In Chapter 8 of 21 in her 2011 Capture Your Flag interview, food entrepreneur Julie Hession answers "How Did Working at American Express During Business School Teach You About the World of Small Business?" Hession interns at American Express while studying at Duke for her MBA. She gets paired with three senior women and it tasked with doing the competitive analysis with the company's new foray into small business, the Blue Card. She gets exposure to a new market, and also senior female leadership, that open her mind to future career options. Julie Hession is the founder of Julie Anne's All Natural Granola Company. Passionate about food since childhood, Hession has developed her career by food blogging, cooking contests, and starting fine food companies. Hession earned an MBA in Marketing from Duke University and a BA from UNLV.