of 3D cakes.

SPEAKER_01

Yeah. Um, I can't say anything specifically or pinpoint what inspired me to focus mainly on 3D cakes, but I I just know there's this on the line love and drive for 3D cakes, and that is one thing I'm definitely passionate about. Um, even before I could make 3D cakes, I knew I was passionate about them. And if you saw my first 3D cake I made, you would probably be shocked. And that picture has been burned and buried, so you will probably never see it. But um, I even before, as I said, I could make 3D cakes, I was very passionate about them. And even my first one, although it didn't turn out quite like I wanted it to, that did not deter me. Like I was even more focused and driven to then keep on at them till I could get them to look a certain way or at least be happy with them. So I think for me, and then I like the challenge too. I don't mind like butterfrosting cakes and stuff like that. I I do like those orders as well. But to me, there's a little bit more repetitiveness with those kinds of cakes. But with a 3D cake, somebody wants a shoe, somebody wants a bag, a car, it always changes. So I always am placed with a new challenge and something new and exciting to create.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah. Have you always been this way though, growing up? Like always wanting, looking for the challenge, or do you find that that part of your personality is actually coming out um in your cake?

SPEAKER_01

Um, I think I've always been a little bit this way. Even growing up, I did still walk in. Like, I don't know if you know what still walking. You still come out.

SPEAKER_02

Yeah, that's like maybe the on the polls.

SPEAKER_01

I did that. And I like doing that because it was a challenge. And as soon as I got bored of something, I would move on to the next challenge. So I think even growing up, and that was when it was like what nine or ten. So even growing up, when I was no longer feeling challenged by doing something, I would just move on to the next thing. That was challenging, that was fun, and just try to do a bit of everything. So I think for me, that would always be good.

Balancing Orders And Rest

SPEAKER_03

You mentioned still walking, and I think you have cakes on still, still yeah, yeah, that's dope. Like, tell me, do you so do you say do you say no to non-3D cakes, or do you say yes to those as well? And what makes you say yes? Do you say yes to them reluctantly?

SPEAKER_01

Or no, I will take anything that a client comes that I know I am capable of making. Because once I know my capabilities, then there is nothing off of the table. So I would not say no to treats or butterfrosting cakes, funny cakes, sweaty cakes, any kind of cake. Once I know I'm capable enough to do them, I will accept any order of the store, you know. So yeah. And first too, I think doing butterfrosting cakes in between these 3D kits gives gives me a little bit of a break and the ability to refresh myself. Because a challenge day in, they right behind one another is a little bit toxin too. So if I have some cake, if somebody just wants cupcakes, I I love to take those little breaks in between the 3D cakes as well.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah. You talk about breaks, you know, that's a good segue, segue, I think. So you find the 3D cakes a little bit more challenging and like the buttercream cakes and the cupcakes to be your time of relaxation. Do you ever take any other time, any other time away from doing cakes to relax? And what do you do in those times?

Joy, Relief, And Delivery Anxiety

SPEAKER_01

Um, yeah, for sure. I definitely take my off days. I am very strict about that because I believe work-life balance is a must. You can't just work all the time and then burn out, you know, and then you're less happy or stuff like that. So I definitely do take some time for myself. I love going to dinner. There were some things I love to do before um I actually had an accident and broke my leg in a few places. So there are some things I am not capable of doing, but before that, I was boxing, I was heart rated, I was doing some of everything. Anything that's fun for me, traveling, anything like that. Even going to Disneyland, believe it or not, as a big adult, I have fun. Oh, I love Disneyland.

SPEAKER_02

I know. I know.

SPEAKER_01

So you know, anything that is fun for me um is a way for me to online and just enjoy my time off. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03

Do you ever find your baking experiences to be therapeutic?

