In , Google. Cheerie Lane Popcorn was born on a fifth-generation family farm, where popcorn was always at the center of the table. Kate and her team use Google Meet and other Workspace tools to collaborate remotely, and Drive to stay organized. State Center, Iowa. Over , impressions in a month from Google Ads.
When Kristin Porter was diagnosed with celiac disease in , she was told to start eating gluten-free immediately. As the founder of Iowa Girl Eats, a cooking and lifestyle site she launched in , Kristin was in a good position to figure it outβfor herself, and others. She began posting gluten-free versions of simple recipes for everything from thai curry to lasagna to gooey cinnamon rolls.
Iowa Girl Eats now attracts 8. Kristin uses Google Workspace to connect with remote employees and contractors, and Google Analytics and Search Console to plan marketing and content strategy. Her husband was able to leave a high-stress career to join her in the company. Urbandale, Iowa. As WWII came to an end, an enterprising family in Iowa began to use the steel and aluminum no longer needed for the war effort to make aluminum-handled kitchen knives.
Nearly 75 years later, Rada Cutlery is still family-owned and American-madeβselling quality, affordable knives and kitchenware. The COVID pandemic put many of these sales channels on hold as people avoided in-person encounters. Still, the company has achieved double-digit growth since the start of the pandemic by pivoting to online fundraising and sales with help from Google Shopping and Google Ads.
As its online business grows, Rada Cutlery uses Google Workspace to share product imagery with its resale customers so they all have access to the best marketing resources. Waverly, Iowa. Randy Whitfield always had a passion for gardening, and in he finally turned his passion into his business. Randy began taking on larger contracts, and his family pitched in.
