It’s funny how ideas can come into your head. For Liz, the idea of a community for cake makers came to her while feeding her twins when they were 9 months old at 2 am. That was 13 years ago. Liz and her team run the Australian Cake Decorating

E34 - Funky Batter - One cake recipe, 16 combinations, now sold in over 122 countries!

Nov 27th, 2023 53m 16s

As a female growing up in India, Hena Mahajan never followed the normal path. A creative at heart who found herself entering the world of jewellery design at a fairly young age, she ran her own business creating and selling her own designs.

E33 - Sandro Farmhouse - A Great British Bake off finalist tells us what it's really like in the big tent!

Nov 20th, 2023 56m 32s

Sandro Framhouse, here’s a guy with some serious drive and motivation. Coming to England a long time ago with nothing, he grew up against many factors working against his chance to succeed but yet found a way through it all. Sandro, has baked

E32 - Yolanda Gampp - This is a story of AMBITION! Even after hearing "no" a hundred times, she NEVER gave up!

Nov 13th, 2023 1h 17m

Yolanda Gampp. A mega-star in the world of novelty cakes. But her rise to this level was a genuine rollercoaster to get to this point. There are so many highs, and yet various lows, even to this very day. What she, and her business partners

E31 - Cielo Cakery - How a single mother embarked on a rollercoaster ride and built TWO bakeries with a cult following in her hometown!

Nov 6th, 2023 1h 3m

Jodie Heaven - which in Spanish is “Cielo” - is the founder of this cute little Brighton bakery called Cielo. A single mother who realised very early on that after the birth of her daughter, she wanted to make sure should create the best life

E30 - Chelsweets - How my baking blog allowed me to quit my job and buy my apartment!

Oct 30th, 2023 1h 11m

This former accountant who baked to simply relieve a bit of stress of the madness of her corporate life, finds herself one day doing Facebook lives for the Food Network. How does that happen? Innocent bakes that she brought in for her coworke

E29 - British Girl Bakes - From cupcakes to clicks. How Emily went from running a cupcake cafe to building a huge YouTube and online presence.

Oct 23rd, 2023 55m

Emily Friend is an adventurer. She may have received a degree in law, but that wasn't enough to satisfy her. Having lived in various places around the world, she decided to move to Costa Rica. It wasn't long after arriving that she realised s

E28 - Janelle Copeland (formerly of The Cake Mamas) - An ex-wife and a wife start a bakery business that rockets to success! Learn how she did it!

Oct 16th, 2023 1h 5m

Janelle Copeland. She helped launch The Cake Mamas way back - when a rather unusual partnership was formed between two talented women. You’re going to hear about things falling into place, taking big bets, knowing when you’re not ready for so

E27 - Sweet Sticks Founder, Miranda. How she went from fashion, to baking, and then turned a $5000 idea into a global brand!

Oct 9th, 2023 1h 1m

Miranda is a serious serial entrepreneur. Starting from the age of 16, she has always built her own businesses, but this fashion designer made the switch to baking by accident really. When a child comes a long and forces you to change your ca

E26 - Cake Makers Collective - How 4 bakers came together to share their diverse knowledge with the baking world.

Aug 7th, 2023 1h 3m

We’re doing something completely different today as we’re speaking with FOUR amazing bakers who collectively have over 40 years experience behind them - the Cake Makers Collective. Sally, Jess, Charlotte, and Danielle all met late last year th

E25 - Oh Cakes Winnie - The reality of giving up a career and losing your purpose. Then finding baking to build yourself back up into something inspirational!

Jul 31st, 2023 1h 2m

This week we’re in Luxembourg to speak with Winnie. Fashion designer-turned baker and content creator with some pretty amazing bakes. For example her cake rolls which are extremely unique. This creative type fell into baking but it was never

E24 - Aubree's Cakery - Learn from a 21 year old with a 10 year career in baking already! She's even made a cake for Diddy!

Jul 24th, 2023 1h

Imagine you started baking at 11, and by 12 your mum was already selling your goods on Facebook. That was 10 years ago for our guest today. Yes, that makes her 21 which makes today’s episode just a fascinating listen. I certainly was no wher

E23 - The story of Cupcakes & Counting. A fun and gorgeous cafe in Dublin that wouldn't have existed if it wasn't for a tragic natural disaster.

