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Chrisi Hammer

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Co-Founder | CEO at Sunshine Buns
📍 Orem, Utah, United States

Chrisi Hammer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sunshine Buns, a fast-growing CPG brand built on a 45-year-old family recipe. She successfully scaled the business into retail distribution, disrupting the bakery aisle. She previously co-founded the interior design firm Mend Design and holds a degree from Utah Valley University.

Outside of her CPG venture, Chrisi has a background in television, having been featured on HGTV for her design work. She is passionate about the entrepreneurial journey and is candid about the challenges of building a company from the ground up, turning her design eye towards creating a nostalgic and indulgent food brand.

Unique fact: She and her husband, Matt, starred in an HGTV show related to their design and construction business.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder | CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Orem, Utah, United States
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Priorities

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CPG Brand Building
She is scaling a CPG brand from a family recipe, navigating co-packers, packaging, freight, and retail launches, documenting the difficult but fun process.
Entrepreneurial Realities
Frequently posts about the unglamorous, difficult "middle" part of the entrepreneurial journey that exists between the initial idea and the eventual breakthrough.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Co-Founder | CEO
Sunshine Buns
10-2019
Co-Founder
Mend Design
In the press

Media appearances

Silicon Slopes Friday Conversation with Chrisi Hammer, Sunshine Buns. Featured in YouTube
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How Sunshine Buns Grew From a Family Recipe to a Thriving Business. Featured in Utah Startup (startup.utah.gov)
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Education
8-2001 - 1-2007
Bachelor's degree
Utah Valley University
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