Τα καλύτερα Cottage Food podcast (2024)

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Denise Golia with Dee’s Little Sweets 53:46

12d ago53:46

53:46

Denise Golia lives in North Providence, RI and sells gluten-free and vegan cupcakes with her cottage food business, Dee’s Little Sweets. When Denise started her business back in 2020, Rhode Island still didn’t have a cottage food law that she could use, so she baked from a shared commercial kitchen instead. However, when Rhode Island passed a decen…

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Jondell Lafont-Garcia with Fluff Marshmallow Co. 59:59

26d ago59:59

59:59

Jondell Lafont-Garcia of Pflugerville, TX sells marshmallows with her cottage food business, Fluff Marshmallow Co. Homemade marshmallows are trending right now, but Jondell has been making them for 11 years! After many years of making them for just friends and family, she joined a marshmallow Facebook group and got lots of encouragement to start se…

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Wynter Hosier with Etta’s Gooey Goodies 59:56

1M ago59:56

59:56

Wynter Hosier of Greentown, IN sells macarons and other baked sweets with her food business, Etta’s Gooey Goodies. Wynter started her business from home back in 2016, and it has been quite the crazy ride since then! From navigating Indiana’s very strict cottage food laws, to buying a storefront that she couldn’t even use for 3 whole years, to start…

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Joan Eppehimer & Jason Madison with Aunt Joan’s Pearl City Popcorn 59:24

2M ago59:24

59:24

Joan Eppehimer lives in Jamestown, NY and sells flavored popcorn with her cottage food business, Aunt Joan’s Pearl City Popcorn. Joan started her business in 2015 as a way to raise money for many different causes, and she has now donated thousands of dollars to charity! Even though her popcorn has always been extremely popular, in 2021, Joan decide…

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Kristi Otto with One More Bite Organic Desserts 59:19

2M ago59:19

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Kristi Otto lives in Fort Myers, FL and sells organic desserts with her cottage food business, One More Bite Organic Desserts. Kristi has 3 decades worth of experience in the food industry, and she built two unrelated businesses before starting her bakery. So perhaps it’s no surprise that her cottage food business has been quite successful, but tha…

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Nicole DiMarco with All About The Freeze 59:57

3M ago59:57

59:57

Nicole DiMarco of West Deptford, NJ sells freeze dried candy with her cottage food business, All About The Freeze. Nicole’s entry point into the cottage food world was quite different than most. Many entrepreneurs convert a longtime hobby into a business, but Nicole decided to start a freeze dried candy business before she had any actual experience…

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Steph Uittenbogaard with Fifi’s Patisseries 54:36

3M ago54:36

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Steph Uittenbogaard of Loveland, CO sells macarons with her cottage food business, Fifi’s Patisseries. Steph never thought she’d run her own baking business, especially one focused on macarons. After her first attempt at making macarons, she never thought she would make them again! But even when she eventually got the hang of making macarons, she n…

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Jenn Bowersock with Jenn’s Backstube 46:25

4M ago46:25

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Jenn Bowersock lives in Sidney, OH and sells pretzels, donuts, and other authentic German baked goods with her cottage food business, Jenn’s Backstube. Jenn was born and raised in Germany, with fond memories from her childhood of bakeries on nearly every corner, and now she is bringing a little slice of Germany to her corner of the States. Although…

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Alexis Kron with Bakednaz 59:03

4M ago59:03

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Alexis Kron lives in Bullhead City, AZ and sells luxury cakes and baked treats with her cottage food business, Bakednaz. Alexis started her business right at the beginning of the pandemic, and initially she actually faced quite a bit of resistance from other bakers in her area. But by focusing on serving customers and producing excellent products, …

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Tyler & Angie Worthey with Worthey Peppers 59:58

5M ago59:58

59:58

Tyler & Angie Worthey live in Neoga, IL and sell hot sauces and other spicy foods with their cottage food business, Worthey Peppers. Although Angie and Tyler now operate the business as a mother-son team, it was Tyler who originally started it as a freshman in high school. In this episode, Tyler shares how he grew the business throughout his high s…

