Ms. Candy Blog
Ms. Candy Blog, Marlo "Candy" Gorelick, is the first candy livestreamer, a World of Wonder (Emmy winning company of RuPaul’s Drag Race) award-nominated YouTuber/live streamer, and a bestselling author. An entrepreneur, she has created a number of properties focusing on all that is sparkly and sweet.
With a degree in English, two in theatre, and a MBA coupled with a background in corporate training, instructional design and community management, she has worked for such brands as Google/YouTube, Yahoo!, J.P. Morgan and American Express. A former theatre professor, Marlo has also taught ages 3 and up in middle school and high school in English, film, journalism, public speaking and acting.
As a candy persona, she has appeared as a subject matter expert in The New York Times, NBC and FOX, partnering with such top brands as Hershey’s, Lindt, HSN, Epix, It’Sugar, Sour Patch Kids, Sugarpova, Just Born (Peeps/Mike & Ike), Jelly Belly, Torie & Howard, Adams & Brooks (Whirly Pop) and Dorval Trading Company (Sour Power) and has been named to FeedSpot’s Top 25 Candy Websites for Candy Lovers, becoming the #1 female candy website. As a speaker and educator, Marlo has spoken at Summit Live (San Francisco), Digital. (Vancouver), Cake Pop Con (Philadelphia), TedX Navesink (New Jersey), Midwest Digital Marketing Conference 17 (St. Louis), Social Media Camp (Victoria, BC), Blog Her 17 (Orlando), PR Daily (Virtual Summit), and Wedding MBA '17 & '21 (Las Vegas). She has served as a judge for Cake Pop Con and Werrk.com.
Marlo's award-nominated YouTube channel joined the multi-award-winning production company, World of Wonder’s network after receiving a contract in less than a week of posting her first video: a review of the RuPaul candy bar. Named Klout’s #1 female live streamer, she was awarded a contract with Periscope’s first talent network, Lifestream Productions, and placed on 3 top Periscoper lists after her first week of live streaming. A founding host of the live streaming platform, Gravy Live, she was a multi(platform)streamer, streaming on as many as 9 platforms simultaneously with audiences in the tens of thousands. She was featured on Live.Me, Pocket Live, GhostCodes & MeVee, and trended on Periscope & Hype. Having served Tik Tok as part of Tik Tok’s Creative Learning Fund, "Candy" created educational videos for TikTok, ByteDance, Bansho, and Likee.
Her first published piece, “Sweet from Sour: Saved by a Supermodel”, is part of the best-selling “Open Your Gifts”, and received its debut at TedX Navesink.
Early 2020 saw the launch of Sprinkles Wear, born out of Marlo meeting many bakers, cakers, and confectioners at Cake Pop Con and on Instagram. The collection received high praise from delighted crowds at a sell-out show at LA Cookie Con in February, 2020.
As Covid surged, Cake Purse was created and is a continuation of Marlo's mission to sweeten people's lives. Made of 100% inedible ingredients, sugar, and calorie-free, handmade handbags are created for those with a passion for fashion and a love of yummy treats. After being approached by a number of art-based companies, she created pieces in the hopes of sweetening homes around the world with art pieces that delight the eye and stir up happy thoughts and memories.
Having lost her mother to cancer in December 2019, “Candy’s” nieces lost a female role model as a grandmother. She decided that she would try to fill in for her mother where she could. Marlo wanted to create an opportunity for them to learn about their heritage and create memories. She began a culinary adventure, having penned several articles for American Cake Decorating Magazine.
In the summer of 2023, the iconic NYC eatery, Serendipity 3, handpicked Marlo to bring their famous Frrrozen Hot Chocolate to life as a purse! 2,500 hand placed crystals decorate a Frrrozen Hot Chocolate replica which takes 3 weeks to complete.
Wanna contact Marlo? Text 917.442.8906 or email cakepurse@gmail.com.