Today’s guest is Allison Monette, Co-founder & CEO of O’MY Foods, a certified Women-Owned business that crafts O’MY Dairy Free Gelato, an allergy friendly treat. Allison spent her career working in big food corporations before becoming an entrepreneur. She has a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Carlson School at the University of Minnesota. Allison lives in Virginia with her husband and two boys.
In our conversation we discuss:
- Her motivation for starting a dairy-free gelato company even when she herself is not dairy-free
- The difference between working in Big Food and the natural foods industry, and the way she cooks and eats
- What we should be looking for when reading food labels
- The considerations she and her business partner took when breaking into the ice cream industry and creating an allergen friendly product, and what sets their products apart
- Her experience of becoming an entrepreneur as a relatively new mom and how that has played into her holistic health
- What she has down in the realm of self care and what she is working on
