Episode 5: That's My Jam
Honey, How Was Your Day?
English - March 03, 2021 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsCareers Business Society & Culture careers business friends society mid-20s entrepreneurship friendship career passion corporate Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Honi and Kat sit down with one of their favorite local Seattle business owners, Alessandra Hisako Gordon, owner of artisanal jam and bread business Ayako & Family. They talk about the importance of relationship building, creating a culture centered on taking care of each other, and how simple comfort food can bring people together.
Alessandra Hisako Gordon is a second generation Japanese and queer food maker and the owner and operator of artisanal jam and bread business Ayako & Family in Seattle, WA. The company, Ayako & Family, founded by her mother in 2010, partners with Organic Japanese farm Mair Farm-Taki in Yakima, WA, specializing in proprietary plum varieties. Ayako & Family products can be found at the farmers markets in Seattle, online, and at select specialty grocers across the US.