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Here I share insights and show notes from The Bread Winner Podcast. Whether you’re looking for tips on starting your own cottage bakery or scaling your existing business, read about behind-the-scenes advice, key takeaways, and practical guidance to help you succeed. Dive in to explore the business strategies that fuel the sourdough world!
July in My Sourdough Microbakery: Markets, Milestones, and a Big Leap Forward | Episode 95
Each month, I sit down to reflect on what went well, what didn’t, and what I’ve learned—and July was full of both sweetness and slow...
Aug 7, 2025
Test, Tweak, Repeat: A Smarter Way to Grow Your Sourdough Microbakery | Episode 94
If you’ve ever caught yourself tweaking a recipe over and over again, holding off on launching a product because it’s not “perfect,” or...
Jul 31, 2025
How a Signature Product Can Simplify and Strengthen Your Sourdough Microbakery | Episode 93
When you're running a sourdough microbakery from home, it's easy to feel pulled in every direction. You want to try new recipes,...
Jul 24, 2025
How to Decide Whether to Use Organic Ingredients in Your Sourdough Microbakery | Episode 92
Welcome to this conversation that comes up so often for sourdough microbakery owners: Should you use organic ingredients? This isn’t a...
Jul 17, 2025
How to Create a Pickup Experience That Keeps Customers Coming Back | Episode 91
Your bread is amazing. But do you know what your customers really remember? How they felt picking it up. Your pickup experience isn’t...
Jul 10, 2025
June in Review in my Sourdough Microbakery: Revenue Records and Strategic Takeaways | Episode 90
This summer, I scaled back my baking rhythm—but not my results. In June, I only baked three times (one porch pickup and two markets), yet...
Jul 1, 2025
5 Ways to Grow Your Microbakery Without Social Media | Episode 89
If you’ve ever felt the weight of social media—the pressure to post, the algorithm confusion, the burnout from endless scrolling—you’re...
Jun 26, 2025
Simple SEO Tips Every Sourdough Microbakery Owner Should Know | Episode 88
Running a sourdough microbakery means wearing a lot of hats—baker, marketer, customer service rep, and sometimes even delivery driver....
Jun 19, 2025
Understanding Business Basics for Your Sourdough Microbakery | Episode 87
When we step into this world of sourdough baking, most of us don’t start out as business experts. We start as passionate bakers, and...
Jun 12, 2025
May Microbakery Recap: What Worked, What Shifted | Episode 86
May was one of those full, steady months. It wasn’t chaotic, but it was definitely busy with all the end-of-school-year events, Mother’s...
Jun 5, 2025
The 4 Things to Do Before Selling Your Sourdough Bread | Episode 85
It’s one thing to bake sourdough you love. It’s another thing entirely to sell it to people—and to do it in a way that doesn’t leave you...
May 29, 2025
Summer Strategy: How I’m Adjusting My Microbakery for the Slower Season | Episode 84
Summer brings a natural shift for many of us running microbakeries. Kids are home, markets feel different, the heat sets in, and our...
May 22, 2025
Year Two in My Microbakery: What Changed, What Stayed the Same, and What Grew | Episode 83
If year one of my microbakery was about starting, figuring things out, and doing a lot for the first time, then year two was all about...
May 15, 2025
My First Year as a Microbakery Owner: Lessons, Numbers & Honest Insights | Episode 82
Looking back on my first year of running a sourdough microbakery, I can see just how much happened in a short amount of time. From one...
May 8, 2025
April Recap: What Worked, What Shifted & How I’m Preparing for Summer | Episode 81
April was a full month in the bakery—between porch pickups, Easter orders, markets, and big behind-the-scenes projects, it stretched me...
May 1, 2025
Finding Your Bakery Niche: A Conversation with Elizabeth from Borges Family Homestead | Episode 80
Building a microbakery that feels meaningful and sustainable doesn’t happen by accident. It takes intention, clarity, and sometimes a lot...
Apr 28, 2025
Bonus Q&A: Honest Answers to Real Microbakery Questions | Episode 79
Right after The Bread Winner Summit wrapped, I hosted a bonus Q&A call to keep the momentum going. The questions that came in were...
Apr 24, 2025
From Burnout to Boundaries: How Christa Hanna Rebuilt Her Microbakery with Intention | Episode 78
Running a microbakery can be both beautiful and overwhelming. In this conversation, I sat down with Christa Hanna of Burnt Toast Bakery,...
Apr 21, 2025
Five Mindset Shifts Every Microbakery Owner Needs | Episode 77
The Breadwinner Summit gave us a lot to think about—strategies, systems, and marketing tips—but one theme kept rising to the surface in...
Apr 17, 2025
How to Get the Most Out of The Bread Winner Summit| Episode 76
If the Bread Winner Summit is on your calendar but you're not sure how to make the most of it, you're not alone. Maybe you’ve signed up...
Apr 10, 2025
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