The older you get, the more willing you are to go out in public ugly.

You get more comfortable failing and taking a risk and being an entrepreneur, the more

comfortable you are to be like, let's try it.

I'm going to do it.

Like, you've got to make that first jump.

And it's going to get easier and easier to jump every time.

Welcome to Powerhouse Women, the podcast for women who know they are ready for more.

I'm Lindsay Schwartz, your host and the founder of Powerhouse Women,

and together we'll unlock the confidence and clarity you are looking for

to help you get out of your own way and into action around your next big idea.

My favorite podcast episodes to do are anytime I get to talk to amazing female founders,

and we also get to talk about baked goods because I have a serious sweet tooth and today's

episode hits on both of those. I'm joined by Sarah Wilson, the co-founder of chip cookies,

a concept that Sarah and her husband came up with while she was pregnant with her first baby

and had late night pregnancy cravings for warm, gooey chocolate chip cookies.

But instead of just baking the cookies and enjoying them themselves, Sarah and Sean, her husband,

went to work on a business plan that would allow them to deliver these warm gourmet cookies

directly to people's doorsteps. They now have four children and a growing

business. The company has expanded from just in their kitchen, literally in their kitchen, she

shares this story. It's so cool, to having franchises in more than 50 territories around the country

as of 2023. And I love that Sarah shared a lot in this

conversation about her journey as a mom, growing their family as they were growing this business,

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