Barbara Beery founded Batter Up Kids in 1991, and has since taught thousands of children the joy of cooking through year-round classes, cooking birthday parties and summer cooking camps. She has written almost a dozen cookbooks, appeared twice on the Today Show, CBN with Pat Robertson and her business has been featured in the New York Times and Entrepreneur Magazine, as well as dozens of other local and national publications.

Barbara believes in teaching children about giving back to their community. She is currently working closely with and has the endorsement of Rachael Ray’s Yum-o Organization, Susan G. Komen, American Heart Association, and the Great American Bake Sale. She lives in Austin, Texas.