Bergen Giordani was a single mother working a full-time job during the day and bartending at night in her hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. It was tough road.
So back in 2013 and with the help of her then 16-year-old daughter Morgen, she opened a retail dessert shop called “One Hot Cookie.” She put all of her savings, $2,500, on the line.
The mother-daughter team have proven to be a formidable partnership. And in the age of COVID-19, they have dramatically expanded the online portion of their business shipping both cookies and a “do-it-yourself” cookie decorating kits all over the country.
If you’d like to sample their cookies and perhaps order a “One Hot Cookie at Home” decorating kit, I’d encourage you to visit www.OneHotCookie.com. Of course, you’re also welcome to drive to Youngstown, Ohio if you want a hot, gooey, chocolate chip cookie right out of the oven.
Special thanks to Kerry Hannon for suggesting this story. Kerry is the author of “Never Too Old To Get Rich” which includes a profile of Bergen and Morgen. She is an amazing writer and great friend of Second Act Stories.
Very lighthearted and fun! Just what the cookie monster ordered for these trying times!
I have known Bergen since she moved to the area and became very good friends with my daughter, Kara in the seventh or eighth grade. They still remains friends and Kara became Godmother to Bergen’s beautiful daughter. Bergen is the type of person NOT afraid of taking the extra step in everything she does and she sure has packed a lot of GOOD STEPS in her young adult life. I and my entire family are very fortunate to have Bergen and Morgen in ours lives and are very happy to see both doing well Also have eaten many of their products and will encourage everyone to go buy them. Bergen made beautiful cookies for Kara’s “Kentucky Derby” theme wedding shower and they were perfect and delicious………