The People Project:
Candace Greer
By Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre | September 2, 2023
Meet Candace Greer!
Candace was raised in Hammond with one older brother. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2004. Then she earned her Bachelor's in Marketing with a minor in Business from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2008. Candace is the owner of Candace's Cake Balls.
She met her husband, Kyle, at a concert in Biloxi in 2011. They were both with friends and they started talking. They were married in 2013. Together they have James (7), Kade (4) and Jackson (2). They have a family dog, Hank.
Candace is on the Louisiana Children's Discovery Center board and a member of the Holy Ghost Mom's Club.
We want to thank Candace for spending some time with us and letting us get to know about her life and her love of the area.
Q: What led you to your current career?
A: I worked for North Oaks doing marketing for a couple of years, and I always had a side job of making and selling cake balls. The business has evolved to many partnerships with PJ's Coffee, CC's Coffee House, Rouses Markets and other regional stores. I went full time with the business in 2011, and I was the one making deliveries. I had a route I would drive weekly to drop cake balls. Thankfully, now I work with S&W, and they deliver the product now. We make an average of 2,000 cake balls a day and about 8,000 a week. We have a production line and location in Hammond.
Q: What is your favorite restaurant in the area, and what do you like to get there?
A: Cena! We go to lunch on Fridays and I order the spaghetti carbonara.
Q: What is your favorite childhood memory?
A: Vacationing with family at the beach.
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be? And why?
A: Croatia- I have always wanted to go.
Q: What is your favorite movie? What is the first movie you remember seeing in a theater?
A: My favorites are Legally Blonde and Forrest Gump. The first movie I remember seeing in the theater was a Batman movie with my family.
Q: Do you have a favorite book?
A: I liked the Paula Deen biography and also The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks.
Q: What advice would you give a group of people?
A: Don't underestimate yourself.
Q: What is your favorite music or an artist/band that you would like to see (dead or alive)?
A: Van Morrison is my favorite. I would like to see Leon Bridges perform.
Q: What current or former business makes you the most nostalgic about the area?
A: The old Hammond Square Mall; The Chick-fil-A in the mall!
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique that you love about the area?
A: Our downtown, the community, being close to the river.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A: Multiple warehouses in different states!
Q: What is a word or phrase that comes to mind when you think of the word “Home”?
A: Cajun.
Q: If you could have a full-time staff member that is fully paid for, what would that be? (Chef, housekeeper, driver, coach, personal trainer, etc.)
A: A housekeeper!
Q: If you had to choose one type of cuisine to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A: Italian food.
Q: What do you do when you are alone in your car?
A: Play on the phone (when stopped) or listen to music or sit in silence.
Q: What is the last gift you gave and received?
A: The last gift I gave was an air freshener to a friend when they got a new car. The last gift I received was diamond earrings from Kyle for our anniversary.
Q: What are you known for?
A: Cake balls and Greer boys!
Q: What is your favorite 90’s jam?
A: Something by Collective Soul.
Q: If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why?
A: To heal people.
Q: What are some of your hobbies?
A: Spending time with the kids, reading, working.
Q: What is your most commonly used emoji?
A: The face palm.
Q: What are you the most proud of?
A: My kids and my business.
Q: What two items would you take with you if you shipwrecked on a deserted island where food and water were taken care of?
A: My eyebrow pencil and concealer.
Q: If you won the lottery, what would you purchase or spend money on?
A: Buy a vacation home at the beach or lake, a plane and a boat.
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