Home Kitchen Dreams Of A Storefront

SPEAKER_01

Um I can't say it necessarily is. I do have a love for it. Um, but yes, I guess in a sense so, because even if I might not be getting some kind of therapy from caking, I know how tremendously it impacts my clients and persons who receive cakes. You know, sometimes I can see persons come through the door to collect the cake and they look like if they have the weight of the world on their shoulders. But when they see the cake and they perk up and they get excited and they start jumping for joy, you know, I know I'm doing something worthwhile for sure. So even if it does not, even if it is not therapeutic for me, I know the trickle-down effect works for others as well. I think that's yeah.

SPEAKER_02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03

So you you talk about the effect of the cake on your client. Talk about the effect of your cake on you. What do you feel when you've completed, successfully completed a cake?

SPEAKER_01

Well, I do feel a bit of relief. Especially if it's a very challenging cake and relief, especially on those roads when you have the transport cakes. Oh my goodness, it's a nightmare. So it is a sign of relief for me when I have completed the cake, and then too, I just feel joy doing the cakes, especially then when you get a good feedback from a client or the message you or call you and say, I love my cake. You can't believe it. This was so nice, you know. So it does definitely bring some joy to my life for sure. Because if this job did not bring joy, I think I would have packed up a long time ago and be a pilot or something, pursue some other kind of thing.

SPEAKER_03

You know, another challenge. You just go ahead and try to take on another challenge of it. Yes, for sure. Yeah, I feel the anxiety that comes from delivering a cake. Yes, worse thing ever.

Pricing, Worth, And Saying Yes

SPEAKER_01

It's like being on death row and just waiting for the flip the switch switch to get flipped, you know, it's like you know exactly, and you don't realize how stressed you are until you drop the cake off and you're going back home.

SPEAKER_03

And you're speeding because now you can speed, yeah. Now you can definitely speed, and now you're relieved. Yes. Do you have a storefront or do you work from home? I work.

SPEAKER_01

Yeah, I work from home. Owning a storefront has definitely been a dream of mine. But even I remember a while ago, I was looking around and just not finding a place that I was comfortable with. And then sometimes when I found the place, you know, it just did not work out. It seemed like if a door would shut in your face. But I always tell God, you know, if something is not for me, shut the door in my face straight away. Yeah. So I I do believe sometimes that is a sign. Hopefully, one day I will own a storefront and I can do more and offer tapes that persons can walk in and just buy stuff out of the display, which would be really nice and fantastic. But for now, I'm pretty comfortable working from home. So yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_03

So you you you run this successful business out of Barbados, and we have young girls listening to us. You know, here we have Garielle, a young female entrepreneur, you know, leading this booming business out of Barbados. Talk to our listeners, share with them what are some of your biggest challenges as an entrepreneur, challenges that you face and how you've managed to overcome them. Okay.

Honesty, Reliability, And Service

SPEAKER_01

Um, a biggest challenge for me is kind of stepping out of my comfort zone. Although I love Shredy Case, I still have a little issue stepping out of my comfort zone to a certain extent. So for me, that could be a little bit challenging and be a bit difficult to overcome. Another thing that at least I get a lot from newer makers too as well. Sometimes persons may message me and they would say, hey, you know, I would love to start doing 3D cakes, but I'm so afraid that it's not gonna work. Or, you know, I tried once and it just didn't work. And I'm like, you just have to do it. You have to accept that fail and move on. So I think fear of failure is a very huge thing that cripples a lot of persons and stops them from actually pursuing dreams or doing more or just simply evolving. And I think it affects everybody, but you have to accept that you will fail. Everybody fails at some point in time, even the most successful people fail. But you have to be willing to just pick yourself up and keep going. Like, don't let that hinder you and cripple you, and you're never gonna do it again. No, because not it would not be here if you saw my first Redicate, it was horrendous. So you just keep going.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah. So you your your message to them is to pick yourself up and keep going. Talk to me about logistics and getting your items, you know, from the States or to you know, to Barbados. What are some of the logistical challenges you have as an islander to getting your supplies and stuff?