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Ka’Terra Dettbarn with Sweet Addiction 48:50

5M ago48:50

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Ka’Terra Dettbarn lives in Ocean City, MD, and she and her sister Chakirah sell cupcakes, cakes, cookies, and other baked goods with their cottage food business, Sweet Addiction. Ka’Terra and her sister started the bakery in 2018 and initially thought that they would focus on custom orders of gourmet cupcakes. However, their business had other plan…

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Valerie Allensworth with The Donut Lady 59:24

6M ago59:24

59:24

Valerie Allensworth of Sitka, AK sells donuts and other baked goods with her cottage food business, The Donut Lady. Valerie used to work at her mom’s commercial food business, but when she had her son a few years ago, she decided to become a stay-at-home mom. However, after a few months she started feeling the itch to bake more, so she started a co…

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Marci Larson with Kahler’s Cakes 46:10

6M ago46:10

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Marci Larson lives in Sioux Falls, SD and sells baked goods, canned goods, and other items with her cottage food business, Kahler’s Cakes. For many years, Marci thought about selling her baked goods, and she finally took the leap in 2019 and started selling to family and friends. But things really took off when she sold out at her first event a cou…

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Jenifer & Tristan Hoke with The Drunken Chef 52:29

6M ago52:29

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Jenifer & Tristan Hoke of Tecumseh, OK sell baked goods, smoked spices, and other items with their cottage food business, The Drunken Chef. In their first year of business, they struggled to find consistent sales, despite trying many marketing avenues, including starting their own farmers market. But finally, they found a sales venue that turned ev…

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Rob Sanz with Rise Artisan Sourdough 59:58

7M ago59:58

59:58

Rob Sanz lives in Rockville, MD, and sells sourdough bread with his cottage food business, Rise Artisan Sourdough. Although Rob is a longtime fan of the podcast, he doesn’t always resonate with guests because many of them have gone full-time with their businesses, whereas Rob prefers to keep his bakery intentionally small. In this episode, Rob shar…

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Elisa Marie Lords with Elisa Marie Baking 1:00:00

7M ago1:00:00

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Elisa Marie Lords lives in Placentia, CA and sells southern-inspired baked goods with her cottage food business, Elisa Marie Baking. Elisa spent many years as a professional pastry chef, and when the pandemic hit in 2020, she finally took the leap into starting her own bakery from home. Although her sales were slow at first, she didn’t give up and …

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Tiffany Hill with Think Pink Bakers 55:18

8M ago55:18

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This is Part 2 of the interview with Tiffany Hill. You can listen to Episode 113 to listen to Part 1. In the last episode, Tiffany shared how she started and grew her cottage food business, The Pink Crumbb. In this episode, she shares how she built off of that success by starting an online course business, called Think Pink Bakers, as well as a pac…

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Tiffany Hill with The Pink Crumbb 53:41

8M ago53:41

53:41

Tiffany Hill of Apple Valley, CA runs three businesses: her cottage food business called The Pink Crumbb, a paid membership community called Think Pink Bakers, and a bakery packaging business called Pink Design Co. Tiffany’s growth trajectory as a cottage food entrepreneur is simply remarkable! With 300,000+ Instagram followers, it’s hard to believ…

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Mark Elvidge with Vermont Nut Free Chocolates 59:49

9M ago59:49

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Mark Elvidge and his wife Gail started their business, Vermont Nut Free Chocolates, back in 1998. At the time, they were the very first U.S. chocolate company to be completely nut-free. They also chose to focus solely on e-commerce at a time when selling food online was very uncommon. Back then, Vermont was one of the only states that had a cottage…

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Monique Germaine with Kneading to Bake 56:07

9M ago56:07

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Monique Germaine of Nashville, TN sells par-baked pizza doughs, cinnamon rolls, shortbreads, and other baked and confectionary goods with her cottage food business, Kneading To Bake. Monique is unique in that she has run her cottage food business in 3 different states so far: Colorado, Georgia, & Tennessee. Plus, before starting Kneading To Bake, s…