Jul 17th, 2023 1h

We are in Dublin, Ireland to chat with Jenny and Jay of Cupcakes and Counting. Today, it’s a cute and quirky cafe that sell gorgeous treats and delicious coffee. But the journey to this point is so so different! They’re both trained as nurs

E22 - Sugarpusher - She went from MTV to baking. How one career change set the stage to change her destiny towards baking.

Jul 10th, 2023 1h 15m

Huntsville, Alabama. I doubt many of you have been there. I think I’ve driven through it at some point in my life. But that’s where we are today speaking with Ally, or “Sugar Pusher” as she’s known online. Ally is a content creator. But sh

E21 - Georgia's Cakes - Rising to success through constant change - how do you do it?

Jul 3rd, 2023 1h 22m

Georgia was one of the first people I approached about OLBAA boxes when we first launched. It’s amazing to think 3 years later she’s on our podcast! Georgia has done so much in baking in such little time. The home cake business, moving to a

E20 - Tigga Mac - Everything you wanted to learn about getting millions of followers as a baker but were afraid to ask.

Jun 26th, 2023 1h 13m

Melbourne, Australia. When I lived there I didn’t know it for its cakes, I knew it for its coffee. But things have changed a lot! One of the largest content creators around lives here and joins us for this episode - I’m referring to Tigga Ma

E19 - Amy's Bakehouse - Act fast, make mistakes, and go with your gut. How being hyper-focused can be both bad and good!

Jun 19th, 2023 1h 4m

St. Albans. Just north of London is where you’ll find this little village with lush green rolling hills, and where you’ll find Amy’s Bakehouse.. Amy is a 24 year old baker who runs her own cake business. She started in 2020 and has already m

E18 - Kendra Groves - Keeping your creativity alive when everything around you is so challenging.

Jun 11th, 2023 1h 6m

Australia, England, Australia, England… Kendra Groves has been bouncing back and forth with her husband between these two distant countries navigating her way through life and baking her way through a lot of it. She’s in Manchester now in case

E17 - Cas Cakery - STOP! Running your own business is killing your mental health! How to deal with it and move on.

Apr 23rd, 2023 1h 3m

Toowomba Australia, which is in Queensland in case you were curious - is not a place we ever thought we’d end up but in this little place is home to a brand that’s known world wide - Cas Cakery. Cassie, or “Cas” speaks with us today about her

E16 - Vic's Kitchen - Baker turned teacher who shares vital information for anyone running a baking business. From easy ways to make money to protecting yourself and your company from any surprises!

Apr 16th, 2023 1h 4m

We are back in England and just outside of London today in Woking, Surrey. We’re speaking with Victoria of Vic’s Kitchen. If you’ve ever wondered about running your own cake school, better ways to run you run your cake business, and even some

E15 - Don't Tell Charles - The creator of the concrete cake! How she went from winging it to building a mature and successful career in the cake industry yet refusing to sit still.

Apr 9th, 2023 1h

Today, we have an open an honest discussion about choosing your right path and making sure you’re happy doing it. We’re speaking today with Thao who is the brain behind the brand Don’t Tell Charles from Melbourne Australia. If you’ve ever crea

E14 - Anjali (Cakes and Co) - Building your own baking journey from nothing, and in a far remote place too!

Apr 2nd, 2023 46m 15s

Hey everyone! So you all know by now, we started this podcast to help build something of a support network for bakers. A place where you can listen, learn, relate, be inspired, and most importantly, not feel alone in your own baking journey.

E13 - Jenna Rae Cakes - Best friends, best cheerleaders, best in what they do. How twin sisters overcame it all to build a highly successful bakery brand!

Mar 26th, 2023 1h 5m

Hey everyone, this week we are really excited to head to Winnipeg in Canada to speak with two very well-known twin sisters Jenna and Ashley of Jenna Rae Cakes. This is quite a story because what you see today of there amazing company has so mu

E12 - Cotton and Crumbs - How employing my husband to do the boring bits of the business helped me grow.

Mar 20th, 2023 44m 38s

Hey everyone, this week it’s back to northern England to chat with Tracy of Cotton and Crumbs. Just 2 years into running her business she realised that not every aspect of running a cake business is exciting. For most of us, it’s the decorati

E11 - Ekaterina (Ekats) - How to leave the corporate life, become a couture cake artist, and enjoy every moment doing it.

Mar 13th, 2023 55m 7s

Hey everyone, we’re off to Brisbane Australia this week to sit down with Ekaterina, or Ekats as you may know her by. The timing of this conversation is fitting as you’re about to find out and we meet Ekats at a point in her career where althou