Maura Duggan is the founder and CEO of Fancypants, a delicious crispy cookie brand using high-quality ingredients with an elevated twist. She originally started Fancypants as a decorative cookie company in Massachusetts in 2004, along with creating her own manufacturing facility to ensure quality control and scale the business. Maura evolved the company with her husband and COO Justin Housman into a premium CPG cookie brand in December 2023. With sustainability top of mind for Maura, she’s proud that Fancypants is a zero-waste, upcycled cookie brand.

We chat all about the journey Maura has taken on the past 20+ years, her latest evolution, and the growing importance of upcycled goods in CPG products + manufacturing.

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Get Golden is founded by home cook and New York City ballerina of over a decade, Jenelle Manzi (Ballerina Journal⁠).

After battling injuries and food allergies throughout her career, Jenelle has turned to food to savor, fuel, and heal. In that, she channeled her own experiences and knack for precision to create a snack company where health & indulgence go hand-in-hand—a feeling she likes to call gold.

During our conversation we chatted about Jenelle’s balance between being a professional ballerina and brand owner. Diving into what her routines look like, why building a products fueled by great ingredients was so important, how she finds balance in the craziness, and more.

IG: getgolden | getgolden.com

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Happy Monday! I am so excited to welcome on the last guest of season 4, founder of Joydays, Amy Cohn.

Joydays was created with one simple mission: to provide low glycemic, better-for-you snacks that are still packed with those classic flavors you know and love.

What We Chat About

• The mission behind why Joydays was created

• Color cancer awareness & education

• How women approach business + competition

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