Melissa Ben-Ishay is the founder, creator and president of the New York City bakery brand, Baked by Melissa.
Ben-Ishay always loved baking from a young age, creating birthday and celebration cakes for her family and friends throughout her childhood. After graduating college she got a job in the advertising industry, but was always baking on the side and developing her passion and skills for making cakes. She was eventually fired from her job, for...