We had the good fortune of connecting with Markie Darling and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Markie, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
When I actually sat down to put my vision on paper, I thought about creating a happy and stress free environment for myself. I took a passion of mine and turned it into a successful career and or that I am grateful.

What should our readers know about your business?
This journey definitely hasn’t been a smooth one. Balancing a demanding full-time job in payroll support and running a business full time is HARD! Finding and training reliable staff, understanding food cost and pricing for profit, keeping accurate records for tax filings, finding the right accountant, marketing and becoming a salesperson are just few things. However, with a patience and understanding circle of family and friends, along with the grace of God, I found my footing and my groove. Those are definitely things to be grateful for.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
My absolute favorite place in the city is my church, Faith Walk Ministries located in Riverdale, GA. I would definitely make sure that we visited while my friends were visiting. After that we would have to have dinner at Ted Montana’s Grill… whew I can taste my bacon cheeseburger with half fries and half onion rings now 🙂 If all goes as planned there would a nice neo soul concert taking place at Center Stage. Nothing better than fun and games at either Andretti’s or David and Busters. For a good relaxing facial for us ladies we would partake at Blinking Bellas in Marietta and then have dessert at SneauxBalls in the West End.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would like to thank my family and friends for the continuous love and support. Being a business owner is not an easy task and having a sound foundation of supporters is a blessing.

Website: www.daddysgirlbbq.com

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