In this episode, I sit down with Kristen and Wes Bechtel — the husband-and-wife team behind Bombalatti’s Ice Cream in Wilmington, NC. We talk about the real side of entrepreneurship: active-shooter lockdowns, plumbing disasters, chaos at multiple locations, and somehow still loving what they do.
Their story reminds me that the hardest days in business can still feel better than the best days at a desk job. I love how honest they are about the sacrifices and surprises no one tells you about when chasing a dream.
Timestamps
(00:00) — Intro
(07:55) — Buying Bombalatti’s opportunity
(14:44) — Daily challenges in growth
21:58 — Why expansion keeps happening
(29:36) — Creativity takes backseat often
(36:53) — Systems break with scale
(44:25) — When family calls louder
(52:04) — Success still costs something
About the Show
Business From Scratch with Abbye McGee is for people who are building a business while rebuilding their life. Abbye, a single mom and three-time founder, shares clear and honest talk about the real work behind mindset, money, identity, and daily life when you start from zero.
The show gives you steady guidance, simple steps you can use right away, and real conversations with founders, creatives, and friends who built their own way.
Each week helps you focus, test ideas, and keep moving even when the process feels messy.
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