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Mary's Gone Crackers: Mary Waldner

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While working as a psychologist in the Bay Area helping people with their problems, Mary Waldner discovered one of her own; at the age of 43, she was diagnosed with celiac disease. The foods she’d been eating all her life had been making her sick, so Mary came up with a solution. She decided to create a healthy gluten-free snack cracker that she could make at home, and eat in restaurants when her friends were eating bread. As it turns out, lots of people loved Mary’s crackers and they encouraged her to start her own company, which Mary turned into a multi-million dollar business.

This episode was produced by Kerry Thompson, with music by Ramtin Arablouei.
Edited by Casey Herman, with research help from Sam Paulson.

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