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Doug Taylor

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CEO / Dad

Doug is the founder of Taylor Chip, a dessert experience company based in Pennsylvania that ships nationwide. He and his wife started the business with just a $50 mixer from Facebook Marketplace, initially aiming to create the perfect chocolate chip cookie for fun. Their wedding website, taylorchip.com, doubled as a platform for sharing these cookies with their guests since they couldn’t afford traditional wedding favors. The cookies were such a hit that they began selling at markets and weekend weddings, eventually evolving from a weekend side hustle into a full-fledged business.

Fast forward to today, Taylor Chip sits at a $25 million valuation and is preparing to launch a 20,000 sq. ft. creamery in 2025. Co-host of The Cookie Prophets Podcast, Doug can offer insight into:

-How to grow a company without investors, debt, or start-up capital
-How to navigate business success during uncertain times (i.e., recession, election): https://nyweekly.com/business/in-an-uncertain-world-by-doug-taylor/
-How to network to grow your business
-How to transform a side hustle into a successful business: https://www.entrepreneur.com/starting-a-business/this-couples-weekend-side-hustle-now-makes-millions-a-year/478857
-Insight into the food/snack industry: https://www.modernretail.co/operations/premium-dessert-startups-are-transforming-the-ice-cream-aisle/