♪ THE FEELING IN MY SOUL ♪ >>> IT'S TIME FOR A BIG SURPRISE FOR A BELOVED LOCAL BAKERY OWNER. WILL REEVE IS OUTSIDE HER SHOP IN BROOKLYN WITH TIKTOK SENSATION KEITH LEE. >> HE USES HIS TIKTOK WHICH HAS NEARLY 10 MILLION FOLLOWERS TO HIGHLIGHT SMALL BUSINESSES. AND HERE'S A LOOK. >> I'M IN NEW YORK. I GOT A CHOP CHEESE, A BACON EGG AND CHEESE AND A BUNCH OF SNACKS I NEVER TRIED BEFORE. THIS IS THE BEST SPOT IN VEGAS. LET'S TRY IT. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I GOT AN EMAIL. I'M AN EMPLOYEE AT THE PIZZERIA AND IT'S REALLY SLOW. WE CAN'T AFFORD RENT AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO TRY THE FOOD. I GOT IT. LET'S TRY IT. THESE LOOK AMAZING. BOY. SINCE THE NEWS I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE PHONE. I SEE WHY. I JUST PULLED UP. I SEE WHY. THE DOOR IS UP HERE. THE LINE GOES ALL THE WAY BACK THERE. >> THIS IS CRAZY. >> HOW MANY SAW THIS MAN ON TIKTOK? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> WOW. >> WOW. >> AMAZING. >> THAT IS. THE POWER OF TIKTOK AND POWER OF KEITH AND KEITH AND WILL ARE READY FOR OUR BIG SURPRISE. HEY, WILL. >> Reporter: HEY, YES, WE ARE, MICHAEL. GOOD MORNING. WE ARE IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK YORK OUTSIDE THE BAKERY ON BERGEN. HOT START THERE, KEITH. WE'LL GO INSIDE AND GET WARM COOKIES AND SURPRISE A DESERVING BUSINESS OWNER. FIRST WHY DID THIS STAND OUT TO YOU OUT OF ALL THE ONES YOU VISIT. >> I HEARD THIS FROM ANOTHER INFLUENCER. SO HAPPY I DID. I WENT AND TRIED IT. IT WAS DELICIOUS. >> Reporter: I WANT TO GET IN ON THE FUN AND SURPRISE AKIM RIGHT NOW SO COME WITH ME. IT IS TIME FOR A TELEVISION SURPRISE WHICH IS MY FAVORITE KIND OF SURPRISE AND HOPEFULLY AKIM, THE OWNER AND OPERATOR FEELS THE SAME WAY. WE WILL LET OUR CAMERA GO IN FIRST AT THE BAKERY ON BERGEN. I GOT TO GET THAT RIGHT. NOW, IS AKIM VANN HERE? IS THAT AKIM? >> YES. >> HI, MY NAME IS WILL REEVE. CAN YOU COME AROUND HERE? ALL RIGHT. GREAT. SO THIS IS AKIM AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL BAKERY. HI, NICE TO MEET YOU. YOU'RE LIVE ON TELEVISION RIGHT NOW. JUST SO YOU KNOW YOU LOOK WONDERFUL. I LOVE YOUR HAT. IT'S FABULOUS. YOU ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST DELICIOUS DESSERTS, COME IN, KEITH. YOU'RE PART OF THIS TOO. YOU KNOW THIS GUY. SO NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. >> OKAY. YES, HI. >> YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE ALONG FOR THE RIDE. >> YES. >> ALONG FOR THE RIDE HERE. >> THANK YOU. >> BUT FIRST WE JUST WANT TO SHOW AMERICA HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE AND -- >> HI, AMERICA. >> HOW MUCH YOU AND YOUR BAKERY MEAN TO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK. >> OH, MY GOSH. ♪ >> HI, IT'S KIM FROM THE BAKERY ON BERGEN WITH NEW NEWEST FLAVOR. >> Reporter: AKIM VANN STARTED THE BAKERY ON BERGEN EIGHT YEARS AGO IN THE HEART OF BROOKLYN DETERMINED TO INVEST BACK INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD. >> MY MOM REALLY TOOK LEADERSHIP INTO HER OWN HANDS AND CREATED A SPACE THAT WAS FOR THE COMMUNITY. >> Reporter: DESIGNING A SWEET ESCAPE WHERE SHE CAN SERVE UP A HOT TRAY OF COOKIES AND SPOONFUL OF KNOWLEDGE. >> SHE'S TAKEN HER EXTRAORDINARY MATH SKIMS AND SET UP THIS ADDITIONAL KIND OF FRAMEWORK WITHIN THE BAKERY ON BERGEN WHERE SHE WORKS AS A STUDENT COACH. >> WE'RE ALL FINE AT THE BAKERY ON BERGEN. >> Reporter: AKIM MAKING GIVING BACK HER MISSION SERVING AS A ROLE MODEL TO KIDS IN HER COMMUNITY. >> I THINK MORE PEOPLE NEED TO SEE WOMEN, WOMEN OF COLOR, SINGLE WOMEN, MOTHERS THAT ARE DOING THINGS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO THEMSELVES, INSPIRING PEOPLE. >> Reporter: CREATING AN EMPOWERING SPACE WITH ONE KEY INGREDIENT. LOVE. >> MY MOM IS FIERCE. SHE'S INSPIRING. SHE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN US. WHEN FOLKS TELL ME I CAN'T DO SOMETHING, I STILL GO OUT AND DO IT AND ACCOMPLISH IT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I WAS RAISED. >> Reporter: ALL RIGHT. SO -- >> I DON'T CRY. I'M NOT A CRIER. >> BRING OUT THE TEARS. