Alma Matters: With Riane Puno.

As someone who loves to cook, I know the struggles of having to buy pans on pans on pans to serve different purposes in the kitchen. Cue Great Jones, which came in with a nostalgic aesthetic, a homey feel and multipurpose pots and pans to save consumers some space and money.Maddy Moelis, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, founded the company with her childhood friend Sierra Tishgart after realizing that quality cookware was difficult to find. Her experience at Wharton spearheaded a love for startups - her first job was at Warby Parker during its early days before she went on to do a long stint at Zola. It was there that she actually saw the price tags of registry cookware and thought there had to be an alternative for people who didn't want to skimp at Ikea or spend a fortune on a KitchenAid tool. Thus, Great Jones was born. Listen to the episode for the full story.