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I get asked often about how I quit my HR career to bake for a living and how I ensure I can continue baking for a living. And the answer is quite simple - by having multiple revenue streams and understanding why they work well for your business model. This episode talks about the importance of multiple revenue streams and how to ensure your bakery stays supportive long term.

I don't love numbers BUT after running my home bakery for the last 4.5 years, I have learned to appreciate them so much more. This episode talks about why your numbers and data are so important for the success of your bakery and why you can't just focus on sales. A must listen episode!

After working with so many amazing bakery owners, I figured out the #1 missing piece is lack of business acumen. Knowing what levers to pull in order to increase sales, gain time back in your busy work week, trust your bakery long term. Business acumen is a non-negotiable for your bakery's success and your trust to go all in on your bakery.

Did you know there are 8 potential ways you can earn revenue inside your home bakery? This episode does a deep dive into thinking about sales in a different way to ensure your bakery is set up for success long term.

Every baker comes to me to increase sales, keep sales consistent, ensure sales don't dip, but the real issue is you aren't factoring in your TIME. This episode does a deep dive inside this conversation and why it's imperative you focus on time first and then the sales will come as a result.

If you have not yet listened to the podcast episode about The Bakery Equation, go back to the 9/3 drop and listen first. This episode does a deep dive into how I specifically utilized The Bakery Equation inside my own bakery and what to do when it becomes imbalanced (because it will and you have to know how to fix it inside your own bakery).

I wish I knew how simple this really could be. It's not easy, but it's simple and you're likely overcomplicating it. Three big takeaways from running my home bakery the last 2 years full time.

This is a truth bomb type of episode of everything I did and continue to do in order to run my bakery full time. This is not a business strategy episode but about who you need to become in order to hold a successful business long term. A must listen!

Struggling with confidence, self-trust, or not quite sure what you need to focus on in your bakery? This episode is for you. After working with lots of bakers, I find that business strategy is half the problem and confidence is the other (and more important) missing piece. Learn how to fix this and why it matters SO much for your bakery's success.

Are you truly being authentic in your business, brand, and bakery - and if not, what needs to change? Authenticity is apparent and will make your bakery feel so much simpler to run vs chasing trends, fads, or something that isn't true to you.

The three components of this equation are what makes your bakery function like a well-oiled machine AND gives you the tools needed to adjust and pivot when things aren't going accordingly to plan. This episode will change how you think about your bakery and how to show up each week.

Ask yourself these 4 questions and figure out where the gaps are. And if you don't have data for these questions, start tracking it immediately. This episode is a game change for increased sales, longevity in your business, and understanding your numbers. Do not miss this conversation.

This conversation dives into 3 different bakery phases, and one is detrimental to the long-term success and growth of your business. Coming from personal experience, I chat about all phases and why one costs your business too much to ignore. A great conversation and gut check to ensure you aren't holding yourself back from tremendous success.

Are you talking positively to yourself? Are you stuck in the comparison world? Do you show up for the right reasons every day? How you mentally show up makes a huge difference in your bakery and not enough people are talking about this. Emotional intelligence and being levelheaded with yourself and your community matters for your bakery's success. So let's chat about this and how you can move in this direction if you feel like you lack in this area.

Huge to do list? Endless cycle of being crazy busy? I've been there. And while it feels productive, you are focusing on things that don't actually move the needle forward to quit your day job. This episode focuses on changing the way you think about decisions so you can finally make progress toward quitting your day job.