"In transforming herself from high-priced corporate lawyer to mac-n-cheese queen, Erin Wade made an unexpected discovery: she loved business as much as her favorite dish. What's more, she turned out to be equally skilled at both--so skilled that one of her techniques was adopted as the national standard by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and she wound up selling her mac-n-cheese restaurant for millions of dollars. Read this book to share the joy of her journey, even if you don't love mac-n-cheese." -- Bo Burlingham , author of Small Giants and Finish Big "Any small business owner will find Erin's thoughtful experiment--in creating a job she could love by opening a restaurant--a joy to read. The Mac & Cheese Millionaire makes a formidable case for disrupting traditional models of power in the workplace and incorporating the unique values of collective success. Post pandemic, with work force stability and satisfaction at an all-time low, Erin's story could not be more timely or useful.

" -- Mary Sue Milliken , Author, Activist, and Chef-Owner of the Mundo Hospitality Group " The Mac and Cheese Millionaire will take you on a journey fueled by determination, compassion, and purpose. Transforming lives through comfort food and elbowing her way into people's hearts, Erin's story is sure to inspire anyone who dreams of making a difference." -- Danny Meyer , author of Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business " The Mac & Cheese Millionaire captures the true spirit of entrepreneurship--the wild, gritty, sometimes lonely but ultimately creative act of starting something new. It's about problem solving and refusing to take the status quo as a given. A compelling read for anyone looking for their own path to defining success." -- Ann Miura-Ko , co-founding partner at Floodgate and named the "Most Powerful Woman in Startups" by Forbes "One of the most wise and funny management books ever written. The Mac & Cheese Millionaire is a beautiful blend of Erin Wade's rollicking no-bullshit memoir and her hard won and relentlessly useful lessons for building a humane and profitable business." -- Robert I.

Sutton , Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and New York Times bestselling author of The No Asshole Rule, Good Boss, Bad Boss , and The Friction Project "A delightful memoir that doubles as a management and career guide for the modern era, The Mac & Cheese Millionaire offers both humor and wisdom. Erin Wade shares her remarkably adventurous life experiences and along the way decodes how to build a better company and a better relationship with work." -- Amy C. Edmondson , Novartis Professor of Leadership, Harvard Business School and author, Right Kind of Wrong and The Fearless Organization.