Best OLBAA Podcasts (2024)

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E35 - Australian Cake Decorating Network founder, Liz Wright - A cake community where bakers can flourish! 58:55

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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 Network. A diverse community of members who go on cake crawls, cake camps, have annual award ceremonies, an…

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E34 - Funky Batter - One cake recipe, 16 combinations, now sold in over 122 countries! 53:16

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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. Funky batter however was formed as a continuation of her ability to want to create even if it wasn’t in the i…

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E33 - Sandro Farmhouse - A Great British Bake off finalist tells us what it's really like in the big tent! 56:32

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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 for a while now, but his determination comes from watching how hard it was for his mother when they first m…

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E32 - Yolanda Gampp - This is a story of AMBITION! Even after hearing "no" a hundred times, she NEVER gave up! 1:17:10

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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 Connie and Jocelyn have built is an incredible brand. But it only came after being told no, no., no, and no! …

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E31 - Cielo Cakery - How a single mother embarked on a rollercoaster ride and built TWO bakeries with a cult following in her hometown! 1:03:25

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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 for her. Jodie herself wanted to be a pop singer when she was a child, but that didn’t quite work out. Than…

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E30 - Chelsweets - How my baking blog allowed me to quit my job and buy my apartment! 1:11:17

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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 coworkers were secretly building the next career she didn’t know she would end up quitting her day job for. She cre…

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E29 - British Girl Bakes - From cupcakes to clicks. How Emily went from running a cupcake cafe to building a huge YouTube and online presence. 55:00

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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 she had a simple craving for the desserts she loved didn’t exist, so she had to go make it herself. The innoc…

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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! 1:05:43

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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 something big, and pushing forward in spite of all odds. You're going to hear about losing it all and having t…

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E27 - Sweet Sticks Founder, Miranda. How she went from fashion, to baking, and then turned a $5000 idea into a global brand! 1:01:23

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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 career, it’s amazing what rabbit holes you’re searching will take you. There’s a sense of just going for it in…

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E26 - Cake Makers Collective - How 4 bakers came together to share their diverse knowledge with the baking world. 1:03:15

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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 through a cake school and instantly become huge friends through their own whatsapp group. They all have their…

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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! 1:02:31

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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 really part of the plan. Giving up a career and figuring out what to do in life was a struggle. However, bak…

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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! 1:00:31

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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 where near a “career” at 21 let alone my teens. But Aubree certainly tapped her creativity passed down to her and…

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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. 1:00:50

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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 nurses. Left the Philippines years ago to build their careers and a better life. But all it took was one event bac…

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E22 - Sugarpusher - She went from MTV to baking. How one career change set the stage to change her destiny towards baking. 1:15:32

1y ago1:15:32

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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 she’s been baking for a long time. Her previous career while still creative was just hard work. She’s spent a lon…

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E21 - Georgia's Cakes - Rising to success through constant change - how do you do it? 1:22:59

1y ago1:22:59

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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 commercial kitchen, supplying cakes to brands like Harrods, training, classes, moving the business to Israel,…

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E20 - Tigga Mac - Everything you wanted to learn about getting millions of followers as a baker but were afraid to ask. 1:13:39

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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 Mac and her bestie Katie. They’ve gone from slaving away in their tiny kitchen just keeping on top of cake orde…

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E19 - Amy's Bakehouse - Act fast, make mistakes, and go with your gut. How being hyper-focused can be both bad and good! 1:04:46

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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 moved into a commercial kitchen! When we found out about Amy we just had to get her on the show as the pace of…

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E18 - Kendra Groves - Keeping your creativity alive when everything around you is so challenging. 1:06:07

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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 you’re wondering. She’s originally trained in musical theatre and opera, but trying and trying to get some…

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E17 - Cas Cakery - STOP! Running your own business is killing your mental health! How to deal with it and move on. 1:03:34

1y ago1:03:34

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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 journey and what is so interesting here is that in such a short space of time she has rocketed her business…

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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! 1:04:03

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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 quick ways to make some money, you’ve got to listen to this episode. Vic has been running a cake school now…

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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. 1:00:48

1+ y ago1:00:48

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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 created a concrete cake, you can thank Thao for that as she was the first one to make it. Thao has taught thous…

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E14 - Anjali (Cakes and Co) - Building your own baking journey from nothing, and in a far remote place too! 46:15

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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. So imagine, if you really are baking on your own, in a country where the style of baking you do is non-exist…

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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! 1:05:02

1+ y ago1:05:02

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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 much behind to get it to where It is. Jenna is the baker and Ashley is the designer. The beauty about this pa…

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E12 - Cotton and Crumbs - How employing my husband to do the boring bits of the business helped me grow. 44:38

