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Melissa Ben-Ishay
Melissa Ben-Ishay (born Melissa Bushell) is the CEO and co-founder of Baked by Melissa, a cupcake company headquartered in New York City, which specializes in bite-size cupcakes. Early life and education Melissa Ben-Ishay was born in Hillsdale, New Jersey. She attended Syracuse University, in Syracuse, New York from 2002 to 2006, receiving a Bachelor's of Science degree in Child and Family Studies. She has an older brother, Brian Bushell. Career After graduating from college, Ben-Ishay worked at an advertising agency in New York City. In 2008, she was fired from her job as an assistant media planner at Deutsch, and was encouraged by her brother to go home and bake her cupcakes, and they would start a business together. Ben-Ishay's first flavors were tie-dye, inspired by the Grateful Dead, s'mores, peanut butter cup, and cookies and cream. The next day, she sent cupcakes into work with her best friend's sister, who was interning at Alison Brod PR. They received rave reviews, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsdale, New Jersey
Hillsdale is a borough in the New York City metropolitan area in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 10,219,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Hillsdale borough, Bergen County, New Jersey , . Accessed March 5, 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |