✨She keeps dreaming. She keeps building.✨
Meet Hafsa Koita @itshafsatou, the French-Senegalese founder of @marbrenyc — a Brooklyn-based pastry brand she launched from her apartment, after bedtime, while raising two boys and working a full-time job.
The dream started with a whisk and a memory. A way to bring a piece of Paris into her New York kitchen. A taste of home—soft, elegant, nostalgic.
One year later, she’s at @smorgasburg every weekend, partnering with luxury brands, and growing a fledgling business with heart.
Her madeleines feel like little gifts. Baked with care, steeped in memory, and just like Proust’s, they carry you back somewhere—so deliciously. A moment of comfort. A bite of belonging.
Because what she’s really serving is resilience and intention—wrapped in care.
She Keeps Dreaming / She Keeps Building is a series by @osaythelabel spotlighting women carving new paths—step by step, story by story.
