A Cobb County native, Lori Phillips was born and raised in Smyrna, GA and currently resides in Marietta. After graduating from Berry College with a BS in accounting, Lori spent ten years in the Chick-fil-A Stores Accounting Division. She then moved to Mauldin and Jenkins CPAs as Controller eventually becoming CFO and overseeing several acquisitions and significant growth in the firm. After spending over 15 years in the accounting world, Lori left it behind to become an entrepreneur as one of Georgia's first Smallcakes Cupcakery licensees. Her accounting and financial background proved invaluable as she grew the gourmet cupcake business to four locations boasting over $1M in annual sales within three years.

In 2018, Lori and her husband Mitch opened Honeysuckle Biscuits and Bakery in downtown Kennesaw. Honeysuckle is their own creation and serves homemade biscuits, breakfast, desserts, and coffee. Following the company’s big goal of “showing God’s love to the world through relationships, example, contributions, and stewardship”, the business has grown exponentially, recognized by the Cobb Chamber as a Top 25 Small Business of the Year for the past two years and a Best of Cobb winner in multiple categories in Cobb Life magazine for the past five consecutive years.

Lori is very active in the community serving as Treasurer for the Downtown Kennesaw Merchants Association, participating in the 2022 Leadership Cobb class, playing ALTA tennis, singing on the worship team at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church, and spending time with her husband, and their blended family of four adult children.