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Beef jerky biz takes off; Flight attendant grows company from at-home snacks to a local store landing.

Publication: Crain's Cleveland Business
Publication Date: 13-DEC-04 		Format: Online - approximately 625 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Beef jerky biz takes off; Flight attendant grows company from at-home snacks to a local store landing.(Small Business)(Dana Samoly)(Gourmet Jerky Ltd.)

Article Excerpt
Byline: HENRY GOMEZ

Dana Samoly isn't your typical beef jerky aficionado. Petite and polished, the 33-year-old Ohio City woman looks nothing like Macho Man Randy Savage, who for years has been encouraging us to "snap into a Slim Jim.''

But if a chest-thumping, spandex-wearing professional wrestler can sell beef jerky, why not a full-time flight attendant for Continental Airlines? Ms. Samoly, whose months are pretty much cluttered with arrivals, departures and "please place your tray in its upright position'' admonishments, uses her spare time to try to reverse a stereotype that is...

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