TIL that the founder of “Famous Amos cookies”, Wally Amos, was also the first African American talent agent at the William Morris Agency. He would send prospective clients a batch of cookies and an invitation to talk. This would lead to his clients giving him a loan to create Famous Amos cookies.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Amos
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