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Michelle Dukes with The Cookie Cutters 56:14

10M ago56:14

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Michelle Dukes lives in Penfield, NY, and sells jumbo muffins and cookies with her cottage food business, The Cookie Cutters. Although Michelle has thousands of Facebook followers and has sold many thousands of baked goods over the past 13 years, she doesn’t run her business to make a large profit or to become a brick-and-mortar someday. Rather, he…

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Shupan Abraham with Cakes By Shupan 57:28

10M ago57:28

57:28

Shupan Abraham of Lawrenceville, GA sells custom cakes, cupcakes, and other treats with her cottage food business, Cakes By Shupan. Shupan has been selling her cakes since 2006, but her business didn’t truly take off until a decade later when she invested in a coach, which changed everything! Her business is now thriving, and in this episode, she s…

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David Bock with Buzzed Honeys 58:12

11M ago58:12

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David Bock lives in Altadena, California, and sells honey with his cottage food business, Buzzed Honeys. David was one of the very first people to sell honey under California’s cottage food law. He’s been running his business for over a decade now and he now does beekeeping full-time. David has a multifaceted business. He specializes in rescuing ho…

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Jessi Deily with Colby Jack Rabbit 58:42

11M ago58:42

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Jessi Deily of Helena, MT sells macarons and custom-decorated meringue cookies with her cottage food business, Colby Jack Rabbit. After struggling for years to make significant money selling her artwork, she started putting her artistic creativity into baked goods which sold like crazy! Once you see her custom meringue cookies, you’ll understand wh…

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Eric & Denise Steilberger with Fudge De Fûge 55:38

12M ago55:38

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Eric & Denise Steilberger of Ocala, FL sell fudge with their cottage food business, Fudge de Fûge. I’m excited to finally have a fudge business on the show! I’ve always thought that fudge only sells well during the holidays, but Eric and Denise have proven me wrong. They sell fudge all year long, and they sell a LOT of fudge to their loyal customer…

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Kristyn Suemnick with Old Oak Sourdough 59:56

12M ago59:56

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Kristyn Suemnick lives in Murrieta, CA and sells organic sourdough bread with her cottage food bakery, Old Oak Sourdough. Kristyn had long struggled with gluten intolerance and had not eaten gluten for many years, but once she discovered authentic sourdough bread in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, everything changed. She made sourdough bread…

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Megan Shonka with Happy Mango Bakery 59:21

1y ago59:21

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Megan Shonka lives in Papillion, NE and sells baked goods with her cottage food business, Happy Mango Bakery. Megan has always been an entrepreneur at heart, but it wasn’t until the pandemic hit in 2020 that she finally decided to start her own business. Although she sells baked goods from her home, her real focus is on building community, and that…

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Angela Awunor with Angyono Cakes 59:58

1y ago59:58

59:58

Angela Awunor of Glenn Dale, MD sells high-end custom-decorated cakes with her cottage food business, Angyono Cakes. Most people start their food business from home and eventually move into a commercial kitchen as they grow, but Angela did the exact opposite. When she started her business back in 2016, she chose to rent a commercial kitchen because…

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Denae Spiering with The Sugar Shack 59:17

1y ago59:17

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Denae Spiering lives in Bridgeville, DE and sells baked goods with her cottage food business, The Sugar Shack. Denae started her bakery almost a decade ago, and she has now grown it to the point where she has an impressive storefront on her property and has many regular customers. But it wasn’t a smooth ride to get to this point. In 2016, she stopp…

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Deanna Martinez-Bey with The Fiery Whisk Bakery 57:50

1y ago57:50

57:50

Deanna Martinez-Bey lives in Wake Forest, NC and sells sweet breads and other baked goods with her cottage food business, The Fiery Whisk Bakery. Deanna shares her journey about running a bakery from home, her experiences in getting certified, rebranding, maneuvering around physical challenges that stalled her business, and balancing multiple roles…

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Episode 100: Where Are They Now? 2:06:58

