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Dec 2019
25m 40s

Rising To The Occasion with Erinn Roth

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After more than 24 years in the Army, Erinn Roth knew she was ready for her second act. She started Ms. Jo’s Petite Sweets in honor of her late mother and was looking to scale. But she practiced patience and, like her dessert creations, rose to the occasion when it was time.

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