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EPISODE · Jul 1, 2025 · 45 MIN

#5, Georgetown Cupcake’s Katherine Berman & Sophie LaMontagne: An entrepreneurial path to millions of cupcakes while saying no to private equity

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Looking for a crash course in what to do when your young business takes off and you want to build a national brand without selling out? Then, this is the episode for you. Host Dan Simons sits down with Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne, the sisters who co-founded and co-own Georgetown Cupcake and starred in the popular TV series, “DC Cupcakes.” They share the unfrosted truth about how they survived the early go-go years and kept their business growing while keeping true to their vision and core values, millions of cupcakes later. Learn how they managed explosive early growth, maintained quality standards during rapid expansion and built sustainable systems that still power their success today. These battle-tested strategies are essential listening for entrepreneurs ready to scale without compromising their vision.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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