1y ago2:06:58

2:06:58

In this very special 100th episode, previous guests come back on to share an update of what’s changed since they were last on the show, if the changes surprised them, and what they’ve learned along the way! You will hear from 50 past guests in this episode, and as you’ll see, their updates are often surprising, which serves as a reminder of just ho…

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Starting A Mission-Driven Business with Nancy Chang 59:33

1y ago59:33

59:33

Nancy Chang of Oakland, CA sells healthy soups with her micro-restaurant, Purpose & Hope. When Alameda County started allowing micro-restaurants (MEHKOs) in 2021, Nancy was among the first to get licensed. However, her business idea had been brewing long before that. It started with her mom’s battle with cancer in 2006, where Nancy saw the benefits…

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Invest In Yourself with Stephanie Wiley 59:13

1+ y ago59:13

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Stephanie Wiley of Whitefish, MT sells cookie brittle with her business, Fat Kid Cookie Company. For many years, family and friends raved about Stephanie’s unique cookies and told her, “You should sell these,” but it wasn’t until she tragically lost her 18-year-old son that she decided to completely change careers. Out of that loss came a very stro…

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Healthy Grains, Wealthy Gains with Tamara Ketchian 59:58

1+ y ago59:58

59:58

Tamara Ketchian lives in Orange, CT and sells gluten-free vegan granola with her cottage food business, Wildwood Granola. Tamara started her granola business in 2021 after years of making healthier granola for her family. After being a long-time stay-at-home mom, she was finally ready to do something for herself. In the past two and a half years, h…

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Don’t Be Afraid Of Failure with Jana LaViolette 59:56

1+ y ago59:56

59:56

Jana LaViolette lives in Clovis, NM, and sells baked goods, ice cream, candy, and more with her dessert shop, Nanna’s Sweets. Jana’s business journey is simply incredible, but her path to success has not been easy. When she started selling baked goods back in 2014, her business did not take off like she hoped it would. But by persisting, listening …

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It’s A Marathon, Not A Sprint with Robert & Paula Grosz 59:58

1+ y ago59:58

59:58

Robert and Paula Grosz live in Murray, KY and sell jams and jellies with their cottage food business, Whisky Ridge Farm. When they started their farm in 2015, they planned to sell microgreens and other produce, but after a couple of years, they learned that their value-added products (like jams, jellies, and pickled items) were both more popular an…

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From Corporate Burnout to Cottage Food with Susan Ting 57:05

1+ y ago57:05

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Susan Ting lives in Needham, MA and sells gluten-free mochi baked goods with her cottage food business, Everyday Bakeshop. During the pandemic, Susan was feeling burnt out from her corporate job, and finally decided to quit. She had no intention to start a business of her own, but after doing more baking at home, along with encouragement from frien…

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The Freeze Dried Trend with Janna Newcomb Walworth 59:55

1+ y ago59:55

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Janna Newcomb Walworth of Choctaw, OK sells freeze-dried foods with her cottage food business, Janna’s Freeze Dried. Since the pandemic, freeze-dried foods (especially freeze-dried candy) have become a big cottage food trend. Janna bought her first freeze dryer in 2020 to help preserve her family’s food, but little did she know that it would turn i…

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Live In The Moment with Alisa Woods 59:54

1+ y ago59:54

59:54

Alisa Woods of Des Moines, IA sells macarons, custom cakes, dessert trays and other baked goods with her home bakery, Sift n Sprinkle. For many years, Alisa followed in her grandmother’s footsteps by competing in dozens of baking competitions at the state fair. And for awhile she dabbled with starting a home baking business, but it wasn’t until she…

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Back To Basics with Lora Friemel 56:00

1+ y ago56:00

56:00

Lora Friemel of Scranton, AR sells jams, jellies, and other canned goods with her business, The Frayed Knot Homestead. Her cottage food business is quite small, but it’s not small because it’s unsuccessful… it’s small because that’s exactly what she wants it to be! Lora is an expert in homesteading, and she sells cottage food products simply to sup…

