Today I had the opportunity to hear from a Grove City graduate on her entrepreneurship adventure. Amy Mucha is a young entrepreneur who graduated from Grove City College with a focus in mathematics. After graduating, she decided to create her own business, Daisy Pops. Daisy Pops is now a growing business with a main focus in Kent, OH.
In their beginnings, Daisy Pops focused on producing cake pops for local consumers. They started with a traditional round ball of cake dough which was given a flavor, placed on a popsicle stick and wrapped up for sale. Amy created a list of innovative and delicious flavors for her customers to choose from.
After a while, business was profitable, but Amy knew there was more to achieve. She turned her focus towards innovation. Traditionally, cake pops are made by hand and rolled into a ball. Amy noticed a flaw in the quality control of cake pops, as it was tough to stay consistent in size. To fix this issue, she innovated the cake pop business by introducing a sister company named DaisyMakes. While learning more about DaisyMakes, my interest inclined.
For years I was blessed with the opportunity to work with 3D printers and have owned two for about 4 years. As Amy explained the mission of DaisyMakes, my view on 3D printing was reestablished. Amy began using 3d Printers to design a product that would be similar to a cookie cutter for precise cake pops. It also allowed making custom designs on the cake pop much more feasible. Soon after implementing 3d printing technology, customers reached out asking to purchase the 3d printed items.
A new business proposition was established, and Amy ran with it. Now, DaisyMakes is turning over the majority of profit and Amy has done a phenomenal job at creating consumer relationships. DaisyMakes is now using around 30 3D printers including Enders and Bamboos to keep up with demand. 3D printers are not exactly the fastest way to create products, but they are one of the cheapest which leads to a high profit. I am beyond blessed to have purchased my first 3d printer in 2019 and now own two. Amy’s success has persuaded me to stay involved in 3d printing and search for problems that need to be fixed. Please check out her website and support a former Grove City graduate and now entrepreneur!!
It’s fun to see that you did an article on DaisyMakes! I also happened to be there for this presentation (crazy right?) and I found the cookie cutters quite fascinating – specifically how they now make more profit than DaisyPops and how they are customized to have the same volume no matter the shape. She had a Batman cookie cutter in her box! So cool!