Nadja Piatka has the kind of mom-to-millionaire story Oprah would love.
Piatka began her business in the early 1990s as a single mother baking low-fat goodies in her home. Ultimately she turned her enterprise into a company with international distribution.
Piatka has authored two cookbooks, sold one of her recipes to Quaker and had her low-fat muffins distributed by McDonald’s restaurants in Canada. Her Organic Macaroon and Chocolate Macaroon cookie dough can be found in the organic and kosher freezer section at selected supermarkets. (The products are dairy- and gluten-free.)
Question: Your story is so amazing. But there are countless women who have started their own businesses and don’t reach your level of success. Why do you think it worked for you?
Answer: Sometimes things happen to us that we don’t understand, but there’s a reason. It’s going to put us in a place that we normally wouldn’t have gone to. …
I’m not going to lie and say I wasn’t in the fetal position a few times, but don’t stay there. Get up and say, “I have to do something, and I can do it.”
Screenshot from Nadja Foods