About this episode
What if your burnout, breakup, and boldest idea all showed up in the same year,and led you to your biggest breakthrough? In this powerful episode of Build the Damn Thing, Kathryn Finney sits down with Nekeia Boone, tech executive turned ice cream entrepreneur and founder of Tudy’s Kitchen. Named in honor of her grandmother, this Amsterdam-based, Black woman,led dessert brand is shaking up the frozen food aisle with flavors rooted in culture, legacy, and love. After hitting a breaking point during the pandemic,divorce, corporate burnout, and a global shutdown,Nekeia leaned into an unplanned pivot. What started as late-night kitchen therapy became a booming ice cream brand now stocked in major European retailers like Albert Heijn. In this episode, Nekeia shares how she went from managing product teams at Booking.com to managing churn (the good kind), why storytelling is her superpower, and how building with what you already have can unlock global opportunity. 🔗 Learn more: Tudy’s Kitchen Follow on Instagram 🎧 Subscribe, share, and review,because your pivot could be your purpose
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