Adventures in kakeland podcast: Cake business, Trends & Founder stories

In todays episode  l share my day away from the kitchen to attend  the Theo  Paphitis Small business Sunday event which was held in Birmingham UK. #SBS is a small business network that has over 4000 businesses' within the network . Its a day in which i always leave feeling inspired and motivated and eager to make little changes within my business. I also speak about my month in business and t...

So back to the normal podcast schedule and back with the first guest episode of 2024. In the beginning  of todays episode  l start with my January reflections and what's trending in the cake world then l am  in conversation with Cynthia Akinsanya who is the owner of Delights by Cynthia. Some of the topics we spoke about were managing a full time business alongside remote working, being on TV,...

Happy new year I begin this episode with reflecting on December sharing a cake disaster i had and how my Christmas promotion went, Then l reflect on 2023, what went well and what did not go so well and did i manage to stick to my previous goals. If you have a question or feedback about this episode you can message me here. Thank you for listening You can connect with me via: Instagram: Adventures...

In todays episode (which is the last one of 2023) I interview Cristina Arevalo who is a fellow podcast host of The art cake coach podcast. We speak about how she went from teaching and studying art to transitioning to starting her cake business and then transitioning again to become a cake business coach. l also reflect on the month of November in the business as well as sharing my opinion on my v...

In todays episode i talk about how i went from thinking Niching in business was a bad idea to now thinking its the best thing i could do for my business and also the realisation that niching down is working in attracting my ideal customer. I also look back at October in the business, what is trending in the cake world as well as a few tips if you are visiting cake international. If you have a ques...

I am back with season 3 of the podcast. In todays episode l reflect over the summer and what l have been up to in the business. I look at what has been trending and give my opinion on a couple of viral social media events that happened regarding perceptions of cost within the wedding industry' and a freebie request made to a bakery in exchange for "exposure" Then l move onto the mai...

In todays episode l am in conversation with Ann Powell my first non cake guest and a long time friend and today we are talking about imposter syndrome. I have had a couple of conversations with Ann around this topic and her opposing views on this common phenomenon is very enlightening so a  perfect guest to have a conversation with, I am  intrigued whether you think the same. you can connect with...

In the penultimate episode of season 2 of the podcast  I start off the podcast reflecting on the past month as well as my new segment talking about what's trending  in the cake world and l briefly share my opinion on #cakegate that has been trending on TikTok  The main topic for this episode is What's your why ? it is me being open, honest and transparent in discussing  how my ambitions...

This months episode  l begin on reflecting on March and early April regarding the business sales and  easter sales and what l do to keep myself focused when the business is quiet, In the second half of the podcast l speak with Dee Omole from Dees Basement who came to my attention on Instagram with her distinctively beautiful madeleines. She spoke about how throughout the pandemic and numerous lock...

I begin this episode by recapping February within the business and why l made the decision to not do a Mothers day promotion as well as discussing a couple books I've launched to generate some passive income within the business. The main topic of this months episode is sharing my experience and advice of supplying coffee shops (wholesale B2B customers) I discuss: Thinking about your product o...

In this episode l am in conversation with Lou Finn who runs a cake business called Bake to the future. The tagline in her business  is "elegant to extreme and everything in between" and if you take a look at her website and Instagram imagery you will totally get it and how she has perfectly been able to offer cakes with themes she enjoys such as alternative, nerdy, superhero and comic bo...

Happy new year and thank you for listening to season 2 of the podcast.  Today is a solo episode where l will be discussing my CEO week planning aka working on the business instead of in it. I discuss my planning process for scheduling in my downtime, theme days as well as working on my financial  forecast and auditing my social media channels so they are  inline with where my ideal customer is. Th...

In this episode l am speaking with Lucy Scott the owner of Lil's Parlour CIC. Lucy recently transitioned to become a community interest company (CIC)  with her unique pay as you can bakery business model which is located within a Birmingham suburb. We also discussed what inspires her to create her innovative and unique style treats, the pandemic and she also spoke candidly about being vulnera...

In this weeks episode l am speaking with Doyin who is the owner of Dee-vine cakes and pastries and also is in partnership launching a new business called Be love. We discuss imposter syndrome and over coming it, lack of representation within the cake community, the effect the pandemic had on her business which was in fact a positive experience. She has a real passion for her business and constantl...

In this episode l go through my weekly routine for working on orders within the business and how l fit this in alongside a full time job. I talk about fitting in me time for my health and wellbeing, my shopping routine for ingredients, having boundaries and why that's important to me. Limiting my weekly orders, and also how i wanted to save my customers and me time with the ordering process s...

In this episode l had the pleasure of talking to Natasha Orumbie from N.O cakes R better.  I came across Natasha via Instagram and instantly loved her energy. She is a cake coach, mentor, with her group called the the baker squad, cake business owner and innovator with a new app she has created called the bake-ulator, Its an app that has been created  to help bakers with the issue of pricing cakes...

My first ever guest on the adventures in kakeland podcast is Lauren Smy. I know Lauren through a couple of facebook groups that we were in and she has now created her own free facebook and memberships groups. . Lauren runs two businesses, The honey bee cake company (wedding cakes) and Lauren grace consulting. Her aim is to help cake business owners make the transition into the lucrative wedding ca...

Welcome to the first episode of the adventures in kakeland podcast. In this months episode I introduce myself and my cake business and what i hope you (the listener) will get from this podcast. The Uk is predicted to be heading into a recession in QTR 4 2022 so how are we going to navigate our business through this ? I briefly discuss the lipstick effect in this episode. as well as discussing how...