Debra J Fields Research Paper

Debra J. Fields otherwise known as Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields cookies. Born in Oakland, CA, September 18, 1956. She had a good childhood growing up with four other siblings and having to live a life where every dollar mattered. While she was young she only ate cookies instead of her mother’s cooking and by the age of 13 Debra was working in a department store and what she bought with her first paycheck was real butter, chocolate, and vanilla. Growing up Fields attended Foothill College and 2 years in she married her first husband. It was during a dinner with one of her husband’s clients had made her feel real embarrassed that she decided that she was going to do something with her life instead of staying at home and taking care of

Happily eating the cookies and listening to her plan everyone just told her “Thanks, but no”. Not tempted by what they were telling her she wouldn’t give up and she soon received a loan with 21% interest. “I love your product, and I love your enthusiasm”, said the gentleman who gave her the loan. He also told her, “to find the baker nearest retirement because they are less concerned about technicalities and more in following his or her heart”. With the help of the loan on August 16, 1977, Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery in Palo Alto California was founded. Her husband Randy bet her that she wouldn’t sell $50 worth of cookies on the first day. She took the bet and after a few hours waiting for customers in the store with no sales she relaxed she was going to lose the bet and decided to take to the streets with some of her cookies and ended up with $75 in sales. The shop was doing so well she later had coffee and cookies ready when customers would arrive, later saying “I knew I had something special when my customers started calling in sick”. Fields received her inspiration from her father, leaning that happiness was found in friends, family and enjoying what you do. A way that Fields commented on her business and what it was like she said, “I knew I loved making cookies and every time I did, I made people happy. That was my business