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Priorities, Passion, & Profits with Leah Livingston 59:48

1+ y ago59:48

59:48

Leah Livingston lives in Kenosha, WI and sells custom-decorated cookies with her cottage food business, Yaya’s Sweet Treats. Unfortunately, Leah’s cookie business journey began with a miscarriage in 2019, which led her to do a lot of baking as a form of therapy. But as her decorating skills improved, more people started to notice and request cakes …

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Bless Yourself By Blessing Others with Barbara Williford 56:28

1+ y ago56:28

56:28

Barbara Williford lives in DeBerry, TX, and sells custom cakes and cookies, and other baked goods with her cottage food business, Royalty Sweet Shoppe. Barbara’s business journey started quite by accident in 2010 when she and her daughter took a cake decorating class together, and they immediately got hooked. As they made more cakes and improved th…

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Beautiful Chaos with Chelsa Smith 59:52

1+ y ago59:52

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Chelsa Smith lives in Des Moines, IA, and sells sourdough bread, focaccia, and donuts with her cottage food bakery, Bread by Chelsa B. Chelsa never intended to start a bakery, but she discovered the world of sourdough in late 2019 and has been super passionate about it ever since. As she improved her bread-making skills during the pandemic, more an…

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Men Bake Cookies with Mike Skyring 58:35

1+ y ago58:35

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Mike lives in South Lyon, MI, and sells gourmet cookies and custom-decorated sugar cookies with his cottage food business, Men Bake Cookies. Mike’s business started totally by accident in 2021. He was never a baker until he made some decorated cookies for his daughter’s birthday, and people started to take notice. For what Mike initially lacked in …

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Anything Is Possible with Emily Vanlandingham 57:04

1+ y ago57:04

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Emily Vanlandingham lives in New Orleans, LA and owns The School Bakery, a cottage food business that specifically focuses on school celebrations. She caters to busy parents by delivering cupcakes, cookie cakes, and other baked treats to their children’s class parties. It’s certainly a unique business model, and although she only started it a year …

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Think Like A CEO with Jen Morris 59:54

2y ago59:54

59:54

Jen Morris, along with her husband Rob, have had a crazy journey as entrepreneurs! They started their cupcake business, Cupcakeology, from their home over a decade ago in Collingdale, PA. Despite facing many challenges such as converting an office lunchroom into their commercial kitchen and filing for bankruptcy, they managed to appear on the Steve…

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Baking Saved My Life with Christina Marquez 48:40

2y ago48:40

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Christina Marquez of Antioch, IL sells cakes, cookies, breads, and other baked goods with her cottage food bakery, Twisted Sifter’s Baked Goods. Christina never expected to dedicate her life to baking, but multiple life setbacks led her to find work that she is truly passionate about. She has now run her business for over a decade, and despite many…

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Stop Letting Fear Run Your Business with Brette Hawks 59:54

2y ago59:54

59:54

Brette Hawks lives near Provo, UT and specializes in selling custom-decorated wedding cakes with her cottage food business, Hobble Creek Cake Co. Despite starting her business just a few years ago, Brette has become one of Utah’s top wedding cake artists. She has over 14k Instagram followers and has been featured by Wilton, Martha Stewart, American…

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Serve The People with Lee Thomas 58:38

2y ago58:38

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Lee Thomas lives in San Leandro, CA and is the first owner of a micro-enterprise home kitchen operation (MEHKO) to come on the podcast. California’s new MEHKO law allows people to start micro restaurants from their home kitchen, but only if their county allows it. Lee recently ran for mayor of the city of San Leandro, and he used his political know…

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Growing A Movement with Lisa Kivirist 58:58

2y ago58:58

58:58

It’s been three years since Lisa’s last episode (Episode #5), and much has changed! Lisa Kivirist and her husband (John Ivanko), who live in Browntown, WI, continue to be some of the biggest supporters of the cottage food industry, both in their state and nationally. Here’s what they’ve been up to since the beginning of the pandemic: They spearhead…

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