From Garage Sale to Business Success: Tamara Keefe's Ice Cream Journey
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- ✓Tamara Keefe founded Clementine’s Ice Cream in 2014 after leaving a draining corporate job.
- ✓She used her savings to build the brand, starting with a $2 hand-crank maker from a garage sale.
- ✓"Ice cream saved me twice," she said.
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- BUSINESS
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- Economic Times
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- 4 Minute(s)
- Market Focus
- India Economy
After feeling drained and unfulfilled in her corporate career, Tamara Keefe created Clementine's Ice Cream, driven by the joy of her childhood where she made ice cream with family. Pouring her savings into building this brand helped her establish credibility with local chefs. Joining the Goldman Sachs program gave her a boost, and now, Keefe shares her journey to inspire others to venture into the ice cream business.
Tamara Keefe, a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, founded Clementine's Ice Cream 'as a comfort project.' She previously worked in a marketing role at a Fortune 500 company. In 2014, 70-hour workweeks and constant, exhausting travel left her with little patience to continue. This turning point marked the beginning of her entrepreneurial journey.
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