“We cleaned out her bedroom and turned it into a cookie mix factory,” said Olivia’s mom Mary Huynh, who home-schools her four children. When the business took off during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Huynh and her husband, Joseph Nguyen, cleared out the master bedroom, too.
“We all slept in the living room,” Mary said. The family eventually transitioned the business from cake mixes to bubble tea, then closed the company altogether. It was overwhelming, Olivia said. But soon, Olivia was inspired to open another business.
“My kids are always asking,” Mary said, “Can we do swimming lessons? Can we do this, can we do that? Most of the time, if it’s doable, I’ll say yes.”…