Angel Foods Show: Sales + Marketing + Training = G

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks with another Colorado-based business owner, Stacy Krems of Sweet Rolling Pins!  Her company designs and sells textured rolling pins that can be used on cookie dough, gingerbread, fondant, modeling chocolate, and gumpaste. Follow Stacy & Sweet Rolling Pins here: https://www.instagram.com/sweetrollingpins/ https://sweetrollingpins.com/ Also, use coupon code CBS to save 20% on your rolling pin orders! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Stacy Krems of Sweet Rolling Pins Stacy shares how she got started in the rolling pin business She also shares her love of baking as a way to connect with family & friends Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!  

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, we welcome our first repeat guest, Chef Benjamin Bishop. Ben was on the show in April 2022, before leaving his position in Social Work to return to pastry full-time.  He shares the ups and downs of calling the shots as a Pastry Chef Entrepreneur. Follow Chef Benjamin here: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminbishoppastrychef/ https://www.facebook.com/benjaminpbishoppastrychef https://www.instagram.com/benjaminbishoppastrychef/ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Chef Benjamin Bishop Chef Ben shares his update on taking the leap back to pastry full-time as an entrepreneur He also shares the ups and downs of being the boss vs. working for someone else Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  Google Podcasts, and Amazon Music PodcastsBe sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!  

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with Chef Julien Renaut of La Belle French Bakery. Follow Julien here: https://www.labellefrenchbakery.com/ https://www.instagram.com/labellefrenchbakery/ https://www.tiktok.com/@labellefrenchbakeryco The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp.  Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Chef Julien Renaut Julien shares how he had an entrepreneurial spirit as a young child, working odd jobs to save up money and how he came to work in pastries in France before immigrating to the US to become an Executive Pastry Chef with a dream of opening his own business The main focus of this episode is his unique viewpoint on knowing and being true to yourself in order to achieve high levels of success in your life Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!  

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole has the honor of chatting with Instagram sensation, Chelsey White of Chelsweets! Follow Chelsey here: https://www.instagram.com/chelsweets/ https://www.facebook.com/chelsweets/ https://www.pinterest.com/chelsweets/ https://www.youtube.com/chelsweetsbakery https://chelsweets.com/ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Chelsey White of Chelsweets Chelsey shares how she left the corporate world of Accounting & Finance to become a full-time baking content creator She also shares behind the scenes how she creates and shoots her amazing videos recipes Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole interviews the one and only Porsha Kimble of PK Bakes! Follow Porsha here: https://pkbakes.com/ https://www.instagram.com/porsha.kimble/ https://www.facebook.com/pkycd  The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Porsha Kimble of PK Bakes Porsha shares her story of how she got into baking and how it saved her life Porsha also shares her recent trip to Nigeria to speak to bakers there and her exciting news of her flavor line PK Elixirs Flavor Extracts! Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks with Clayton Lloyd, Co-Founder of BakeDiary, the leading cloud-based software for Cake Decorators & Bakers to manage the admin side of their baking businesses! Follow BakeDiary here: https://www.bakediary.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bakediaryapp https://www.instagram.com/bakediaryapp/ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Clayton Lloyd of BakeDiary! Clayton shares how the idea of BakeDiary was initially conceived & developed He also shares some of the latest features and updates that help make Baker's & Cake Artists' lives SO much easier! Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with Juli Chapin of CakeSafe!  Juli shares her cake story as well as how she and her husband Scott came up with the innovation that is the CakeSafe! It truly is a miracle for wedding cake and multi-tiered cake deliveries. Follow CakeSafe here: https://www.cakesafe.com https://www.facebook.com/CakeSafe https://twitter.com/CakeSafe The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp -- learn more at https://cakebizbootcamp.com/ Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Juli Chapin of CakeSafe Juli shares her journey from gold and silver smithing to culinary school and a successful wedding cake business, which inspired her husband, Scott to design the first CakeSafe to check all the boxes for a safe delivery.  Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole interviews Pastry Chef Entrepreneur, Benjamin Bishop.  They chat about his love for the kitchen & the pastry industry and his entrepreneurial journey to open his own Bake Shop! Follow Chef Benjamin here:  https://www.instagram.com/benjaminbishoppastrychef/ https://www.facebook.com/benjaminpbishoppastrychef The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Pastry Chef Entrepreneur Benjamin Bishop Chef Benjamin shares his love of pastry and his journey to open up his own Bake Shop  He also shares his passion to educate and inspire others in the industry Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole catches up with the one and only Rachael Teufel of Intricate Icings & Creative Cake Design!  Rachael shares her cake journey from Physical Therapist to trend setting & nationally recognized Cake Designer, Instructor, Competitor & Judge. Follow Rachael: Creative Cake Design (Cake Biz Broadcast listeners get 92% OFF Premium Membership!)  Intricate Icings The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Rachael Teufel of Intricate Icings & Creative Cake Design Rachael shares how she went from her day job as a Physical Therapist to full-time Cake Designer & Instructor  She also shares an exciting new venture into online cake education with www.creativecakedesign.com Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with the AMAZINGLY talented Anne Heap of Pink Cake Box! Anne shares her story of how she took the leap into quitting her day job to start her own custom cake shop and becoming one of the most influential cake artists in America! Follow Anne here: https://www.facebook.com/pinkcakebox https://www.instagram.com/pinkcakebox/ Grab her line of knit molds here: https://marvelousmolds.com/   The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Anne Heap of Pink Cake Box Anne shares her cake story, from working in advertising, to quitting her day job to study cake & pastry at the French Culinary Institute, to starting her own custom cake business. She also shares her favorite types of designs to create -- this may surprise you! Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

This episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast is pulled from Thursday Business Bites from our Private Facebook Group at Cake Business School!  Nicole shares her top tips and tricks, plus a FREE PDF workbook you can download to help you set your cake business goals for 2022 & beyond! Download your FREE workbook here:  Goal Setting Workbook The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her process for your best success in setting your goals The steps include: setting your intention, write it as a goal, re-write it as a SMART Goal, then take DAILY action She also shares her personal story of how these methods helped her quit her day job and go all in on her cake business Download the free PDF here: Goal Setting Workbook​ Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with fellow baker and Profit First Certified Professional Jennifer Hottle of Mama's 3 Bakery & Baking for Profits.  They talk about how Jennifer got into her baking business and her passion for helping other bakers understand Cottage Foods laws and profitability! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with fellow baker and Certified Profit First Professional Jennifer Hottle.   Jennifer shares how the 2020 Pandemic lit a fire for her to pursue her home-based baking business They share common experiences in starting out and navigating Cottage Foods rules Find her at mamas3bakery.com and bakingforprofits.com Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​ Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole shares her top tips for conducting a successful wedding cake tasting.  She covers everything from where, how and even what to wear! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her top tips for conducting a successful wedding cake tasting. She covers:  should you charge? Where to do it if you're home-based?  What questions should you ask? How to prepare you samples? Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​ Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with award winning Cake Artist, Kim Simons who has competed on numerous TV competitions, including a victory on Cake Wars: Star Wars 2014 and most recently on the finale of Food Network's Halloween Wars 2021! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School.  The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Award Winning Cake Artist, Kim Simons Kim shares her unique story of how she became a Cake Artist and how she brings all of her other artistic skills to her creations Find Kim at www.cakesbykimsimons.com and also check out her features in The River Reporter Also, you can find her special diet cookbook on Amazon! Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​ Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this interview episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks with Chef Vanessa Greeley of Vanessa's Cake Designs, LLC.  Chef Greeley has competed on numerous cake and sugar art television competitions and shares her knowledge through teaching and judging at the top cake shows in the country! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick talks with award winning Cake Designer, Chef Vanessa Greeley https://chefgreeley.com/ Chef Vanessa shares how her passion for cake and pastry was awakened through life struggles. She also shares what it was like to study with some of the top Pastry Professionals in the world. Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​ Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks about the importance of having Terms & Conditions for your cake business. The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares why having Terms & Conditions in your cake business is a MUST. Common sections to include What happened when a wedding customer complained after the wedding (and how having T&C's saved her butt!) Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​ Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks about why you may be procrastinating in starting or growing your cake business due to limiting beliefs and how to overcome it. Click Here for the FREE Workbook​ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her struggles with procrastination in business Common procrastination behaviors Why we procrastinate and limiting beliefs Be sure to check out other episodes, blog posts and Cake Biz Bootcamp at cakebusinessschool.com​ Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole shares her top 3 tips on dealing with cake customers with champagne taste on a beer budget!​ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her 3 top tips about customers who want amazing cakes for cheap How these requests get under our skin How to respond without being defensive, angry or unprofessional Be sure to check out other episodes and blog posts at cakebusinessschool.com​ Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify  and Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with Anna Astashkina! Anna is an amazingly talented Cake Artist and Instructor who specializes in the art of wafer paper. Find out more at https://astashkinacakes.com/​ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Anna Astashkina of Astashkina Cakes Anna shares her cake journey and what her life was like before settling into her passion for sugar art They chat about business and charging a premium for your specialty They also chat about her upcoming online courses - find out more at https://astashkinacakes.com/​ Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes! You can also listen on Spotify & Google Podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave an honest review!

In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with the "Femme Fatale of Fondant," Michelle Curran aka Chef Mitchie! A self-taught cake and sugar artist based in Las Vegas, Nevada, she has competed locally, nationally and on Food Network.  Find out more at https://www.mitchiesmunchies.com/ Chef Mitchie shares her cake journey from being "banned" from the kitchen as a little girl to her passion and hobby gone BANANAS!  The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school.  Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com     Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Michelle Curran aka Chef Mitchie of https://www.mitchiesmunchies.com/ Chef Mitchie shares how her passion for art morphed into her successful cake business They talk all things cake from crazy designs, to being Sugar Angels for Icing Smiles, and her design for Grammy Award Winning rapper, Ludacris! Find her at https://www.mitchiesmunchies.com/ & https://www.instagram.com/theechefmitchiesmunchies/ Feel free to join the Cake Business School private Facebook group Subscribe to the Cake Biz Broadcast on iTunes!