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Start and Grow a Business: Salt & Straw Enters New York City
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Start and Grow a Business: Salt & Straw Enters New York City

In 1996, Kim Malek, CEO and co-founder with her cousin Tyler Malek of craft ice cream company Salt & Straw, dreamed of opening an ice cream shop in Portland, Oregon. “When I moved here, I was struck by the experience of literally meeting people on the street who became some of my closest friends,” Kim...

Here's How Piece of Cake's Founder and CEO Pushes the Limits
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Here’s How Piece of Cake’s Founder and CEO Pushes the Limits

At 20 years old, Voyo Popovic, now the founder and CEO of Piece of Cake Moving & Storage, immigrated to the U.S. from Montenegro and took a job at a McDonald’s to make ends meet. However, just a few months in, Popovic was already looking for his next opportunity, one that would allow him to...

Simple Health-Focused Product Led to $40M in Revenue in 2023
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Simple Health-Focused Product Led to $40M in Revenue in 2023

Branch Basics founders Marilee Nelson, Allison Evans and Kelly Love “never set out to sell soap,” let alone launch a cleaning brand that would generate tens of millions in annual sales. But the company’s “mission to create healthy homes” while keeping cleaning routines simple continues to resonate with customers — 50% of whom are returning,...