I often get asked questions about what it’s like to run a cat cafe.
The obvious answer is it’s super fun and super rewarding given I get to spend a lot of time with cats (win) and see a lot of people grow great big smiles on their faces when they are spending time with our cats (win win).
BUT it’s also A LOT of work.
So it’s super important to have a great team of people who share the same vision and love cats like we do!
A few weeks ago I gave you guys a quick intro to the key members of our rescue partner LYFF and shared a bit about all the great work they do. And today I want to begin introducing you to some members of our Cat & Craft staff
Let’s start with our General Manager, Charlene.
Charlene was born in Encinitas so she’s a local! She came to us after moving back to SD from Long Beach where she spent 10 years managing a bakery and a coffee shop.
She has two cats of her own – George who is a gorgeous grey dude and Lorelei – a beautiful tortoiseshell lady who she adopted from Cat & Craft!
Lorelei isn’t a big picture poser but is a total sweetheart loving her new furrever home and her big brother George.
Charlene also has two human boys (ha) and likes to design jewelry in her spare time.
Next up is our Cat Lounge host supervisor Jennifer!
On top of doing an awesome job keeping the kitties well fed, loved on, and the cat lounge looking pristine, Jennifer is skilled at getting some of our shy kitties to open up and acclimated to their new surroundings.
And just like Charlene, Jennifer made a special connection with a C&C foster named The Dude and is now his furrever parent!
Oh yea, she also has her black belt in Taekwondo and competes regularly. (best watch your Ps & Qs in the Cat Lounge 😹👍 ).
Next week I’ll introduce you to a few more of our lounge hosts and baristas – until then, have a great weekend and we hope to see you soon!