Stacy Madison

17 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 27, 2019 by Stacy Madison · said 4 times in 3 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Everything said about Stacy Madison, oldest first

May 27, 2019
Disclosure
Madison: PepsiCo acquisition contract required only 20 days of work annually
“I was contracted to stay, but I really only had to work 20 days a year, but I didn't know what else to do.”
Stacy Madison May 27, 2019 ▶ 50:55 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison
May 27, 2019
Disclosure
Stacy Madison: Female names on snack brands sell better than male names
“We chose it because we thought that a female name on a snack food brand would sell more than a male name.”
Stacy Madison May 27, 2019 ▶ 25:47 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison
May 27, 2019 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Madison: Mark had $100k student debt and she had no savings when starting out
“Going into this, I mean, you gotta also keep in mind the reality of the fact that he's got a 100,000 dollars in student loans, I don't have a penny to my name.”
Stacy Madison May 27, 2019 ▶ 14:17 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison
Aug 9, 2021
Assertion Partly supported
Stacy Madison: Stacy's bought a 52-foot custom oven the size of an 18-wheeler
“Yeah, in the endgame, we ended up having to purchase a custom-built oven. It was the size of a fifty-two-foot, like an eighteen-wheeler truck.”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 34:54 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021
Assertion Supported
Stacy's Pita Chips automated pita slicing using a modified Campbell's carrot cutter
“What we ended up buying was a machine that used to cut carrots for Campbell's soup. So, you know how they cut those tiny little squares? Well, what he did is he took those blades and spaced them further apart, and when he first spaced these blades, and all of …”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 36:00 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Madison: Initial Boston food cart cost about $5,000
“We decided to buy a food cart, because we couldn't afford anything else. I think it was 5000 dollars”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 13:30 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021
Insight
Madison: Turning a real profit takes five years, not three
“People say it takes three years. I would say it takes five.”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 38:25 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021 neutral
Assertion Supported
Co-founders Stacy Madison and Mark Andrus split the company 50/50 during divorce
“We went to court together, and we went before the judge, and we said, we want to get a divorce, and we're splitting this fifty-fifty, and we really had no assets. Everything we had was the company, and we agreed, we built this together, and we were splitting t…”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 40:21 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021
Assertion Supported
Madison: Stacy's Pita Chips debuted with Parmesan and Cinnamon Sugar, not Simply Naked
“Everybody thinks Simply Naked was our first flavor. It wasn't. It was the Parmesan and the cinnamon sugar.”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 19:23 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021 positive
Opinion
Madison: Stacy's Pita Chips succeeded through resilience, not just luck
“You know, a lot of people say, oh, she got lucky. That really pisses me off. Cause, you know, yeah, maybe the stars aligned, and maybe the timing was right for a lot of things, but each and every one of the challenges and the hurdles that you overcome, others …”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 54:42 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Madison and Andrus Ran Honolulu Food Venture Called Condo Cuisine
“Mark was a total foodie, and we marketed to our building and the surrounding buildings that if anybody else wanted us to cook them dinner, that we would do that too, and we called it condo cuisine.”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 10:58 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mark Andrus had $100,000 in student debt when starting Stacy's Pita Chips
“Going into this, I mean, you gotta also keep in mind the reality of the fact that he's got a 100,000 dollars in student loans, I don't have a penny to my name.”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 13:13 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021
Disclosure
Madison: Stacy's founders reinvested all early earnings into factory equipment
“We really paid ourself very little, and if anything, we really weren't making anything, because everything went back into, you know, if we needed another oven, well, you know, you don't buy this, you don't buy that, you don't do this, because you need another …”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 38:43 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Stacy Madison: Post-sale PepsiCo contract required only 20 days of work per year
“I was contracted to stay, but I really only had to work 20 days a year”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 49:51 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Aug 9, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Health Department Shut Down Madison's Early Honolulu Food Venture
“We were cooking in our apartment and got very quickly shut down.”
Stacy Madison Aug 9, 2021 ▶ 11:28 Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)
Oct 16, 2025 positive
Insight
Stacy Madison: Food brands should pair founder names directly with core products
“And I would make sure that you're always the Stucky's Pecan. Get your name with your product. Stacey's Pita Chips.”
Stacy Madison Oct 16, 2025 ▶ 52:27 Advice Line with Stacy Madison of Stacy’s Pita Chips
Oct 16, 2025
Insight
Stacy Madison: Prove your concept in retail before pivoting from side hustle
“You ask the question, well, when do you know when you switch or you make that decision? My answer would be, you need to prove out the concept outside of just where you are. So you have to take, whether it's taking the bags of chips to the stores, talking to th…”
Stacy Madison Oct 16, 2025 ▶ 7:47 Advice Line with Stacy Madison of Stacy’s Pita Chips
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