Have You Met the Muffin Man? An Inspiring Memoir of an Entrepreneurial Journey

What started as a bid on an abandoned building in Akron, Ohio, to what became a multi-million-dollar empire, Steve Marks co-founder of Main Street Gourmet shares his story of entrepreneurship in his memoir The Muffin Man Chronicles.

Marks’ journey started as a gourmet muffin shop that grew from a single retail location to a major wholesale operation. As a result, Marks also launched the world-class Akron Marathon, an event known across the globe.

Marks’ journey of baking muffins, to pitching McDonalds (and succeeding!), to meeting a president of the United States, is all a part of his amazing journey on owning and starting several businesses. Even congressman and astronaut John Glenn said his muffins were out of this world!

“Launching a business in my hometown was my first priority. I had no idea the journey it would become, and the different opportunities that helped me grow not only as an entrepreneur, but as an individual from that $5,000 auction bid back in 1985! It is my goal with sharing my story that I can help to inspire and guide others who have the entrepreneurial spark so they can go after their goals and achieve them,” said Marks.

For those who are interested in entrepreneurship, love a good “Shark Tank” tale, or are looking for a little insight of the blood, sweat, and yes, sometimes muffin batter, that goes into running a business, The Muffin Man Chronicles is a book you must pick up!.