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO SEE ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU AND LOVE YOUR BAKERY SAY SUCH GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOU? >> OH, MY SHALL GO. IT FEELS SO GOOD. THOSE ARE DEAR TO MY HEART PEOPLE. YOU ARE FUNNY. >> THIS IS YOUR SON, BY THE WAY. >> I WAS LIKE, WHAT? WHAT IS GOING ON? THEN THE GUY WITH THE THING -- WHAT IS HE DOING? [ LAUGHTER ] >> IT'S ALL WONDERFUL AND HERE'S KEITH. >> I WAS SO NERVOUS. I WAS LIKE, WAIT. THEN I WAS LIKE, OKAY, WELL, MAYBE HE -- BECAUSE HE THOUGHT -- YOU DID SAY I GAVE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE, WELL MAYBE HE'S NOT GOING TO BE MEAN TO ME AND SO INSTEAD OF LIKE NOT DOING SOMETHING MEAN, HE'S JUST NOT GOING TO POST IT. >> HE IS GOING TO POST THAT VIDEO LATER TODAY AND WE HAVE MORE SURPRISES IN STORE BUT FIRST, KEITH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR SHOWCASING THIS CASE AND MY QUESTION FOR YOU, WHAT MADE YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE SO SPECIAL? >> AKIM DID. YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THROUGH THE ROOF. YOU HAD NO IDEA WHO I WAS. >> I DID NOT KNOW WHO YOU WERE. >> YOU MADE YOUR GREEN TEA LATTE FOR ME LIKE FOUR TIMES. >> WE'RE BIG ON THAT. WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE IT. >> CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS AMAZING AND THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE, CRAZY. >> THAT'S WHY I WANT TO COME BACK IN. YOU TALK ABOUT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE, CLEARLY A WONDERFUL PLACE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COOKIE. I HEAR -- WHAT'S IT THE SALTED -- >> SEA SALT CHOCOLAT. >> TOLD ME IT WAS THE BEST ONE. >> THESE LOOK LIKE COOKIES. >> THOSE ONES RIGHT THERE. CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE. >> I WON'T BE PRECIOUS ABOUT IT. THERE'S A LITTLE PAPER ON THE BOTTOM. YOU HAVE ONE TOO, IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO HAVE A FOOD REVIEW WITH YOU. >> HOW SOFT THEY ARE. HOW SOFT THAT IS. >> HE'S THE TIKTOK PRO. >> I KNOW. I KNOW. OH, MY GOSH. >> SO TALKING WITH A MOUTHFUL ON TV IS NOT GOOD FORM. I ALSO DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS COOKIE BUT WE DO HAVE A FEW MORE SURPRISES, SO YOU'RE ON "GOOD MORNING AMERICA." >> E.O. IT'S "GOOD MORNING AMERICA." >> WE BROUGHT -- >> OKAY. >> WE BROUGHT KEITH WHO IS GOING TO DO THAT VIDEO. HE'S GOING TO POST IT. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BRING A WHOLE LOT MORE PEOPLE -- >> I CAN GO BACK TO SLEEP NOW. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SLEEP AFTER I TELL YOU THIS NEXT PART. OUR FRIENDS AT DUNCAN HINES ARE INTO CREATING SWEET MOMENTS AND HEARD ABOUT YOU AND PARTNERED WITH US AND DECIDED THEY'D LIKE TO BRING YOU $10,000. >> SHUT UP. >> FOR YOU AND YOUR BAKERY. YES. TAKE THIS BIG CHECK, PLEASE. YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY CASH THIS ONE BUT WE WILL GET YOU ONE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YEAH, THAT'S REAL. >> OH, MY GOSH. ALL FOR YOU. I'VE GOT TO HOLD MY COOKIE AND MY CONFETTI. GUYS, A DELICIOUS SWEET SUCCESS HERE AT THE BAKERY ON BERGEN IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. THANK YOU TO AKIM VANN AND THANK YOU TO TIKTOK SUPERSTAR KEITH LEE. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. COME VISIT IF YOU'RE IN THE AREA. MAYBE YOU CAN START DOING, YOU KNOW, NATIONWIDE SHIPMENTS WITH YOUR TEN GRAND. >> YES. >> EVERYTHING GOOD? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> HER COOKIES ARE ABOUT AS BIG AS THAT CHECK. >> THEY ARE. DELICIOUS. ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. >> THE COOKIES ARE GOOD. WE'RE TRYING LIKE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BUT WE DID. SOME WENT BACK FOR SECONDS. WHY YOU GOING TO THROW MY UNDER