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Dec 2019
35m 6s

LIVE with Kathleen King, founder of Tate...

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About this episode

We’re obsessed with Tate’s Bake Shop cookies at Skimm HQ. So we were thrilled to speak to its founder, Kathleen King, on this week’s episode. Tune in to hear how she built her cookie empire, and why the road to her success wasn’t always so sweet. 

In this special live episode, King tell us about what she learned from her family’s farm (2:18), how to build an effective team (31:55), and shares how her success was born from failure (14:30). 

This episode was recorded at theSkimm’s Celebrate Smarter pop-up in New York City. Shop in-store or online.

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