Ice cream that can make you quit your corporate job? Clementine’s founder Tamara Keefe did exactly that.

In this episode of The Sauce podcast, Lauren sits down with Tamara to talk about how she walked away from a “dream” executive role, turned a lifelong ice cream hobby into Clementine’s Ice Cream, and built a St. Louis–born brand that now supports more than 200 local families.

In this episode:

• Leaving corporate America to follow a passion for ice cream
• Growing from one shop in Lafayette Square to ten locations across STL, Illinois, and Kansas City
• The origin of Clementine’s “microcreamery” standards — high butterfat, low overrun, and real ingredients
• How the boozy “naughty” ice creams came to life
• Clementine’s leadership in nondairy and kosher-certified ice creams
• The new Holiday Cookie Exchange collection with women chefs across the country
• Ice Cream with Santa and holiday seasonal releases
• The limited-edition Clementina Build-A-Bear collaboration
• What’s next for Clementine’s, including grocery expansion in 2026

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Presented by our friends at LHM, celebrating the holidays with festive pop ups at Three Sixty Downtown, 360 Westport, and seasonal experiences at Union Station, including the Polar Express Train Ride and the Sleigh Shed at Train Shed.