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Celebrating Lionesses Making Their Mark In The Food Industry

April 18, 2016

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Editor's Note - It's the annual food edition at Lioness and we're talking to women around the globe who are leaving their mark on the food industry. Natasha chimes in.

Our annual food issue is one of my favorite editions here at Lioness. There is something to be said about enjoying a fantastic meal with friends and family. Some of my favorite memories involve great celebrations with people I care about while sharing food, cocktails and interesting conversation.

When I was a child, New Year’s Day dinner was a big deal in the Clark house. My mother took out the best china and champagne, we had lobsters and dressed up in our best duds to celebrate the new year as a family. Even today, 20 years after my father has passed, we still gather to welcome the new year as a family with food and sweet prayers.

This month we are catching up with a few women who are bringing innovation to their respective cities through the food industry. They achieved this by recognizing what was already being offered and seeing what unique needs weren’t being met in the current climate. We take you Lionesses from Fort Valley, Georgia to Boston, Massachusetts to London, England and more, to see how some of your peers are shaking things up.

What are some of your food traditions? I want to hear your memorable stories and some of your favorite ways to break bread with the people you love. Tell me below in the comments section.

Until next time …

Unleash the Lioness Within!

Natasha ♥

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Natasha Zena

Around age eight Natasha Zena was told it was a woman’s job to take care of the home and since then she has built a career out of telling women they can do whatever the hell they want to do. She is the co-founder of Lioness, the go-to news source for everything female entrepreneur. Natasha was recognized as an emerging leader in digital media by The Poynter Institute and the National Association of Black Journalists. She has mentored women entrepreneurs and moderated panels at a number of national accelerators, Startup Weekends and conferences such as The Lean Startup Conference, the Massachusetts Conference for Women, Women Empower Expo and Smart Cities Connect. Natasha is also the author of the popular whitepaper, "How To Close The Gender Gap In Startup Land By 2021." In her spare time, she writes short fiction and hangs out with her son, Shaun.