With a track record of entrepreneurial success spanning 20 years, Pace has proven herself as a dynamic force in the business world. As the founder of Taste of Pace, a prominent Los Angeles-based catering company, she cultivated a reputation for excellence in the culinary industry. Her ventures expanded further with the launch of Daddy's Chicken Shack, a fast-casual fried chicken restaurant concept, which quickly garnered widespread acclaim. After selling 150 units nationwide in a span of 18 months, the brands’ success resulted in a lucrative acquisition by private equity firm Area 15 Ventures, led by real estate industry titans Dave and Gail Liniger, co-founders of ReMax, in 2023.

Throughout her career, Pace has demonstrated a keen understanding of business dynamics and a talent for strategic growth. This expertise was further showcased during her tenure as CEO of Daddy's Chicken Shack Franchising, where she implemented innovative operational systems and efficiencies and successfully led an executive team with a combined 150 years of experience.

Pace's entrepreneurial journey is marked not only by her business acumen but also by her commitment to sharing knowledge and insights with fellow entrepreneurs. As the host of the acclaimed podcast TOP Talk on CBS, she conducted over 100 insightful interviews, amplifying the voices of top chefs and food entrepreneurs and offering valuable lessons to a broad audience.

Now, based in the Caribbean alongside her husband Chris, their daughters Asa and Annaka, and their loyal companion Alan Jackson, Pace continues to leverage her wealth of experience to drive innovation and success in the business landscape. Recognizing the unique challenges faced by modern families, her latest project (Our Home Flows) focuses on providing practical solutions for streamlining domestic responsibilities and improved communication for dual working parents.

"For as far back as I can remember I would listen with wonder as my grandmother would tell me stories of her mother throwing lavish dinner parties in a hotel ballroom with jewel colored glassware dotting the table. That same grandmother showed me pictures from when she raised my mother and her brother (my uncle) on a farm in Loredo, Texas. She would hand write every invitation and cooked everything from scratch. Birthday parties were imaginative scenes of circuses and theatrical performances. Not surprisingly my mother became an actress and our house was always the stage for opening night parties. It was at one of these opening night parties that I realized that I wanted to be on the other side of the party. I wanted to be the one filling an empty glass so that a conversation could continue uninterrupted. So, it was only natural that my passion for food combined my love of hospitality."