She Left Teaching to Sell Pie And Now Her Family Makes 1,500 of Them in Two Days

Gabby Reising didn't grow up dreaming about pie.

She was a childhood education teacher. Her sister was a nurse practitioner. Their husbands work in NASCAR at Joe Gibbs Racing. And somehow... they ended up owning one of the most beloved pie shops in the Lake Norman area.

That's the thing about entrepreneurship. It doesn't always look like you planned.

In this episode, Gabby shares the full story behind Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop in Birkdale Village — from losing their SBA loan right when COVID hit, to soft-opening in February 2021 and saving their grand opening for Pi Day (March 14th). Because of course they did.

We talk about:

• What it's actually like running a family business with your sister, your husbands, your in-laws, and your kids
• How they go through 500 pounds of apples in two days at Thanksgiving
• Why apple and key lime are always fighting for the #1 spot
• The "Pie it Forward" program giving back to local nonprofits
• And the hard lessons — trusting the wrong people, wearing too many hats, and figuring it out anyway

Five years in. Thousands of pies. And that Wednesday morning Thanksgiving line still humbles her every single time.

This one's good. Like peanut butter chocolate 4-inch good.

🥧 Find Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop:

📍 16836 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Huntersville, NC 28078

📱 Instagram: @buttermilkskypieshop

🌐 buttermilkskypie.com

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