There are quite a few things entrepreneurs check off their list as they launch a new business. A good business plan and location always are included, but as Steve Konopelski of Turnbridge Point in Denton can tell you, there’s nothing better than making sure you get on a nationally-televised network when you open your doors.
And that’s what Steve did when he, and his husband, Rob Griffith, opened up their bed & breakfast inn after more than a decade living in New York as a professional Broadway dancer (Steve) and attorney (Rob). With a culinary arts degree in baking, Konopelski trained for years before making the big leap to have his own business. He also decided on a whim to try out for a new baking competition show on the Food Network and against thousands of other great bakers, won a place on the Holiday Baking Championship this fall.
In his Spy interview, Steve talks about his Hollywood experience and also the challenges running a small business as well as the joys of running the business, baking lessons, and feeling welcomed in Denton.
This video is approximately four minutes in length. Images and additional video provided by the Food Network. The Holiday Baking Championship on Sunday evenings at 9.
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