Shannon Payette Seip
Shannon “Peacasso” Seip is the co-founder of Bean Sprouts, a hip and healthy café chain that focuses on families. She is the co-author of Bean Appétit: Hip & Healthy Ways to have Fun with Food (Andrews McMeel, 2010) which was named one of the Top 10 Kids’ Cookbooks by iVillage (now today.com) and has been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and in nearly every major parenting publication and site. With years of experience as a morning show television anchor and writer for American Girl magazine, Shannon has written several books, including two for American Girl and was a top-ranked contributing editor of NickMom/Nickelodeon, both online and on the air. Shannon is originally from the Bay Area and now lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
Kelly Parthen
Kelly “Pea Brain” Parthen is the co-founder of Bean Sprouts, a hip and healthy café chain that focuses on families. She is the co-author of Bean Appétit: Hip & Healthy Ways to have Fun with Food (Andrews McMeel, 2010) which was named one of the Top 10 Kids’ Cookbooks by iVillage (now today.com) and has been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and in nearly every major parenting publication and site. Green Bay, Wisconsin, is Kelly’s hometown, and she now lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.