Social Media Personality And Reels

SPEAKER_01

Yeah. Well, a lot of my products they come in via the Wholesale suppliers here. So it is not too challenging. But if I need other things like print edible ink, that is not something that you can easily get here in Barbados or you know, certain types of fabric paper or anything like that. So it can be a little bit challenging, and there will be some huge custom fees, which is real ridiculous sometimes. It's an arm and a leg. You leave there with your kidney, you know, you come with your kidney, kidney, and you leave with your kidney gone, you know. So it is a bit challenging with that, and it could be a bit um defeating to feel as if you have to spend this much to just bring in some low-cake supplies, you know. But at the end of the day, I think you could make it back, and you gotta try, at least you have to try to make it back in some way or fashion.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah. So you you talk about um custom fees and going and you know, going with your kidney and leaving without it. Um challenges and taxes or the duties that you have to pay. But tell me, how do you kind of um you balance your own creativity with the business side of things? Because guess what? You have this creative idea, but then there's these these high taxes to get all the things that you need. How do you balance that? Do you dumb your design down? I don't know if dumb is the word, or if you get what I'm saying? Or do you continue and go? So tell me how to tell me how you balance that.

SPEAKER_01

Well, I always think if a person is is willing to pay for it, all you have to do is just charge them for it. Because that's what I when I first started, I was very anxious about fully charging clients. You know, this person is gonna think this price is so exorbitant, I'm not gonna pay this for cake, who is gonna pay this for cake? But you'd be surprised at when you start doing these things and and showing people what your worth is in the cake industry, that they are willing to pay. Not everyone, but you will find somebody that is willing to pay if you buy in these things that might be pricey or high in cost, taxes, all that. You can still just build them to the client and they'll be willing to pay for it because it is an experience, it is a birthday, a wedding, an event. That is something that is not very that does not happen very often. So I think, especially for weddings, persons are willing to splurge a lot more. That's supposed to be a one-time deal, you know.

SPEAKER_02

So they're doing it all out.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah, of course. You know, I believe in going all out too. And I I I kind of struggled with my pricing when I started to eat cake, because I was like, oh, nobody's gonna pay me for all of this. But girl, I I'm not struggling with my price now because you have to know your worth.

SPEAKER_01

Once you know your worth and your value that goes into your cakes, it is a lot easier. And persons will find you. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_03

You don't have to tell them that again, Gary El that persons will find them as long as you're putting out quality work and you don't have to sell yourself short. That's what I tell people all the time. Just and just let your work speak for itself sometimes.

Growth, Professionalism, And Mindset

SPEAKER_01

Yes, that is the truth. And being honest, professional, reliable, that is also very important to clients so they could build a level of trust with you. Uh, sometimes I may have a client that I might, you know, overcharged by$2, or I I um calculate their invoice incorrectly. And I will call them back and say, hey, I have your two dollars here. And being honest in that way, it really does build a more trusting relationship with your client and being reliable because you don't want to tell a person you're gonna do a cake for them, and then when they show up, it's not ready. You know, they're not gonna have any faith in you going forward, they're just gonna probably write you off quickly.

SPEAKER_03

Of course, of course. Um, once bit and twice, shy. And it doesn't hurt to be a real school. So this girl, she got that thing down, like she's over there voicing over everything. But you've you've handled um social media well. Talk to me a little bit about your social media experience. Do you get most of your businesses from you know being on social media? How do you market?

SPEAKER_01

Um, well, I do get quite a bit from social media, yes. Um, when I first started, social media was not as big as it was, as it is now. So a lot of my clientele um grew from word of mouth, from persons tasting things themselves when they were at a party and shared a cake or something like that. But yes, now I definitely use social media quite a bit, and that is why you will also see me putting on a lot of jokey skits and little reels that are hilarious, so that people could just come in and feel relaxed, purchase a cake. You know, sometimes I have persons I am buying a cake from you just because I like your personality. And I'm like, that's a big thing, you know. So anything that will help to me will be beneficial in terms of getting more sales, especially using social media. So, yeah, yeah.

