It’s Wednesday and we are celebrating our alumni! Today on the blog, entrepreneurs, TV stars and sisters Sophie and Katherine.

Katherine Kallinis-Berman and Sophie Kallinis-LaMontagne, who graduated from Ridley one year apart, are the co-founders of Georgetown Cupcake, stars of the hit series DC Cupcakes on TLC, and best-selling authors of The Cupcake Diaries and Sweet Celebrations. Inspired by their grandmother, in 2008, they traded careers in fashion and venture capital to follow their passion for baking and opened Georgetown Cupcake in Washington, DC. Since 2008, they have expanded Georgetown Cupcake with locations in Bethesda, MD, New York City/SoHo, Boston/Newbury St, and Los Angeles. Georgetown Cupcake ships its cupcakes nationwide and offers over 100 flavours. The Kallinis sisters and their cupcakes have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, Better Homes and Gardens, Food & Wine, TV Guide, the NBC Today Show, The Martha Stewart Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Live! With Kelly, ABC Nightline, Access Hollywood, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, People, InStyle, Town & Country, US Weekly, Redbook, Real Simple, and Cosmopolitan. Georgetown Cupcake regularly participates in neighbourhood and community events in the Washington DC region and supports numerous local and national charitable organizations and foundations, in particular charities that focus on women and children’s health issues. Since opening in 2008, Georgetown Cupcake has donated tens of thousands of cupcakes to charitable causes.

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