Cookie Entrepreneur, Famous Amos

From the series of portraits for the Theydrawtober event

Illustration of a person wearing a hat with a red top and green brim, holding a chocolate chip cookie, smiling.

For the month of October I illustrated inventors, influencers and personalities. I used the list of food prompts from the Theydrawtober event by They-Draw.com. Cookies was the first item on the list.

Career Shift

This is Wally Amos who created the Famous Amos brand of chocolate chip cookies. He was a talent agent the William Morris Agency who signed Simon and Garfunkel. He became an entrepreneur thanks in part to investors Marvin Gaye and Helen Reddy.

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