CEOs & Founders 50+ - Late-Life Business Starts & Comebacks

At 50, most people are thinking about winding down; Kathryn Bricken decided to start again. The London-based founder turned a side project—balling cookie dough with an ice-cream scoop in her garage—into Doughlicious The London Dough Co., a multi-million-dollar sweet-treat brand that produces more than a million cookie dough and gelato bites every single week. ⏰️ She worked 20-hour days, often while her three children under 3 slept—not going to bed until 4 a.m. ‼️ She gripped mixing bowls so relentlessly that she destroyed the cartilage in her thumb joint entirely, eventually requiring surgery and a full replacement. 🎀 She fought breast cancer. A lumpectomy followed by rounds of radiation—all while continuing to run the company. Read my inspiring interview with Kathryn in Fortune now! 🔗 Link below. And if you’re new here 👋🏻 I run Fortune’s Success desk and interview CEOs, founders and public figures every week about their secrets to success — think Colin Kaepernick, Will.i.am, execs at Grindr, L’Oréal, Chanel and Verizon. If you know a CEO, founder or public figure with a story worth telling, I want to hear it. ✉️ [email redacted] https://lnkd.in/eNb7wc6T #success #founder #womeninbusiness #femalefounder LinkedIn News UK