Horizons was founded by Bediako’s father, Tim Brown, just as he was on the cusp of retiring. Over the past four decades, the business has grown from one dedicated bun facility to a vertically integrated food manufacturing business. It is a top-rated supplier in the McDonald’s network, providing buns and English muffins, as well as a provider of wet and dry blended ingredients for several foodservice customers.

“Trina is living proof that, even in a family business, leadership is earned, not simply bestowed upon the next generation,” said Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief of Commercial Baking and host of Troubleshooting Innovation. “Over the course of five weeks, Trina shares the challenges she has faced in her career and the different tactics she has used to overcome them. She’s a leader who knows about the business of food manufacturing and the value that people bring to it. She learned lessons from her father and is passing those — and a few of her own — to the next generation.”