Don't be afraid to make mistakes, you just never know. You need to be open to opportunities to be able to capture those opportunities when they present themselves.
About Elise
- Says everyone she meets gets excited, curious about her job; the excitement of that still hasn't worn off.
- She likes being "behind-the-scenes"; she doesn't always get explicit credit for what she does, but it gives her personal joy.
- Says it sounds corny, but she likes to have a job where she gets to create something that makes people happy, even for a short time.
- Got an undergraduate degree in food science and nutrition, liked it so much that she went on to get a degree from a culinary institute.
- Says that when making the jelly beans, they stop to do taste tests and ask for input along every step of the way.
- Jelly Belly sells their "irregular" candies as "Belly Flops"; turns their "mess-ups" into something that still has value.
- One attempt at a pizza-flavored bean was so bad, they used it as the vomit-flavored bean in the "Bertie Botts Every Flavor Bean" line.
- Advises that it's usually easier to get a job if you already have a job, but that doesn't mean stick around one bad job for too long.
