This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Loren Castle, the 41-year-old CEO of Sweet Loren's cookies, based in Los Angeles. The following has been edited for clarity. I started Sweet Loren's cookies in 2011, five years after I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma . The diagnosis came shortly after graduating from college at the age of 22. After overcoming cancer, health and happiness became my top priority. I wanted a career that could help turn this negative experience