Angie Bastian

Co-Founder, Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP

Angie Bastian, Co-Founder of Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP, took a kernel of an idea and popped it into one of the fastest growing brands of natural popcorn. What began with one kettle in Bastian’s garage has grown into a beloved, empowered and spirited brand sold internationally. The accomplishment of delivering extraordinary products and growth, respecting partnerships, and celebrating consumers attracted private equity investments and sale to Conagra Brands in 2017. She is currently the board chair of Prospera Foods, a Benefit Corporation and serves on the non-profit board of Opportunity International Nicaragua. She advises, invests and is a national corporate speaker with Leading Authorities Inc. Angie was awarded Pioneer in Food, United Nations Women’s Entrepreneurship Day #WEDO2017. The subject of a children’s educational book series, Female Foodies, entitled “Boomchickapop Boss.” She is an inductee to the MN Women’s Business Hall of Fame. Honored by the Girl Scouts as a Pioneering Trailblazer and shares Connect Business Magazine’s 2012 Person of the Year with her husband Dan. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, quoted in Forbes Magazine and appeared on the Martha Stewart Show. She and Dan were featured in Guy Raz’s live NPR Podcast, “How I Built This” and “The Tony Robbins Podcast.” Her products have been recognized and awarded by national publications and media. Angie (Miller) Bastian graduated from Goshen College with a BSN and Emory University with a master’s in nursing. She worked in her profession for 28 years until she retired as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in 2011 to immerse herself in full-time entrepreneurship. She and her husband have been married for 30 years and have two young adult children.