
VERSATILE SENIOR LEVEL LEADER WITH PASSION FOR GROWTH Multiple award-winning, energetic, and results-driven sales professional with more than 10 years of extensive leadership experience. A passionate and creative sales strategist with an accomplished track record of deploying marketing and sales initiatives that consistently achieve client and consumer satisfaction, preserve brand integrity, translate product vision, and connect with diverse audiences. Skilled at building customer relationships at all key decision-making levels. Acknowledged for effectively managing all areas of business development. Founded company which launched a consumer food product and built a business that grew to over 6 figures in sales within two years and achieved year over year profits for ten years. Heather Saffer is the founder of Dollop Gourmet; a better-for-you dessert company that produces vegan and gluten-free lower sugar frostings sold in major retailers across the country. Heather graduated from SUNY Brockport with a degree in psychology and got her entrepreneurial start as the founder of the nation’s first create-your-own cupcake bakery. Heather has demonstrated success by winning Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, getting multiple offers on ABC’s Shark Tank, showcasing her products on QVC, and authoring two bestselling cookbooks, The Dollop Book of Frosting (Simon & Schuster/F+W Media) and Crazy Easy Vegan Desserts (Sterling Epicure). As a successful entrepreneur and self-taught baker, Heather has been featured in Forbes, People Magazine, Huffington Post, USA Today, Inc., Oprah, Hallmark Channel, Steve Harvey Show, and Sirius XM. Heather sold Dollop Gourmet in 2019 to Mimac Glaze Ltd., an international leader in the gourmet icing industry. Heather's current focus is on helping leaders and entrepreneurs through her speaking and consulting business, along with pursuing her passion for raising money for rescue animals with her artwork on Heather & Donald.
generalmills.com
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thefoodfoundry.com
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dollopgourmet.com
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
Co-Founder, G-Works Venture Studio
General Mills
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Feb 2023 - Present
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Entrepreneur in Residence
Oneday
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Feb 2025 - Present
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Entrepreneur in Residence
Launch NY
• www.linkedin.com/company/launch-ny
Jan 2023 - Present
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Business Advisor
Indiana Small Business Development Center (Indiana SBDC)
• www.linkedin.com/company/indiana-small-business-development-center-isbdc
Sep 2022 - Present
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Business Advisor
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
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Oakland, California, United States
Business Advisor
Sonoma Small Business Development Center
• www.linkedin.com/company/sonomasbdc
Aug 2022 - Present
Sonoma County, California, United States
Founder and CEO
Dollop Gourmet, Inc
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Jun 2010 - Jun 2019
NY