Ep. 91: Edyn's Cake Pops: Baking Up Business

from So Much More, A Mall of America® Podcast · host Mall of America®

Walt Disney once said, “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Two years ago, 11 year old Edyn Esparza cold-called Mall of America asking if we would sell her cake pops. The answer was yes and the rest as they say is history. This episode tells the story of young entrepreneur Edyn Esparza and her Mall of America Foods Manager mentor, Barb Ross-Hayes as they embark on her journey from dream to reality. 1:10 Barb tells the story of getting that fateful phone call 3:50 Edyn shares how and why she wanted to sell cake pops at Mall of America 5:00 Edyn’s mom Sharon shares what it’s like raising her determined daughter follow her dream 7:20 Barb details what it took to make her dream a reality 12:46 How Edyn juggles her business + being a full-time student 14:15 Edyn’s cake pop baking trick 15:15 Edyn describes the 3 flavors she sells: Green Slime Vanilla, Purple Velvet, Orange and Purple Velvet For information on Edyn’s Cake Pops: @edyns_cakepops @mallofamerica @nickelodeonuniverse Guest: Edyn Esparza, Owner and Creator of Edyn’s Cake Pops; Sharon Esparza, Edyn’s mom; Barb Ross-Hayes, Mall of America Foods Manager Hosts: Jill Renslow Presented by Bloomington Minnesota Travel and Tourism the official destination marketing organization for the city of Bloomington, Minn.

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Walt Disney once said, “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Two years ago, 11 year old Edyn Esparza cold-called Mall of America asking if we would sell her cake pops. The answer was yes and the rest as they say is history. This episode tells the story of young entrepreneur Edyn Esparza and her Mall of America Foods Manager mentor, Barb Ross-Hayes as they embark on her journey from dream to reality.1:10 Barb tells the story of getting that fateful phone call3:50 Edyn shares how and why she wanted to sell cake pops at Mall of America5:00 Edyn’s mom Sharon shares what it’s like raising her determined daughter follow her dream7:20 Barb details what it took to make her dream a reality12:46 How Edyn juggles her business + being a full-time student14:15 Edyn’s cake pop baking trick15:15 Edyn describes the 3 flavors she sells: Green Slime Vanilla, Purple Velvet, Orange and Purple Velvet For information on Edyn’s Cake Pops: @edyns_cakepops@mallofamerica @nickelodeonuniverse Guest: Edyn Esparza, Owner and Creator of Edyn’s Cake Pops; Sharon Esparza, Edyn’s mom; Barb Ross-Hayes, Mall of America Foods Manager Hosts: Jill RenslowPresented by Bloomington Minnesota Travel and Tourism the official destination marketing organization for the city of Bloomington, Minn.

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