A classically trained opera singer wanted to become a baker, and King Arthur Bread Company rejected him.
He applied again. Same answer.
Three strikes and… you’re in!
On his third attempt, former opera singer Martin Philip got the job. He had convinced one of the country’s oldest baking companies to hire someone with hardly any professional baking experience.
“They took a chance on me in 2006,” Philip says. “And I think it paid off.”
In October, Philip co-authored...