We saw that (Baskin-Robbins sale notice) and thought, oh, that would be fun to own an ice cream shop,' Hannah said. 'We wanted to invest in something, and we always wanted to be entrepreneurs. The opportunity to own a business meant he had to give that up. The brand was once known for its 31 flavors - representing a different ice cream for each day of the month - but today has more than 1,400 flavors.Įthan, a certified public accountant, had been doing taxes for a Colorado Springs firm after graduating from college and had just started working as financial controller for Matt Smith at Snooze Mattress Company. The popular ice cream store chain is the world's largest and was founded in 1945 in Glendale, California, by Burton Baskin and Irvine Robbins, ice cream enthusiasts and brothers-in-law. 'We wanted to own a business, and we were looking online and saw the Baskin-Robbins stores were for sale, so we messaged Renee (Prutch), the current owner, went and looked at the stores and the financials and here we are,' Ethan said with a laugh. They already own a rental property and were looking to do even more to establish themselves as entrepreneurs. Having college educations, good jobs and a family weren't the Summers' only aspirations. Aspiring entrepreneurs go beyond rental property owners Hannah had amassed three years of college by the time she graduated from GOAL Academy in 2017 and graduated from Colorado State University Pueblo in 2019.Įthan and Hannah Summers along with their two children Carter, 2, and Oliver, 3, enjoy treats at their Pueblo West Baskin-Robbins location on Wednesday. Hannah's family moved to Pueblo West from Greeley when her father, Josh Muller, became band director at Pueblo County High School.Įthan graduated from Pueblo West High School in 2018 and finished his accounting degree from Colorado State University Pueblo two years later thanks to early college programs.

They have been residents of Pueblo West since Ethan, a native of Kansas, was 1 and Hannah was 2. Amazingly, Ethan Summers, 23, and Hannah Summers, 24, have yet to hit their 25th birthdays and, aside from their business pursuits, somehow find time to be parents to their daughter Carter, 2, and son, Oliver, 3. The pair recently purchased the Pueblo West Baskin-Robbins at 922 Hailey Lane and the Southside Pueblo Baskin-Robbins at 2704 S. A Pueblo West Gen Z couple that managed to wrap up their college educations in lightning-fast time are now the proud owners of two local Baskin-Robbins stores.

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