Since 2011, Collette, a young woman with Down Syndrome, has been creating her own recipe for cookies for fun. But after graduating from a program at Clemson Uni- versity, she excitedly hit the job market seeking employment, but was sadly rejected over and over again, being told she was “not a good fit.” Collette wasn’t going to let that stop her from finding success in the job market. As a very determined young lady, she decided to see if anyone wanted to buy her cookies and made her own job opportunity. Little did she know her talent and pas- sion for baking could become a business and her determination would be admired by all across the world. At the end of 2016, she took her specialty, the Amazing Cookie, to a local market, convinced them to stock it on their shelves, and officially launched her own business: Collettey’s Cookies.
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P68 November 202 1 / HOSPITALITY NEWS
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