Whisk Management

S2. Ep. 11: Nurturing Your Goals, Business, Kids, and Community | Jill Davis, Drizzle Cakes & Bakes

Sometimes being a business owner makes us feel like a solo juggling act at the circus. Four balls in the air was fine, but then we add another, and another, and soon we've got 15 going all at once!
Our guest today is learning how to become an expert "juggler" and is here to share her tips on how you, too, CAN and WILL earn a standing ovation from your audience. Whether its figuring out how to blend biz life and family life, finding ways to connect with the community around you, or setting small, attainable goals to get you where you want to go, Pastry Chef Jill Davis is focused on finding the perfect balance of them all. 
 
Today we're talking about:
Jill's journey leaving her full-time baking job and figuring out how to provide for her growing family in the middle of the pandemic
The story of how Jill transitioned from selling at markets into her brick and mortar studio space, and her tips for what to know and focus on when your business takes that next step
How she found her stride and became sought-after in a small community, and how YOU can plug into your local area too!
More Halloween Baking Championship tea, of course
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S2 Ep.10: So Ya Wanna Be a Wedding Cake Designer?

Cake stands and sugar flowers and dowel rods, oh my!
The World of wedding cakes is strange, beautiful, and honestly a little daunting- especially if you're trying to break onto the scene for the first time. In today's episode, I'm giving you all of my tips and tricks and telling you MY story of how I found my niche in the wedding industry as a wedding cake designer. We'll Discuss:
My journey from culinary school to working in cake shops along the East Coast to now running my own wedding cake-focused business!
Ways to hone your skills WITHOUT spending years and tons of money going back to school or working for someone else
How I transitioned from working for someone else to working for myself
The mindset work it takes to push past your limiting beliefs and step into your awesomeness as a business owner
Mentioned in this episode:Bayou Saint Cake's Dome Cake ClassFinespun Cake Academy- Sugar flowers and wedding business coursesCommonwealth Cake Co Mentorship ProgramYou are a Badass by Jen Sincero
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S2 Ep. 9: Taking Risks & Giving the Extra 1% | Taryn Blake of Blake Events

"Do no harm, take no s***."(Now that’s a motto I can live by!)
And it happens to be the approach our guest takes to running their business. Obsessed. 
Today we welcome award-winning wedding planner, ultimate powerhouse boss-lady, and accidental badass entrepreneur Taryn Blake to the pod!
We’re talking about:
How she accidentally fell into the wedding industry and loved the freedom so much that she left her six-figure corporate job to pursue it
The obstacles she overcame (personally and professionally) that prepared her to run a successful all-female team with salaried employees and have a healthy work/life balance
Her advice for wedding vendors and cake designers on how to break into a new corner of the industry and how to best connect with planners
Her thoughts on The Engagement Gap, how to pull yourself out of a creative rut, and the future of the wedding industry
Support Taryn!
Blake Events website
Blake Events Instagram
Taryn’s Instagram
Vendor Club
Also mentioned in this episode: Buy Back your Time
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Leave us a review wherever you’re listening and share with your baker friends!

S2 Ep. 8: Five Ways to Upgrade your Client Experience

As Beyonce once said, "lemme upgrade ya"!
If you really think about it, most of our time as business owners isn't spent doing the thing we actually are in business for. Instead, we're spending our time marketing, e-mailing, creating invoices- ALLL of that back end work that helps keep things moving AND keeps our clients HAPPY!Today's episode is going to help you take a deep dive into your processes and hone in on some ways to better cater to the people who keep our lights on and keep our toolkits stocked with endless mini offset spatulas. 
Mentioned in this episode:
-Dubsado - Blayre's Client Management System-CakeMemes4U-NoVendorMeal-Bakey Bakes & Disco Sugar
 
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S2 Ep. 7: The Art of Sugar Flowers & Luxury Cake Design | Alexandria Carmona of Finespun Cakes

Luxury is in the details, and nobody embodies that more than today's guest!
On this episode, we're welcoming the supremely talented Alexandria Carmona from Toronto's Finespun Cakes. Not only is she a true sugar flower wizard, she's also an expert at creating romantic, flowy, and DELICIOUS luxury wedding cakes (and she can teach you how to do the same thing!).
She joins Blayre in the studio to discuss:
How she entered the whimsical world of sugar flowers and how she remains known for them to this day
How she grew her business and opened her brick and mortar studio in the middle of the pandemic
The way to build a trustworthy team
Her classes and tutorials and community through YouTube and her Finespun Cake Academy
Her tips on how to break into the luxury wedding space and how she builds luxury experiences for her clients
Support Alexandria!On InstagramBy visiting her WebsiteLearn from Alexandria!Finespun Youtube Channel/Free TutorialsFinespun Cake Academy (use code WHISK30 for 7 day free trial + 30% of first month!)
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