Residence: Worcester
Education: Bachelor’s degree in English from Wellesley College, and a certificate in baking and pastry from New England Culinary Institute in Vermont
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Alexis Kelleher’s business Crust Bakeshop took the same hits as other small businesses, particularly in the hospitality industry. Yet, motivated by her newborn child – Reed – she and her life and business partner, Nate Rossi, pushed forward to take advantage of a new demand for Crust’s products and expanded to a second location on West Boylston Street in September.
What was 2020 like for you?
At the beginning of the pandemic, I was just finishing my maternity leave with a three-month-old. Immediately thereafter, the entire state ws on lockdown. I was terrified. It was scary and bleak. Even after we were allowed to reopen, I was nervous about letting anyone into the store, because we wanted to minimize contact.