When Elizabeth Sund moved to North Dakota after earning her PhD in philosophy in Australia, she had to pivot her career plans.

“I had to kind of switch what job I would look for because there’s only room for one philosopher in Minot, and that position was taken,” Sund said.

Instead, she got a job at the local university working with international students. A couple years later, she was ready for a new challenge.

“I wanted something more creative that I could do on my own,” said Sund. “I was a pretty good baker, but I honestly didn’t know anything about business.”

And from there, her home bakery, Sundbakes, was born.

To hear the rest of Sund’s story, use the audio player above.