In this episode of the Think Small Podcast, Laura Briscoe shares the remarkable journey behind building Laura's Gourmet from a single homemade granola recipe into a growing culinary brand with multiple product lines and national ambitions. Laura reflects on her transition from the tech industry into the culinary world, how a passion project unexpectedly landed on retail shelves, and the lessons she learned while balancing private chef services with scaling a packaged food business. She also opens up about the realities of entrepreneurship, from bootstrapping growth and navigating operational challenges to making difficult strategic decisions that positioned the company for long-term scalability.

The conversation also dives into innovation, resilience, and the future of the Laura’s Gourmet brand. Laura discusses how the pandemic forced the c ...