VBT 053: Interview with Doron Petersan of Sticky Fingers and Fare Well - a podcast by Katrina Fox: Journalist, Media Trainer and Vegan Business Coach

In this episode I interview Doron Petersan, founder of Sticky Fingers bakery and café, and the newly launched Fare Well diner in Washington DC.

Doron started Sticky Fingers in 1999 in her home kitchen before moving to a small basement storefront where she teamed up with Kirsten Rosenberg to create a vegan baking empire that included a chain of stores in South Korea.After Kirsten moved on to pursue her other passion of music, Doron went on to win the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars twice and expanded Sticky Fingers into a café popular with both vegans and health-conscious consumers.

With a degree in nutrition and food science, Doron is passionate about introducing people to creative and delicious animal-free foods.To that end, she opened Fare Well, a diner, bakery and bar serving an array of tasty savoury comfort dishes and sweet treats in the Atlas District in 2016.

Being in the heart of DC, Doron has been providing catering services to several senators. Vegan senator Cory Booker has been a customer of Sticky Fingers for years and also recently visited Fare Well.In this interview Doron talks about:

•    How one of the three jobs she worked while setting up Sticky Fingers resulted in meeting someone who was instrumental to the success of the business•    Why being great at baking cookies and cakes alone isn’t enough to run a successful business

•    The importance and benefits of hiring staff who know more than you to help your business grow•    The importance of being honest in admitting you don’t know how to do something and being willing to ask for help

•    How to deal with and make the most of a sudden increase in sales after a big media appearance•    Why just because you’re making a lot of money, especially at the start of your business when you’re new and hot, doesn’t mean you’re profitable

•    And much moreVisit the Sticky Fingers website
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