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EPISODE · Feb 3, 2026 · 15 MIN

First Public Girl Scout Cookie Sale

from The 52 Weeks of Firsts Podcast · host Visit Philly

Before Girl Scout Cookies became a national phenomenon, they were sold door to door, and they launched generations of entrepreneurs. Host Marisa Magnatta is joined by Food Network champion and former Girl Scout Ashley Landerman to explore how a Philly-born bake sale became a powerful business model, and how those same lessons in confidence, community, and hustle shaped Ashley’s path from cookie booths to national TV.

Before Girl Scout Cookies became a national phenomenon, they were sold door to door, and they launched generations of entrepreneurs. Host Marisa Magnatta is joined by Food Network champion and former Girl Scout Ashley Landerman to explore how a Philly-born bake sale became a powerful business model, and how those same lessons in confidence, community, and hustle shaped Ashley’s path from cookie booths to national TV.

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Before Girl Scout Cookies became a national phenomenon, they were sold door to door, and they launched generations of entrepreneurs. Host Marisa Magnatta is joined by Food Network champion and former Girl Scout Ashley Landerman to explore how a...

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