Giving Back

When I started my business, I wanted to establish a set of core values to guide me and my team as we built this company from the ground up. Two of the values that mean a lot to me are “Community” and “Making a Difference.” I envisioned a company that not only thrived but also gave back through donations of time and financial support to local charities and initiatives.

Because of this commitment, I’ve been fortunate to have incredible opportunities to visit universities, high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools to share my journey as a young female entrepreneur. It’s been an amazing experience to inspire and encourage the next generation of business owners!

Recently, I had the pleasure of working with Apogee School during its business course. I first visited their campus to talk with students about how I launched Milky Tomato, followed by an amazing Q&A session. They had such great questions! I was really impressed. After that, I invited them to tour my warehouse, giving them a behind-the-scenes look at how we operate. Since their curriculum involved creating their own businesses, I encouraged them to design stickers for their brands, which I then helped bring to life at our shop.

It was a truly rewarding experience. I can’t wait to continue supporting young entrepreneurs in their journeys!

Students waiting to enter the warehouse

Learning to make stickers

First step! Laminating the sheets!

Rolling prints to seal the laminate

It's harder then it looks!

Next, cutting the stickers!

And now the fun part: the final stickers are ready!

Learning how orders are prepared!

Reading the packing list!

Picking the order items!

Packing the order for shipping!

And another set of goodies is ready to ship!