Doris Valade

What happens when a young woman walks into a male-dominated meat industry in the 1980s… and ends up owning the boardroom two decades later?

Meet Doris Valade, an entrepreneur who didn’t just break the glass ceiling — she dismantled the whole frame. Doris built Malabar Super Spice Co., a specialty food manufacturing company, from the ground up, eventually scaling it into a national success story and selling it after more than 30 years at the helm. But her story isn’t just about seasoning blends or market expansion — it’s about navigating resistance, burnout, reinvention, and redefining success on her own terms.

After exiting her company, Doris didn’t fade into the background — she leaned in. Today, she coaches CEOs and business owners with the same candor and clarity that helped her lead a manufacturing business through generational change, market disruption, and personal transformation.

Doris has lived what most entrepreneurs only read about. Her insights cut through the fluff — and come from decades in the trenches. Whether you’re growing your first business or preparing for your last exit, Doris brings a kind of grounded wisdom that stops you mid-sentence.

This is the conversation you didn’t know you needed — from someone who’s been exactly where you are, and knows exactly where it leads.