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Dec 2018
19m 10s

From Hobby To Explosive Career, With a C...

Rebecca Minkoff
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For the very first interview recorded in our office, we talk to the queen of sprinkles, Amirah Kassem. Amirah started Flour Shop–a contemporary bakery that's famous for their colorful cakes–out of her small NYC apartment. She tells us all about having to find new ways to keep up with demand once her business rose to fame on social media and how she learned t ... Show More
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