• Food business strategist, social entrepreneur, and author
• Culinary travel blogger and web strategist for Epicuring Culinary Travel
• Author of "Good Food, Great Business: How to Take Your Artisan Food Idea from Concept to Marketplace"
• MBA in marketing from San Francisco State University

Susie Wyshak was the food and beverage writer for The Balance Small Business in 2015, drawing on her experience as a food business strategist, author, and speaker, with a goal of helping food entrepreneurs. She's the author of the 2014 book "Good Food, Great Business: How to Take Your Artisan Food Idea from Concept to Marketplace" ​which explains the steps to starting a food business. Her experience also includes working as a farmers' market seller, promoting farmers and artisan food crafters, and volunteering to kick off the U.S. Fair Trade Cocoa program.