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“Having the time and space in my schedule to take a couple days to decompress has a lot to do with wellness for me.”
Megan Gordon is a writer, cookbook author, recipe developer, and small business and brand consultant. With entrepreneurial roots, Megan founded the food brand Marge Granola in 2010 and was at the helm of the growing company until 2017, when she sold it to focus on other ventures. She is a regular contributor to Better Homes and Gardens, Edible Seattle, The Kitchn, Recipe.com, Simply Recipes, Mom.me; and blogs weekly on her food blog, A Sweet Spoonful.
Megan shares some hard-earned wisdom from her experience as a CEO – building (and selling) a business. How her relationship with food changed when she made the connection between what she ate and how she felt (and how she did it). A few of her favorite cookbooks for simple weeknight dinners. And lessons on maintaining a sense of self while also being a present and loving mom. We (or I) also geek out over her cookbook.
Highlights
- How to make cooking less intimidating, more fun, and more practical
- How eating breakfast helped Megan make the connection between what she eats and how she feels (and an experiment you can use to do the same thing)
- The unexpected results Megan experienced when some medical concerns caused her to eat meat again after years of being a vegetarian
- The dark (and sweet) side of commercially-produced granola
- Megan’s favorite professional adventure so far – and what she loves about helping other entrepreneurs
- The cookbooks that Megan’s loving right now – and how a cookbook author with a distinctive voice makes cooking more personal
- Megan shares a little grocery store psychology, and a technique that may affect your food choices more than you realize
- Lessons in business growth learned while running Marge Granola, and what Megan might have done differently had she known then what she knows now
- Why alone time is vital to Megan’s ability to be a better mom – and why moms shouldn’t feel guilty for needing space from their kids sometimes
- Why Megan recently decided to transition from entrepreneurship to a corporate job – and why she’s excited about it
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Cookbooks
Whole Grain Mornings by Megan Gordon (Amazon affiliate link)
Dining In by Alison Roman (Amazon affiliate link)
Repertoire by Jessica Battilana (Amazon affiliate link)
Chocolate
Other stuff
The Book Larder (cookbook bookstore)
Connect with Megan: A Sweet Spoonful Blog | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn
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