Aloha, My name is Kelsey Perkins and I am applying for the full-time FOH position at Freshies. I live in Pukalani and have been living upcountry and on the north shore on Maui for the past 13 years. I currently work nights as a barback at Monkeypod Kitchen In Wailea. I have only been at Monkeypod for a little over a year, and although I do enjoy my job and the people I work with I am wanting to work closer to home and also would be ecstatic to be able to work mornings instead of nights.
I have worked at few different restaurants on Maui including Mama's Fish House and Maui Kombucha. I worked at Mama's for four years prior to the pandemic as a barback and I was as Maui Kombucha (when it was across the street, next to Fusion Fit) for 3 years prior to Mama's.
I took a little break from the restaurant industry after the pandemic; I ended up pursing my massage license which I am still in the process of getting activated. My Ideal situation is to work full time at Freshies and be able to practice masssage in the afternoons and evenings 2 or 3 nights a week.
I am passionate about being involved with the community and about supporting all things local. I love Maui with all my heart; this island has taken me in like no other place in the world. I am incredibly grateful for any and all opportunities to be service to the people of Maui. I feel extremely blessed to be a part of this island,
I was able to work with a fantastic group of people during my time at Maui Kombucha and had an excellent time serving our regular clientele. It was a very easy serving job with just 3 kombuchas on tap and sold mostly raw food, but we certainly were jamming some hours of the day from which I was able to really learn about the power of an excellent team and it was my first job becoming familiar with a POS system.