Gift Biz Unwrapped | Women Entrepreneurs | Bakers, Crafters, Makers | Startup

Jill Balick and Susie Schuster started The Cookie Joint® as a way to express their deep devotion to all things cookies, and their desire to make eating cookies fun again. Susie is a former mosaic artist and Jill is a former jewelry designer. Their creativity and love for baking is what brought them together. Cookie Fries, their signature cookies, are designed to look like crinkle-cut French fries. They blend Jill’s taste for sweet and Susie’s preference for salty, along with their combined sense of humor. In October 2014, The Cookie Joint was on Oprah’s O list. Susie and Jill recently filmed a food network show called Food Fortunes and they were also featured in American Airlines in-flight magazine. Motivational Quote Business Inspiration Susie and Jill brought creativity and knowledge from past businesses, combined with their love of baking to life in a new business. Days of brainstorming led them to their signature product. [5:22] A Candle Flickering Moment Broken cookies arrived at a wedding event. The