Atlanta, GA
Small business rises from the ashes: ‘Nothing is impossible for me’
Enterprise proprietor rebuilds after large fireplace
A devastating fireplace destroyed a small enterprise inside a South Fulton warehouse again in September. Six months later the CEO is again in enterprise and in a brand new location.
ATLANTA – A devastating fireplace destroyed a small enterprise inside a warehouse in South Fulton final September.
“Nothing is unattainable for me and I believe that’s the true phrase for Play Pits post-fire,” Chantel Powell stated.
Powell, who’s the CEO of Play Pits, nonetheless remembers the three a.m. cellphone name that modified her life in early September 2022.
“I may see the smoke from the freeway. I had no concept that I’d see the extent of fireside. It was explosive as a result of the neighbor had propane gasoline and oxygen that causes an explosion,” Powell stated.
The huge fireplace in South Fulton at Atlanta Customized Iron Works modified the trajectory of her enterprise.
“From that day ahead, I’ve woken up on daily basis, and simply saved transferring ahead,” Powell stated.
Powell’s firm began with a deal with kids’s deodorant however has quickly expanded to grownup manufacturers. She developed a loyal buyer base she lovingly calls her ‘underneath military’.
“We had been down for a short while, however now it’s greater and higher,” Powell stated.
Six months later, and he or she’s discovered a brand new house at what’s known as the E-Comm Areas in southwest Atlanta. It’s a constructing and firm that helps small companies with fulfilling and delivery orders.
“Robust instances will occur. Robust instances is part of life. You hear folks say ‘life be life-ing’, effectively life shall be life, however it’s the way you handle and navigate the conditions,” Powell stated.
As her firm emerges from the ashes, she nonetheless seemed out for others.
“We’ve been capable of give again locally. We sponsored a youth gala for soccer and a workforce known as uncommon breed,” Powell stated.
Powell says she is ensuring to show what was despatched as a take a look at into an affidavit.
“It’s actually superb. It’s a testomony that nothing is unattainable for certain,” Powell stated.
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