Rise Up! #36: Suzanne Gessler
Nov 28, 2018
Suzanne Gessler was a social worker and city planner. In a way, she still is. As owner and baker at Penny Loaf in Winnipeg Manitoba, Suzanne is making sure her bakery plays a key role in her neighbourhood's vitality.
In this episode, Mark and Suzanne talk about changing careers to open a bakery, how she built a little...
Rise Up! #35: Jessica Carpinone
Nov 21, 2018
Jessica Carpinone has a passion for bread, for her team and for equity. And as co-owner of the Ottawa bakery Bread By Us, she's able to work in all her passions every day.
In this episode, Mark and Jessica talk about the impact of the recent tornado that hit the Ottawa area, how Bread By Us is there for the community...
Rise Up #34: Nicole Davis
Nov 14, 2018
Nicole Davis never planned to take over the family farm. But the call of the country was too strong, so strong in fact that she also bought the stone mill next door. As the owner of Daybreak Mill, Nicole is hard at work building connections with bakers of all sizes and transforming a staple product into a cool...
Rise Up #33: The ProfitCast
Nov 7, 2018
Bakery owners are on a mission. We want to make the best baked goods we can and both feed and nourish our community. We want a happy team, happy customers and happy farmers and millers too.
But is there room in all this happiness for profit?
In this episode, Mark shares his thoughts on the book Profit First by Mike...