Stacy Madison: Prove your concept in retail before pivoting from side hustle
Stacy Madison · Advice Line with Stacy Madison of Stacy’s Pita Chips · Oct 16, 2025 · at 7:47
Stacy Madison, founder of Stacy's Pita Chips, explains how she decided to transition from selling pita sandwiches out of a food cart to building a standalone packaged snack business.
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“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 the stores, sampling them at the stores, things like that, like, you know, that's what helps you make those kinds of decisions.”
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