Twin Cities Podcast

“The brain that you have before the moment is different than the brain you have in the moment.” Handing out sports bar coupons while wearing hot pants and tube socks wasn’t exactly how Molly Mogren pictured her life after college as an entry level marketing professional. She had aspirations of becoming a food and travel writer, so she quit her demeaning gig and composed a well-crafted e-mail to a local chef named Andrew Zimmern who had just launched a new TV show called Bizarre Foods with the Travel Channel. In the e-mail, Molly detailed her desire to work for Andrew and three weeks later she was on board as an intern. She eventually moved into a full-time role, and the duo collaborated together for eight years, co-authoring books, hosting a podcast and building the Andrew Zimmern brand. Molly truly appreciated working for her celebrity friend, but there came a time when she needed to came back to her own voice. After reading a quote from former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt that said “Do one thing every da