REDMOND SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2022 A5
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Cookie company starts up in Redmond
BY JANAY WRIGHT
CO Media Group
When Heather Goss left
her job on the cookie team at
Sparrow Bakery to relocate to
Redmond, she left behind a
part of herself.
“I would go there and sing
to the cookies every day,” Goss
said. “When I left (Sparrow
Bakery), I left a part of that
happiness. I had to find it
again.”
So Goss started Kook’i, her
own cookie company in Red-
mond.
Kook’i sells decorated baked
goods that are perfect for gifts,
special occasions or the every-
day. Goss’ best-selling prod-
uct is a lemon shortbread. She
places the shortbread in little
mason jars so they stay fresh
for up to two weeks.
Movie-themed boxes of
cookies are her second most
popular product. For the hol-
iday season, Goss has a num-
ber of Christmas-themed
cookie boxes planned. She re-
cently made an “A Christmas
Story”-themed box, which
sold out quickly.
“We’re doing a ‘Home
Alone’ one. We’re gonna do
‘(National Lampoon’s) Christ-
mas Vacation.’ We’re gonna do
‘Gremlins,’” Goss said.
Her decorating style is
quirky and unique, incorpo-
rating movies and celebrities,
even song lyrics from Harry
Styles and Taylor Swift.
She also makes a cookie pie
with a shortbread base and pie
Where to find Kook’i
What: Demonstration at
Central Oregon Locavore
When: 10 a.m.-noon Sat-
urday
Where: 1841 NE Third St.,
Bend
Cost: Free
Contact: centraloregonlo-
cavore.org, 541-633-7388
What: The Bite Tumalo
When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat-
urday
Where: 19860 Seventh St.,
Tumalo
Cost: Free
Contact: thebitetumalo.
com
Courtesy of Kook’i
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Dec. 10
The Kook’i food truck will be parked at The Dog House Brewyard in February, a new food truck lot coming to Redmond.
More info
Location: Products are available for shipping, at select stores in-
cluding Central Oregon Locavore, craft shows or for pickup in Red-
mond.
Contact: kookicompany.com, 318-450-2417, heather@kookicom-
pany.com
Price Range: $4-$30
filling on top. The cookie pies
come in assorted flavors in-
cluding cherry pistachio, ap-
ple pecan and s’mores.
It’s important to Goss to be
unique, so she doesn’t copy
the styles of other bakers. She
uses multiple forms of art on
her cookies, including pip-
ing, screen printing, paint-
ing and drawing. With the
screen-printing technique, it’s
easy for Goss to transfer any
photo to a cookie.
While she doesn’t offer
vegan desserts, she does have
gluten-free options available.
Making others happy is at
the heart of Kook’i.
“When you leave my place,
I just want you to feel better.
Even if it’s for 30 minutes,”
Goss said.
Goss started baking for hol-
idays and birthdays about a
year ago. Now, a food truck
sits in her driveway. Come
February, the Kook’i food
truck will be showcasing
cookies at The Dog House
Brewyard, a new food truck
lot with a dog park coming to
Redmond.
But in the meantime, Goss’
baked goods may be found at
Central Oregon Locavore in
Bend or for pickup or ship-
ping from Goss’s Redmond
home. When Goss spoke to
GO last week, she said Food 4
Less and Nonna’s Cucina food
truck in Redmond would also
soon be selling her cookies.
Goss’ baked goods will also
be available at pop-ups and
holidays shows in the coming
weeks. On Dec. 10, Kook’i will
be at both the 13th Annual
Locavore Holiday Gift Faire
and the Holiday Village Mar-
ket at Redmond’s Centennial
Park.
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What: 13th Annual Loca-
vore Holiday Gift Faire
Reporter: 541-383-0304, jwright@
bendbulletin.com
Where: Unitarian Univer-
salist Church, 61980 Skyline
Ranch Road, Bend
Cost: Free
Contact: centraloregonlo-
cavore.org, 541-633-7388
What: Holiday Village Mar-
ket at Redmond’s Centen-
nial Park
When: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec.
10
Where: Centennial Park,
446 SW Seventh St., Red-
mond
Cost: Free
Contact: visitredmondore-
gon.com, 541-923-5191
Courtesy of Kook’i
Goss decorates her cookies with multiple art forms including piping, screen printing, painting and drawing.
Courtesy of Kook’i
Bringing joy to customers is at the heart of Kook’i.
Consider hiring a business coach
BY GARY EINHORN
For The Spokesman
T
his is one of the ABCs
of entrepreneurship
that is often overlooked
and not considered, especially
at the inception of a business.
Entrepreneurship, as I have
shared previ-
ously, is both
an opportu-
nity at self
sufficiency
and a chal-
lenge. The
entrepreneur
Einhorn
does not re-
ceive a guar-
anteed weekly
or monthly paycheck. He or she
must create their own income
stream.
It has been stated that a sig-
nificant number of business
ventures do not exist after three
years. It does not have to be this
way. In this article, I will attempt
to provide antidotes to address
how to be successful in business.
There are several ways a busi-
ness coach can help an entre-
preneur succeed. The first is to
provide a roadmap for how to
begin and what to consider in
the incubation of a new busi-
ness. One would not consider
Business
background
Gary Einhorn has been a
business coach and consul-
tant for more than 14 years.
He spent four years at the
Small Business Develop-
ment Center at Southern Or-
egon University, followed by
10 years in private practice.
He has coached more than
200 clients, and focuses on
both the person and the
business.
driving, for example, to a new
location without a detailed map
or GPS. The same is true with
regard to a road map for the in-
ception of a business. Here are
some key points to consider:
1. Business name
2. The legal entity
3. Do I need to register the as-
sumed business name?
4. Will I have employees or
use independent contractors?
5. Do I need a license for the
kind of work I will be doing?
6. What insurance will I
need?
7. How will I market the busi-
ness?
8. Do I need a website?
9. Will I use social media?
10. Will I have a brick-and-
mortar location?
11. What team of profession-
als will I require?
12. How will I find mentors?
13. Do I understand the say-
ing “Do what you do best and
outsource the rest”?
14. Am I familiar with the
book “The E Myth Revisited” by
Michael E. Gerber?
15. Have I read the primer
by Napoleon Hill, “Think and
Grow Rich”?
16. Will I have a budget for
advertising to gain exposure
and presence?
17. How will I write my busi-
ness plan?
18. How will I capitalize my
business?
I will stop at 18, which is con-
sidered a lucky number and ad-
dress each item listed above as
space permits. The remainder
will be addressed in upcoming
editions of the Redmond Spokes-
man.
I would most appreciate your
comments and questions. I
am also offering, for the entire
month of January, a free one-
on-one, meet-and-greet for 30
minutes.
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Gary Einhorn was born in
Brooklyn, New York, and lived for
33 years in Ashland. He owns The
Entrepreneurial Ear. Email him at
garyae@gmail.com or call 541-292-
6177.
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