# Meghan Phillips

> Meghan Phillips is the founder and CEO of Honey, a women-led Sacramento design and marketing studio established in 2008. Her career in wine and coffee informs a practice focused on food, beverage and agriculture. She also co-founded Food Frontier, serves on the Valley Vision board and co-founded the summer-camp directory Simple Summers.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Honey
- **Organizations:** Honey, Food Frontier, Valley Vision, Simple Summers (co-founder; new ownership in 2026), Sacramento Metro Chamber (former board member), Food Literacy Center (former board member)
- **Education:** Sonoma State University
- **Known for:** Sacramento Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree, 2017., Featured with Honey in Adam Davidson’s The Passion Economy., SXSW speaker, 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2008** — Worked in Sonoma winery direct-to-consumer and wine-club marketing, followed by coffee marketing.
- **2008** — Founded Honey in Sacramento, bringing design and marketing into one studio.
- **2016-2018** — Served on the Food Literacy Center board.
- **2017** — Named to the Sacramento Business Journal 40 Under 40.
- **2018** — Co-founded Simple Summers.
- **2018-2023** — Served on the Sacramento Metro Chamber board.
- **2020** — Featured in Adam Davidson’s The Passion Economy; Honey recognized as Sacramento Metro Chamber Small Business of the Year.
- **2022** — Appeared at SXSW with Adam Davidson and Jason Blumer.
- **2025** — Maggie Giordanengo became Honey president; Phillips continued as founder and CEO, concentrating on strategy and industry relationships.
- **2026** — Food Frontier selected to help shape Republic Stadium’s food program alongside Levy.

## Achievements

- Sacramento Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree, 2017.
- Featured with Honey in Adam Davidson’s The Passion Economy.
- SXSW speaker, 2022.
- Honey received the Sacramento Metro Chamber Small Business of the Year recognition in 2020.
- Included in Comstock’s Women in Leadership 2026.
- Listed in American Leadership Forum Mountain Valley Class XXXII, May 2026-April 2027.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — On September 10, Sacramento Republic FC and Wilton Rancheria announced Food Frontier’s selection to help shape Republic Stadium’s food program.
- **2026-09** — Food Frontier’s published Northern Italy innovation-tour program listed Phillips on the planning committee; dates were September 20-25, with an optional Turin extension. This records the published program, not confirmation of attendance.
- **2026-05** — Listed in American Leadership Forum Mountain Valley Class XXXII for May 2026-April 2027.
- **2026-03** — Profiled in Comstock’s Women in Leadership 2026, published March 17.

## Links

- Website: https://wearehoney.co/team/meghan-phillips/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghannora/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meghanhoney
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghannora/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22