{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Start School Sessions","title":"Start School Session: Culinary Crafts Founder Mary Crafts","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3807,"description":"Mary Crafts started her business with just $150.\nShe was a former social worker, a mother of two young children, and living on welfare when she realized she needed a way to support her family. So she did what entrepreneurs do. She looked for a need and decided to solve it.\nArmed with a little red wagon full of homemade bread and cookies, she went door to door looking for customers. That small beginning eventually became Culinary Crafts, one of the most celebrated catering companies in the country. Over the next four decades, Mary would serve presidents, world leaders, Oprah Winfrey, Sir Elton John, Fortune 500 CEOs, and thousands of events before selling the company to her sons.\nIn this Start School conversation, Culinary Crafts Founder Mary Crafts joins Silicon Slopes CEO Clint Betts to share the principles that guided her through forty years of entrepreneurship, leadership, personal transformation, and building a lasting legacy.\nThey discuss:\n• How Mary built Culinary Crafts starting with just $150\n• Why the best entrepreneurs simply find a need and solve it\n• The power of showing up before anyone knows your name\n• How integrity became her greatest competitive advantage\n• Why leaders must lead with both their brain and their heart\n• The three goals every entrepreneur should have\n• How to overcome fear and imposter syndrome\n• Building systems without losing a culture of excellence\n• Selling a family business while preserving trust\n• Why learning, serving, and giving always come before growth\nWhether you're starting your first business, growing a company, or simply trying to become a better leader, Mary's timeless wisdom offers practical lessons on resilience, service, leadership, and living a life of purpose.\n00:00 Introduction\n03:10 From social worker to entrepreneur\n09:20 Starting Culinary Crafts with $150 and a little red wagon\n15:15 Landing the first big catering contracts\n21:00 Building a company through service and showing up\n27:45 Why great companies are...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/KUYllbBouZDsp2Y64E3HnbhZ5Nj7-mH90E-CQwqaYSw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMzQz/NTMyMTUxNDcxOWYx/OGY2ZjY3YzVjNTgw/OGU0Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}