Cookie Jar Confessionals

Season one of Cookie Jar Confessionals comes to a close, but, not before we break down some of the most useful conversations, funniest moments, and, listener feedback.

Check out T-Rex Cookie On;
TikTok
Instagram
Facebook

We ship nationwide on, Goldbelly.com

Find us in stores around the midwest. Check out our store locator. 

authenci.com

Cookies and Granola collide. In this episode, Tina sits down with Angie Gustafson, founder of Gustola Granola. Both got their start at local farmers' markets and, shared the same community kitchen as they started their business. 

Each share personal stories of packing up, shipping out, and selling in the wee hours of the morning and getting real-time feedback from customers.

Check out Angie and her granola at, gustolagranola.com

authenci.com

Mukbang, translated from Korean to English as “eating broadcast.” Guest, Lindsay Moser creator of The Hunger Diaries and Cake Too Fitness goes deep on eating for the camera and, those who gain millions of social media followers doing it. The responsibility and reward of mukbang.

Check out The Hunger Diaries!
Instagram
YouTube

authenci.com

Social media is a strange beast. The things we share, see, and go viral sometimes have no rhyme or reason. What does it take to generate nearly more than 10-million followers if you're a small business or personal brand? In this episode, Ben Tarrolly AKA Bentellect joins Tina to talk about going viral and creating sustainable social media success. Tina also shares her experience growing T-Rex on social media.

Ben was a guest baker creating his own cookie for T-Rex. Part of the proceeds benefited NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. 

authenci.com

Cookie Jar Confessionals is taking a pause over the holidays. We'll be back with new episodes in 2022! In the meantime, check out;

• Nationwide Shipping on T-Rex Cookies
• Store and Retailer Locator of Frozen Cookie pucks
• Past guests on Cookie Jar Confessionals Instagram
• Find T-Rex on TikTok & Instagram

authenci.com

Entrepreneurs never think about going back to work for “The man” right? Being comfortable with the uncomfortable is a mindset to be embraced. Fitness coach, owner of The Warehouse, and personal trainer Nickie Carrigan sits down with Tina to talk about the grounding principles of being a business owner. 

authenci.com

In this episode, Tina talks with her brother, Cesar Castillejos about growing up as immigrants. Not only that but watching their parents struggle through entrepreneurship and how it solidified never choosing a path of entrepreneurship. Until they did. Hear some deeply personal stories of family, business and seeking a better life. 

authenci.com

What makes food worth talking about, writing about, and posting all over your social media feeds? No one has any idea. Do they? Our guest Stephanie Hansen does. Is the food worth sharing because of the recipe or the story behind it? Hansen is the host of the Weekly Dish on MyTalk 107 radio and hosts two podcasts, Makers of Minnesota and Dishing with Stephanie’s Dish. 

authenci.com

In this episode, Jeff Munneke joins Tina. Jeff is the Vice President of Fan Experience for the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. Jeff’s a master relationship builder. Only one problem, you can’t shake 20,000 hands each night. How the Timberwolves & Lynx became the first to overhaul a high-touch fan experience. And, insider tips on how to become a better relationship builder.

authenci.com

Sure, you’re pursuing what you love. That doesn’t mean you’re immune from struggling to keep a healthy mindset or, are exempt from dealing with mental health struggles. In this episode, Tina welcomes Ph.D. Sherry Walling, clinical psychologist, entrepreneur, and host of the Zen Founder podcast to talk about the strategies of keeping a healthy balance in your life as an entrepreneur and well, just a human. 

authenci.com