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Ball Girls
In 1969, Oakland Athletics owner Charles O. Finley introduced ball girls to major league baseball. Debbi was one of the first hired. She used to the money to buy ingredients for what would become her famous cookies. -
Opening of first store
Debbi began her business in 1977 -
Became president and CEO
She became president and CEO of Mrs. Fields cookies. -
Moving the company
She moved the company to Park City, Utah in 1982. -
Mrs. Fields Children's Health Foundation.
Established Mrs. Fields Children's Health Foundation. -
First Autobiography
Her first book was an autobiography written in 1987 and published by Simon & Schuster -
New Computer System
In 1989, Debbi used a state of the art computer system to streamline operations and production schedules for her cookies. -
Selling The Business
In 1993, she sold her investment in Mrs. Fields Cookies to private investors. -
TV
Appeared in Public Television series.