Tag: Zoe Mays

Five-alarm to market: Vegan ice cream maker proves her treats can take the heat of competition

By Tommy Felts / March 9, 2026

Fresh off a 24-hour shift at the fire station, Zoe Mays — founder of Scream Queens — rode a wave of adrenaline to victory at last week’s Food Biz Con pitch competition. Mays — a poet-turned-firefighter/paramedic-turned-entrepreneur — took home $5,000 for her vegan ice cream pop-up business, which she founded in 2024 after her girlfriend…

Paramedic by day (and night), this Scream Queen fights fire with vegan ice cream

By Tommy Felts / January 21, 2026

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Kansas City PBS/Flatland, a member of the Kansas City Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, The Kansas City Beacon, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story. After putting in a 24-hour shift at Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Station 5,…

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