Marie Sharp: Made in Belize (The Authorized Biography)

Cognella Academic Publishing, February 2024

Summary: Deborah Wagnon’s Marie Sharp tells the story of a notable woman from Belize who overcame societal barriers, as well as personal and professional setbacks, to build a hugely successful worldwide business, Marie Sharp’s Fine Foods, Ltd. The book traces Marie’s life from her early years in Belize through her 50-plus years of marriage, the creation of her first habanero pepper sauce, the development of her business, and her ongoing advocacy of and support for efforts to empower the young women and girls of Belize and Central America. Wagnon is an entertainment and intellectual property attorney with her own firm, Portia Entertainment Group LLC and a professor in the Department of Recording Industry, College of Media & Entertainment at Middle Tennessee State University.