MyCustomCandy

On Starting A Side Project Selling Custom Printed Candy Hearts

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Sarah Hannington

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MyCustomCandy

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from Clearwater, Florida, USA

started January 2015

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My name is Sarah Hannington. I work (part-time now) in a full-time marketing role for a large company and started MyCustomCandy as a side project 5 years ago. We custom print candy hearts and mints for large brands, celebrities, and influencers. MyCustomCandy started as a side project and quickly out-produced my full-time c-level position. I now split my time between my original full-time job (which I have now negotiated a reduced schedule for) and MyCustomCandy.

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What's your backstory and how did you get into entrepreneurship?

I graduated from college in 2004 with a degree in finance. I didn’t feel quite ready to become a stockbroker and wear a suit every day so I took a job with a local marketing company that my friend worked for. That position turned into several promotions and within 5 years I was running the company’s 10-person marketing team with a marketing budget of $4 million a...

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