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Sincerely, Your Small Business
You’ve always wanted to get to know your favorite local business owners. But with everyone’s busy schedules, it can be hard to actually sit down and chat with each other and learn about the dreams, setbacks, successes, failures, and everything in between! All of which help shape us into the humans we are today.The Sincerely, Your Small Business podcast is your window into the lives and identities of small business owners that you support year-round. What inspires them, what makes them tick, and what has helped them grow as business owners, parents, community members, and friends.It’s a way to get to know them, so that when you DO run into one another at the grocery store, park, or place of business, you’ll know that at the end of the day, we can all build relationships and connect with one another through shared experiences.
Sincerely, Your Small Business
Patrick Evans
Patrick, a native son of Albemarle County, first found his inspiration where most cooks do—at home. Patrick grew up in a farmhouse in North Garden, where family meals and fresh ingredients from the garden shaped his childhood.
He moved to New York City to work in the art world, but a business trip to the Galicia region of Spain and a small Michellin-starred restaurant there named Casa Marcelo inspired him to take a different path and bring his art to the world of food.
After culinary school, he worked at Blue Hill and 81 Restaurant under Dan Barber and Juan Cuevas, respectively. An interest in bread making brought him to the New York artisan bakery Amy’s Bread. From there, he became Executive Baker for a successful start-up bakery called Choc O Pain, where he helped open two locations in NJ.
Patrick and his husband, Jason Becton, opened MarieBette Cafe and Bakery in 2014. It is named after their daughters, Marian and Betty. In 2019, they partnered with William Darsie to open Petite MarieBette, and in 2024, they opened Sbrocco's Donuts and Espresso with Melissa Portera.
Listen to this episode as we explore:
- Balancing business and family life
- The importance of dividing responsibilities and respecting each other's space, especially when you run a business with your spouse
- The supportive local community, which has been instrumental in the small business journey
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