All Eyes On: Susie Gall
Emma Mueller
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: TruLife
Baking a few dozen cookies and driving a smart car is just another day in the life of Susie Gall. Gall, owner of Cookie Break in Kirksville, has only been in the cookie delivery business since this summer, but already has created quite the buzz for herself. Cookie Break allows customers to order up to two dozen cookies, delivered fresh, at almost any time of day.
It was now or never, Gall said. She was inspired to create Cookie Break last semester while living in London with her husband. She noticed the bakeries there and realized that she could turn her love of baking into a business. Gall said she understands that starting a new business is hard work.
"So much time and effort, much more than I ever dreamed really, and I'm just at the beginning stages of it," Gall said. "It's not just the baking part of it, it's also running everything. It's really just myself, and then my husband helps in whatever way he can, mainly some deliveries at night."
Gall said that her business is built on the foundation of love and she bakes every cookie from her heart.
"Ever since I was a little girl, I've loved to bake," Gall said. "When you do something you really love, then that shows through in whatever product it is. When you find your niche and you can go with that, your life is just fuller."
Gall has been baking her entire life. Her house was always full of kids, and Gall often baked a few dozen cookies for all of her sons' baseball games. While Cookie Break features seven original cookies available for delivery, these are just seven of hundreds of recipes Gall has in her cookbook.
It was now or never, Gall said. She was inspired to create Cookie Break last semester while living in London with her husband. She noticed the bakeries there and realized that she could turn her love of baking into a business. Gall said she understands that starting a new business is hard work.
"So much time and effort, much more than I ever dreamed really, and I'm just at the beginning stages of it," Gall said. "It's not just the baking part of it, it's also running everything. It's really just myself, and then my husband helps in whatever way he can, mainly some deliveries at night."
Gall said that her business is built on the foundation of love and she bakes every cookie from her heart.
"Ever since I was a little girl, I've loved to bake," Gall said. "When you do something you really love, then that shows through in whatever product it is. When you find your niche and you can go with that, your life is just fuller."
Gall has been baking her entire life. Her house was always full of kids, and Gall often baked a few dozen cookies for all of her sons' baseball games. While Cookie Break features seven original cookies available for delivery, these are just seven of hundreds of recipes Gall has in her cookbook.
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