Community, Faith, And Resilience

SPEAKER_03

I absolutely agree with you around the um the social media and showing your personality more because I'm the dullest person online, I don't do reels. I am so dull. No, the Instagram page is dull. I don't do reels, I'm I don't like listening to myself, and even though I I'm driven um to do this podcast to increase knowledge about cake and bakers and entrepreneurship and women in business and things that you can achieve. Girl, I don't like hearing me myself talk. I don't like it myself.

SPEAKER_01

Yeah, that is something I struggle with too at first when I started doing recordings was like I sound, you know, you're kind of insecure about how you sound, but it's like half people that sound worse than me, and they're doing recording, so I think I'll be fine, you know.

SPEAKER_03

So yeah, yeah. Let me tell you something. I um, you know, like when everybody was dancing on readings and doing all that.

SPEAKER_01

I don't think the dancing bit is for me. I will stick to the humor or the behind the scenes of the cake, it's about the dancing bit is probably not for me.

What’s Next For Sugar Rush

SPEAKER_03

Well, one day I I tried, I recorded myself doing that stuff, and my what I did wrong was watch myself before. And you got into your head. No, no, I did no, I'm not. I I know it's the way to go, but I was like, so I really admire people when I see them um, you know, getting their views from their reels, and they're just really giving it a hundred. I love that kind of commitment, you know, to work it with your product. Like you do an amazing job. Yeah, you do an amazing job. I used to watch Tabby Case. You do you follow her? Tabby Case out of the UK. Sure. She was on them reels, Mike. You see how you're on your reels? She's on top of her reels.

Where To Find Garielle Online

SPEAKER_01

I will definitely follow her now. Just because you mentioned it, I will follow her now and check her out. She's a queen of reels. That's really great. It's good to see persons doing other things and being innovative to try to push your business because it can be challenging, but once you do it and you like what you're doing, I I think that's that is definitely the best thing you can do.

SPEAKER_03

Exactly. I that you are absolutely correct. Once you like it, then go for it. Yes. And I feel like any way, any way you can find to market your products and your brand, you should do it. Yes. You know, as long as you're comfortable. So you talk about um initially thinking that you'd go into psychology, but then you took um culinary arts in a gap year and you never looked back. Tell me a little bit about what you've personally learned about yourself throughout your journey as an entrepreneur. What have you learned about you?

Closing, Mindful Moment, And Support

SPEAKER_01

Well, I had I definitely had some growing up to do. That is definitely the truth. Um, especially if you want to have a business where your level of professionalism is high. You have to definitely you can't always say everything that's on your mind. Like when you're young and the first thing that pops off your head, you say, you know, you can't do that now when you have a business. So I definitely had to learn to control a bit of my mouth and to uh and to just realize that you know you're going down this path. So enjoy it when you're here because I never want a job that when I wake up on a morning, I I feel like if I don't want to go to it, you know, like I hate, you know, you slam the alarm clock or your striking on your wall or something. I don't want to wake up on the mornings and feel like if I I hate my job. So you know, I definitely have found ways to work on different areas to make sure that I am happy doing what I'm happ doing and to make sure that my clients are definitely happy too.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah. So your classmates, you see them right now. Tell me about that experience when they come into your, you know, your space and they're ordering a cake. My I didn't hear you, my classmates, you know, from classmates.

SPEAKER_01

So um, yes, I still have a few yes who come and purchase from me from different schools. Um I think they still are very, as I said, they're happy with the work are you doing or not, they probably would not be here and coming back. So I think that's going pretty well. And some of them are very encouraging as well. They're like, Girl, you know, you're doing so good and got this for you, you know, this. And it is very encouraging indeed. And some of them are very proud as well, just happy that I've done pretty good for myself. And even now that I've been nominated for the ECRB and Bacon Awards, you know, some of them like, I'm voting for you every single day, every single day, thank you, thank you, you know. So all of that is very reassuring and and nice to see that kind of level of camaraderie, you know.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah, congratulations on that. I need to put that in our intro. Um, we're hoping that you win. So we'll definitely splash that about the place. Of course. Talk to me a little bit about your the responsibility you feel to your community, and what would your message be to a boy or a girl who uh wants to start a cake business?