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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 decorating or designing bit - the art - that we all really enjoy. So, she employed her husband to do all the boring …

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E11 - Ekaterina (Ekats) - How to leave the corporate life, become a couture cake artist, and enjoy every moment doing it. 55:07

1+ y ago55:07

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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 although she’s done so much it still feels like she’s just getting started. She’s a highly creative person - I me…

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E10 - Finch Bakery - The story of Finch told for the first time! They were told it just wouldn't work. So how did they make Finch the brand they are today? 1:27:50

1+ y ago1:27:50

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This week we’re talking to one of our most requested bakers to interview for this podcast - Finch Bakery - Rachel and Lauren, twin sisters who started this journey just over 10 years ago have built a well-known UK bakery bakery in the North West of England. Throughout this journey, it's amazing to see how they have stayed humble, true to themselves…

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E09 - Amy's Little Cakery - How to play the fine balancing act of having a day job and a baking job. Plus, what it's like to go viral! 58:53

1+ y ago58:53

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Welcome back to season 2! Have you missed us? We are so excited to be back and really happy to have another line-up of amazing bakers for this season. Today, we’re in the North of England to speak with Amy of Amy’s Little Cakery. You may know her from some of her cartoon cakes she’s recently done, but this story goes back a little further. Holding …

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E08 - Jenne (Posh Little Cakes). Starting a baking business after having to sacrifice a high-profile and successful corporate career. 1:02:52

1+ y ago1:02:52

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Hey everyone, listen the person you’re about to hear from in this episode is where Rachel really found the start of her cake inspiration. I’m talking about Jenne from Posh Little Cakes in Perth, Australia. For many of you bakers, your baking career is your second career. You’ve given up the corporate or day job for one of many reasons and moved int…

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E07 - Chell Bells Cakes - Finding what inspires YOU and making your mark in the cake world. 52:46

1+ y ago52:46

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Where do you go to find your inspiration? You could say looking online, you could say in books, you could say you're inspired by other people. For our guest this week, inspiration for her is everywhere. Here we have another one person business, run by a somebody who is obsessed with managing her time efficiently, and really does try to get the abso…

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E06 - Lindsay (The Flour Girl) - High performance and over achieving, yet still finds more room to grow. 51:03

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This week we are off to Canada to sit down with Lindsay also known for her brand The Flour Girl. Lindsay is truly a high performer. She has 3 educational degrees (one in neurosceince). She still maintains a full time job. She has built her own brand and manufactures her own line of baking tools which in turn has allowed her to build a huge followin…

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E05 - Hellen (Dportsweets) - LA's baking queen and former Food Network Contestant. 48:15

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This week we’re going international! We are off to LA to sit down with Hellen, the former Food Network contestant and owner of Dport Sweets - an online bakery. But this story far from straight forward. She’s not from LA and moved to the US at a young age. She had to learn English, and she had to find her feet as a teenager in a new country. So when…

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E04 - Carly (Wish Upon A Cupcake) - I lost my business overnight; it was my biggest loss and my biggest gain. 45:18

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This week we’re off to Wales to speak with non-other than the queen of Dalmatian print and pastels, Carly, or Wish Upon a Cupcake as you might know her on social media. Carly has such an interesting story because she’s been able to make a career change within the baking world going from weddings to well, not doing weddings. But starting new trends,…

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E03 - Halima (Halima's Cake Artistry) - Never settle for average and know your worth. 49:24

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This week, we're off to Nottingham, England to chat with Halima also known as @cakelicious_pops. An inspiring, articulate, and passionate baker who has really taken her baking skills to new highs by continually pushing herself to cement her own design. This is a chat that's full of insight considering she's taken her time to build her reputation an…

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E02 - Harry Bakess - the aircraft engineer who throws cakes in the air. 51:13

2y ago51:13

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This week, we sit down with a relative newcomer to the baking world, and our first male guest - Harry. Harry started baking 2020 but has very quickly developed his skills, built an incredible social media following on both Instagram and TikTok, and is now even teaching at a cake school not far from where he lives! How has he achieved such success s…

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E01 - Jane Taylor - Dream big, work smart, and look for the signs. 50:32

2y ago50:32

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Welcome to the first episode of MBJ! This week we have one of the most incredible floral cupcake bakers around - Jane Taylor. Jane started from nothing after having her 5th (!!) child and decided to get to work on something she always enjoyed - baking! The journey has been a great one but with some help along the way in the form of some some great …

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My Baking Journey - Season 1 Teaser 1:39

2y ago1:39

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Welcome to "My Baking Journey" Get a little preview into what our podcast is about in 90 seconds! We are launching towards the end of September with Season 1 where we are speaking with some of the world's top home bakers to gain their insight and experiences into running their own baking business. It's not all sunshine and rainbows! You can find us…

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