Episode 143: Jonny Womack of Big Boy Cookies - Statesboro, GA (Part 2). Empowering Employees by Cross-Training. Passion is Important. Opportunity to Grow the Next Generation. Prioritize Creativity.

You really ought to love what you do.  Plenty of people have hobbies that add meaning or value to their lives. Baking was once a hobby for Jonny before it became a profession. “I’ve always been drawn to the mad scientist element of it," Jonny explains. "Like, when I tell someone I have a Peach Cobbler Cookie, I’ve had them say, ‘a Peach Cobbler Cookie? You can’t do that!’” But Jonny does. He also makes a special Pistachio Cookie seasonally around St. Patrick’s Day. And to some, bacon in a cookie doesn’t make sense, though the only reasonable reaction to the concept of a Bacon Maple Bourbon Cookie is, “Yes, please.” For Jonny, creating new cookie recipes is part science experiment and part social experiment. He spent more than a year perfecting his Caramel Apple Cookie. For his Caramel Brownie Cookie, he experimented with the science behind what makes a moist brownie, because no one loves a dry brownie. And let’s face it. The last brownie you ate was probably dry. So why does he do it? Because he loves doing it. He is a self professed flavor junkie, and he wants to let you in on his experiments. So why are they called Big Boy Cookies? “Growing up," Jonny says, "I’ve always been big. And to my brother, I was always Big Boy. So that’s where the name comes from.” Sometimes people are confused: the cookies themselves aren’t particularly big. Given the name, they expect a big cookie. What they find instead is a big boy baking cookies with big flavors.   Hosted By: Deborah Michas (IG: @deborahmichas) & Justin Ryan Bizzarro (IG: @justinbizzarro) Guest Host: DeMario Pressley (IG: @demopress)   Free Podcast.  No Advertisements.  The stories of Food, Beverage and Nutrition Entrepreneurs and how their failures led to the successes in their lives and in their business.  What does the future have in store for the food, beverage, and nutrition entrepreneur?   JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS Email: [email protected] Instagram: @justinandthefoodentrepreneurs ( #foodentrepreneurs )   All music is scored by host or royalty free.