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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 28 MIN

850 Nancy Yen: Founder & CEO of OMIE

from The Kara Goldin Show · host Kara Goldin

What if packing a warm, healthy lunch for your kids was actually simple? On today’s episode, we welcome Nancy Yen, Founder and CEO of OMIE — a company rethinking how parents tackle everyday meals. After struggling to find a way to send her child to school with a warm, balanced lunch, Nancy set out to build what didn’t exist. What started as a personal problem turned into years of prototyping, failed iterations, and persistence — ultimately leading to a category-defining product and a bootstrapped business that has scaled to tens of millions in revenue. In this episode, Nancy shares how she turned a “mom problem” into a company, what it really takes to build and scale without outside funding, and how she’s balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood along the way. If you’re building, scaling, or challenging “that’s just how it is” thinking — this one’s for you. Tune in now on The Kara Goldin Show.   Are you interested in sponsoring and advertising on The Kara Goldin Show, which is now in the Top 1% of Entrepreneur podcasts in the world? Let me know by contacting me at [email protected]. You can also find me @‌KaraGoldin on all networks.   To learn more about Nancy Yen and OMIE:https://omielife.store/https://www.instagram.com/omielifeinc/https://www.linkedin.com/company/omielife/https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyyen1https://www.instagram.com/nancyyen1/   Sponsored By: AT&T Business - Switch to AT&T Business at business.att.com Square - Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/karagoldin LinkedIn Jobs - Head to LinkedIn.com/KaraGoldin to post your job for free. Decagon - Ready to transform your customer support? Go to Decagon.ai/KARAGOLDIN to get a personalized demo and see what Decagon can do for your team.   Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/850

What if packing a warm, healthy lunch for your kids was actually simple? On today’s episode, we welcome Nancy Yen, Founder and CEO of OMIE — a company rethinking how parents tackle everyday meals. After struggling to find a way to send her child to school with a warm, balanced lunch, Nancy set out to build what didn’t exist. What started as a personal problem turned into years of prototyping, failed iterations, and persistence — ultimately leading to a category-defining product and a bootstrapped business that has scaled to tens of millions in revenue. In this episode, Nancy shares how she turned a “mom problem” into a company, what it really takes to build and scale without outside funding, and how she’s balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood along the way. If you’re building, scaling, or challenging “that’s just how it is” thinking — this one’s for you. Tune in now on The Kara Goldin Show. Are you interested in sponsoring and advertising on The Kara Goldin Show, which is now in the Top 1% of Entrepreneur podcasts in the world? Let me know by contacting me at [email protected]. You can also find me @‌KaraGoldin on all networks. To learn more about Nancy Yen and OMIE: https://omielife.store/ https://www.instagram.com/omielifeinc/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/omielife/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyyen1 https://www.instagram.com/nancyyen1/ Sponsored By: AT&T Business - Switch to AT&T Business at business.att.com Square - Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/karagoldin LinkedIn Jobs - Head to LinkedIn.com/KaraGoldin to post your job for free. Decagon - Ready to transform your customer support? Go to Decagon.ai/KARAGOLDIN to get a personalized demo and see what Decagon can do for your team. Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/850

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