Podcast appearances and mentions of christina moffatt

During the last Small Business & Startup Stories DSM podcast of 2021, Partnership's Christina Moffatt, director of small business development, and Diana Wright, startup community builder, shared their thoughts on 2021 and what's to come in 2022.

After working for corporate America for 10 years, Christina Moffatt decided she was tired of seeing people with no happiness in their day. Her mission became to find what makes people happy. The answer she found? Cupcakes and dessert, which is how Crème Cupcake was founded. Christina was able to combine her management and marketing experience with her culinary skills to take her dream from a home-operated bakery to a commercial kitchen in less than a year. Listen in to hear how Crème pivoted early during the pandemic and continues to be a staple of Des Moines. Christina also has valuable experience helping other small business owners and shares knowledgeable advice. 

Erin Huiatt began blogging as a way to share her adventures as a young mom. Little did she know that her hobby would grow into an entrepreneurial success story times three. Erin discusses her unique path as a female business owner with one of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Startup Stories hosts, Christina Moffatt.

Waking up in the ER sets course to a life-changing career path. Christina Moffatt sits down with Rita Perea to discuss how a lifelong career in education taught her the most important lesson of her life.

What happens when there's nothing wrong with your job, but your hobby brings you and everyone around you so much more joy? That is a tricky spot to be in. Could your hobby be more than a hobby? How do you find out? Join us for Episode #39 of The Uncommon Life Project as we explore sweet success with our guest Christina Moffatt, Cupcake Warrior. Christina faced challenges along the way, both large and small, as she built her business. She talks with us about how to not just shoot from the hip, but find the courage to jump in and take smart entrepreneurial risks. And when challenges come along, how to roll with those punches. After working for 10 years in corporate U.S.A., Christina Moffatt decided she was tired of seeing people who had no happiness in their day. Her mission became to find out what makes people happy. The answer, she discovered, is cupcakes and dessert. A baker since she could hold a measuring spoon, Christina combined her culinary skills with her management and marketing experience to create Crème Cupcake + Dessert, which expanded from a home-operated bakery to a commercial kitchen in less than a year. A graduate of Iowa State University and the University of Toledo CBA Program, Christina owns and operates Crème Cupcake + Dessert, and serves as the Director of Small Business Resources for the Greater Des Moines Partnership. She also devotes her time and talents to many local boards. Christina has won several awards for her business including DSM Top List for Best Bakery, Cityview's Best Dessert, Sweet Equality Best Dessert, runner up for the Iowa Mixology Competition and runner up on The Food Network's Cupcake Wars. Christina has also been featured in Pastry & Baking North America in the Regional Showcase and Baker in Focus. what you will learn in this episode: How to understand your numbers before quitting your day job for a new venture Why having your spouse on board is so crucial to entrepreneurial endeavors How to scale from a hobby to a thriving commercial enterprise How to manage start-up capital outlays Delegating so the business does not become your entire life The power of people believing in your concept and especially you What to do when life hands you something that's not in the business plan How to find good mentors and become a mentor to others

Hi this is Marji Guyler-Alaniz. This week on Shining Bright, we’re getting up out of the weeds and talking about working ON versus IN your business. First up we’ll hear from Christina Moffatt, an entrepreneur and small business expert here in Iowa then, to Erica Welch, a maple syrup FarmHer who has scaled her farm by working ON her business, Saturday at noon and Sunday at 1pm Eastern on Rural Radio 147 and the Sirius XM app.

Scott Carlson opened his first brewery with a vision to show off varieties to Greater Des Moines (DSM). Since then, he has increased his small business portfolio to four local favorite restaurants and breweries — CABCo, Americana, Gilroy's and Iowa Craft Beer Tent. Hear how he made a name for himself in the restaurant and brewery industry.

Sara Jacobson shares how she turned her long-time vision into reality by opening a beauty bar and clothing boutique, aptly named Fusion Boutique.

At the height of the Great Recession in 2009, Megan McKay decided to build a brewery in the small Iowa town of Knoxville on the edge of Greater Des Moines (DSM). Peace Tree Brewing Company has since expanded to the Historic East Village in Downtown DSM and Grinnell. The business now employs 14 full time and 35 part time employees.

Melissa Carlson picked up a passion for graphic design as a student in high school. She credits her interest in creativity, art and design to a high school teacher who encouraged her to pursue the field at university. Carlson studied at Grand View University in Greater Des Moines (DSM). After landing her first job at a publishing company, a second at an ad agency and then at an architecture firm, she then founded 818 Designs.

Greater Des Moines (DSM) entrepreneur Tracy Fuller’s story began in 1987. Her son had passed away and she was looking for a way to get off the couch and into the world. Fuller started a company called Happy Occasions. In 2004, the name changed to InnovativEvents when the company’s customer base went international. From the Sydney Opera House in Australia to a castle in Ireland, the company now produces events for corporate clients managing AV, sound, food and décor.

Crème Cupcake + Dessert owner Christina Moffatt was turned down by seven banks but her business still succeeded.

Christina Moffatt has faced some pretty sucky things in her life, but it's only when she learned to embrace them that she could move forward. Moffatt is the founder and owner of Creme Cupcakes + Dessert in Des Moines.