SPEAKER_01

Well, one thing I would say is be careful of everybody that isn't wrong in what they're saying. Some people are saying things from a place of fear, and that could feel like if it's sabotaging you and stopping you from progressing. Because that's one thing too. I I did get a little bit when I first decided to quit my job. You know, I had a lot of people saying, oh, but what are you gonna do? The business ain't gonna work out. Suppose it doesn't work out, you know. You quit a good job to, you know, go and invest in a bit, you know. So just be a little bit weary of that. That negativity could really spread and stop you from doing what you should be doing or could be doing. So I think that is very important. If God puts it in your heart, just do it. That is all. Have faith enough to think that he will see you through and all will be well. Because that's how I live my life. I just put God in it and he will see me through even in the roughest situations, and I'll get somewhere or another.

SPEAKER_03

That's why she said she said if God has brought it to you, he will see you through it, and so that you can become who you're destined to be. Before we go, Gariel, tell us what's in store for sugar rush design.

SPEAKER_01

Um, so more 3D cakes for sure. I definitely would love to keep creating interactive 3D cakes. So if I could go and and do even better than I'm doing now, that would be great for me. So I'm still looking for other techniques. I'm always trying to find something to do that is better than what I'd done before, improving. And for me, that is just the the most tremendous thing you can do for a business is always keep improving, always learning, always researching and studying, doing a little background, little experiments, and seeing how you can improve significantly as a business.

SPEAKER_02

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_03

I I love watching you and I love watching your business grow. I love what you represent to girls. I love what you represent to girls in the Caribbean and girls across the world. And I'm I'm extremely proud of you. I'm a proud, I'm very, very proud of you. I'm hoping that you win this award, and I want to encourage everyone to go and vote for you. I know that we would hear that you have won. And from one island girl to the next, I just love when we're shining. We're such proud people, and I love success.

SPEAKER_01

Yeah, yes, especially for women, because you know, we women are kind of always at the bottom of the food chain. So when we rise to the top, there's always exciting and fun to see.

SPEAKER_03

Yes, absolutely. This has been like a really exciting little chat with you, Gariel. Thank you for saying yes to me and to our listeners. Listen, Barbados, she's shining, she's making awesome 3D cakes. She makes all the other fun cakes too. But man, she's amazing. Go, go, go, go find her. Um, watch her videos, they're extremely funny. Tell me where they can find you.

SPEAKER_01

Uh Sugarush Cakes, Sugarush Kate Design, sorry. Um, that is my page on Instagram, on Facebook, on TikTok. If you want to go to the website, sugarushcate designs.com, and you can basically just type in sugarushcake designs and you're gonna see me pop up, even if you type it into Google. You're gonna see it pop up.

SPEAKER_03

Okay, listen, I didn't even know how she has a TikTok, so I'm gonna go over there because she's real extra. She's so she's real extra with these voiceover and video. Like I'm telling you, I'm really gonna go look for her over on TikTok. Thank you. And I'm I I wanna thank thank you so much for for coming, Gabrielle. And I want to thank you, our listeners, for joining us. If you've enjoyed this conversation with this beautiful young lady that you'll see on YouTube, yes, over there in the past. Um, comment, leave her a message. And this has been your slice of joy and healing. I want to encourage you all to like and subscribe. I want to thank you for continuing to support the Cake Therapy Foundation. This has been the Cake Therapy Podcast. Thank you so much for joining.

SPEAKER_01

Thank you for having me. Thank you so much.

SPEAKER_03

Today's mindful moment is let the warmth of the Oven remind you to bring warmth into your day and also into the relationships and into yourself.

SPEAKER_00

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