One of the things that stayed with me the most after finishing In the Company of Women was seeing just how many of the business owners I interviewed use their companies to give back. From painters and poets to fashion houses and textile designers, almost everyone found a way to use their work to support and uplift […]

One of the things that stayed with me the most after finishing In the Company of Women was seeing just how many of the business owners I interviewed use their companies to give back. From painters and poets to fashion houses and textile designers, almost everyone found a way to use their work to support and uplift the communities around them. So this year we’re starting a special series highlighting businesses and individuals that have found a way to connect their passion for giving back with the work they do every day.
Today we’re starting with Maya-Camille Broussard, a talented and prolific baker, designer, and creative entrepreneur from Chicago, Illinois. We first met Maya in 2016 when she talked with us about all the things she’d learned about life and work from baking. Her project, Justice of the Pies (which you can order online or find in markets around Chicago), was a huge success and she’s shared those lessons from the culinary world in a must-see TED talk from 2016. Getting to know Maya-Camille and her work has been an absolute joy and I’ve been so excited to see her latest project come to life: the I KNEAD LO...