[Staff Series #5] How Leslie Ciccone Retains Staff at (swah-rey) with Constant Kindness
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Leslie Ciccone is the owner of (swah-rey), a two-location (soon to be four location) dessert bar in St Petersburg, Florida. Her whole business model is centered around kindness, and she aims to create a work environment for young women that’s supportive and challenging, and that sets a standard of how they should let themselves be treated by an employer.   Thanks for listening to The Garnish! Sign up for our listener newsletter at bit.ly/thegarnish Our theme song is Leopard, from Filmstro.
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