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url: 'https://www.fmjlaw.com/boomchickapop-founder-angie-bastian-speaks-fmj-uncorked/'
title: 'BOOMCHICKAPOP Founder Angie Bastian Speaks at “FMJ Uncorked”'
author:
  name: Heather Morrison
  url: 'https://www.fmjlaw.com/author/hmorrison/'
date: '2016-05-06T14:49:30+00:00'
modified: '2021-08-17T20:02:55+00:00'
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categories:
  - Event
  - Newsroom
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---

# BOOMCHICKAPOP Founder Angie Bastian Speaks at “FMJ Uncorked”

On May 5, the women of Fafinski Mark & Johnson hosted “FMJ Uncorked: A Night of Women, Wine and Wisdom,” a women-only networking event that attorneys [Shannon McDonough](https://www.fmjlaw.com/professional/shannon-m-mcdonough/) and [Heidi Carpenter](https://www.fmjlaw.com/professional/heidi-a-carpenter/) have been spearheading for several years.

More than 100 women gathered for words of wisdom from [Angie Bastian](https://www.boomchickapop.com/about-us/), the founder of [BOOMCHICKAPOP](https://www.boomchickapop.com/), who shared how she started her incredibly successful popcorn business.

Angie recounted the story of how she and her husband decided to start a small kettle corn business to do something fun with their kids while also showing them the value of hard work. Her husband eventually quit his job as a Spanish teacher and Angie quit her job as a nurse practitioner, and they took their business to the next level. They sold their popcorn at local events and eventually caught the attention of The Minnesota Vikings — a game changer for BOOMCHICKAPOP. The company  quickly went from a local sensation to one of the fastest-growing natural popcorn brands in America, sold in natural food, grocery, club and mass retail stores nationwide.

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