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Melissa Ben-Ishay (born Melissa Bushell) is the founder of Baked by Melissa, a cupcake company headquartered in New York City, which specializes in small cupcakes.[1]

Melissa Ben-Ishay
Ben-Ishay in 2009
Born	Melissa Bushell Hillsdale, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Syracuse University
Occupation	President and Chief Product Officer of Baked by Melissa
Spouse	Adi Ben-Ishay
Children	2
Website	www.bakedbymelissa.com

Early life and education

Melissa Bushell was born in Hillsdale, New Jersey. After graduating from high school, she attended Syracuse University, in Syracuse, New York from 2002 to 2006, receiving a Bachelor's of Science degree in Child and Family Studies.^{[citation needed]}

Career

After graduating university in 2006, Ben-Ishay worked at an advertising agency. In 2008, she was fired from her job as a media planner, and was encouraged by her brother, Brian Bushell, to try a career in baking cupcakes.[2][3]

In 2009, she opened a bakery called Baked by Melissa in the SoHo neighborhood on Manhattan.[4] Bushell was the CEO of Baked by Melissa for 8 years.[1] The company logo is a tie-dye cupcake.

The company has 14 locations and ships cupcakes across the United States.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, Ben-Ishay released a cookbook titled Cakes by Melissa: Life Is What You Bake It., published by William Morrow Cookbooks.[5]

Personal life

Melissa Ben-Ishay is married to Adi Ben-Ishay, who also works for Baked by Melissa.[6]

References

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