Garrett Tichy is the kind of guy who doesn’t just walk into a room—he builds the room, stocks the fridge, and makes sure everyone feels like they belong there. Serial entrepreneur, community architect, and now, co-owner of Seemingly Overzealous, Charlotte’s fun, fast-growing dairy-, egg-, and gluten-free ice cream shop, Garrett has made a career out of turning “what ifs” into “why nots.”
If you’ve spent a minute in Charlotte’s creative circles, you’ve probably heard of Hygge Coworking—Garrett’s first big leap into building spaces where people connect, create, and thrive. But when the world shut down in 2020, Garrett and his wife, Jessica Berresse, started making ice cream at home for friends—a hobby that quickly spiraled into a sweet obsession and, eventually, a business that’s now scooping up smiles across three locations. (See what we did there?)
Seemingly Overzealous isn’t your average ice cream shop. Everything is homemade, and every scoop is free from dairy, eggs, and gluten—so everyone, from the most allergy-sensitive kid to the pickiest adult, can dig in without worry. Garrett’s mission? To make ice cream fun, inclusive, and, above all, delicious. As he puts it, “The experience is important to us. We want it to be a fun place to be, not only for kids, but adults too.”
On this episode of Raising a Ruckus, Garrett Tichy shares how a pandemic hobby became Charlotte’s coolest new hangout, why building community is always at the heart of his ventures, and what happens when you stop worrying about stuff and just go for it.
Cheers!
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