What Food Means: Danielle Sepsy, The Scone Queen

About this episode

Amit Sharma speaks with Danielle Sepsy about the personal side of food and hospitality, exploring identity and authenticity in her journey from baker to entrepreneur.

In this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma speaks with Danielle Sepsy about the personal side of food and hospitality. Moving beyond systems and performance, they explore identity, vulnerability, and authenticity as Danielle reflects on her journey from baker to entrepreneur and author. The conversation also touches on well-being and the realities of building a meaningful life in the industry. Music credit: "West in Africa" by John Bartmann is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License .

People in this episode

Host: Amit Sharma

Guest: Danielle Sepsy

Topics covered

• food
• hospitality
• identity
• vulnerability
• authenticity
• entrepreneurship
• well-being

Keywords

• food
• hospitality
• identity
• entrepreneur
• well-being
• authenticity
• baking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Food Decisions Research Laboratory

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