Toa Green

Toa Green is the Owner/Operator of Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream, a premium ice cream company in Lexington, Kentucky. What started as a simple dessert option in the back of Toa’s family restaurant, Thai Orchid Cafe, has since grown to a business with two scoop shops, 40+ employees, nationwide shipping through Goldbelly, and recognition through national press including PEOPLE Magazine, the New York Times, and Cooking Channel. Crank & Boom’s mission is to Create Joy, Ignite Laughter, and Inspire Compassion. This is accomplished through various community giving programs like FEED Backpack program and our Small Batch Club program that has raised over $80,000 since 2020 for local organizations. In November 2021, Toa opened a new soft serve concept called BoBi Cones in Palomar Centre in Lexington

Having grown up in Frankfort, Toa bleeds Kentucky Blue through and through despite having graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Journalism and Public Relations. She currently serves as the Vice Chair of Leadership Development on the Executive Board of Commerce Lexington and as the President of the Lexington Distillery District Foundation. She has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity in India, Thailand, and Honduras and in various parts of the US. Toa and her husband, Mike, have two toddlers, Bodhi and Bindi, that keep them busy and sleep deprived.