We had the good fortune of connecting with Maria Antonieta DPaola and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Maria Antonieta, what is the most important factor behind your success?
The most important factor behind my success has been work, However I consider that is has not been a single factor but rather the combination of them. The dedication, perseverance, the love when you do the job and the most important “Fight for your dreams without resting” have made Manto’s Cakes what it is today

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I am gonna start telling you that I am a Dentist that now is a Cake decorator that’s owns a Bakery and that by itself make me apart from the others, being a Dentist gave me the ability to work with my hands, However I always have to credit my Grandmother because she always told me that we have to have a career and a occupation. I spent 15 years of my life practicing dentistry specifically Endodontics and I think that gave me the ability not only with my hands just with my patient when I am doing my creations. The road was not easy, but with work and love you can make it. I never give up when I have a challenge. Life is a learning constant, every day you learn something new. I have learned a lot throughout my life and my career and I still have a lot to learn
I want the world know about me as a women that had a dream and no matter what obstacles she had it she could make her dreams come true

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
1. Stone Mountain 2. Ponce City Market
3. Atlanta Fish Market
4. Atlanta Botanical Garden
5. The Battery
6. If is a Baseball season of course a Braves Game

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
To Honor all the woman’s who have had to leave their country, their career, their profession, and start a new live and reinvent themselves.

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Image Credits
Photographer: Brittany Sloan IG: @brittanysloan.llc www.brittanysloan.com

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