Husband-and-wife team Ali and Kevin Cohane opened Persephone Bakery in 2011, inspired by time spent in Paris, where Kevin trained in baking at Le Cordon Bleu and the couple fell in love with café culture. Since then, the business has grown into a beloved Jackson business with two Persephone cafés and Picnic, a sister concept. Ali and Kevin talk about what it takes to deliver a high level of hospitality in a place where labor is expensive and hard to find, and the ongoing challenge of housing their team, made even harder by recent shifts in immigration policy. The couple also discuss the elusive search for work-life balance, why taking care of their team has paid off, whether Jackson’s rising costs mean a $15 muffin is somewhere on the horizon and the road ahead as Persephone celebrates its 15th anniversary.
Mountain Moguls: Baked In — Ingredients of Persephone’s Success
