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Grow My Accounting Practice | Tips for Accountants, Bookkeepers and Coaches to Grow Their BusinessNicole Bendig-Lamb: Baking Your Way To The Top: How to Start & Grow Your Own Home-Based Baking BusinessShow Summary In this riveting episode of the "Grow My Accounting Practice Podcast," we are joined by Nicole Bendig-Lamb, the innovative force behind Snarky Sweet Cake Chick, LLC. Nicole takes us through her entrepreneurial odyssey, underscoring the transformative impact of Profit First and the Pumpkin Plan on her flourishing home-based business. Her story unfolds as a testament to the profound mindset shifts and strategic approaches that have propelled her to remarkable success. Nicole's unconventional approach to training her "competitors" sparks curiosity and challenges traditional business paradigms. She shares insights into the collaborative spirit that underpins...2023-12-1436 min
thecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 26: Interview with Chelsey White of ChelsweetsIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole has the honor of chatting with Instagram sensation, Chelsey White of Chelsweets! Follow Chelsey here: https://www.instagram.com/chelsweets/ https://www.facebook.com/chelsweets/ https://www.pinterest.com/chelsweets/ https://www.youtube.com/chelsweetsbakery https://chelsweets.com/ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com ...2022-11-0736 min
The Slavic ConnexionShifting Sands: The Middle East and North Africa in Russia's War in UkraineOn this episode, Misha speaks with Middle East expert Nicole Robinson who expounds on how MENA countries have responded to Russia's War in Ukraine and the reasons why. Ms. Robinson sheds some light on the future of the region as the conflict evolves and Russia's capacity to arm and feed its regional allies dwindles. Furthermore, she suggests that Russia's declining influence may allow for other actors to increase their influence in the Middle East region -- actors such as China, for example, which is one of the biggest recipients of oil and natural gas from the Persian Gulf. Ms...2022-10-2540 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 25: Interview with Porsha Kimble of PK BakesIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole interviews the one and only Porsha Kimble of PK Bakes! Follow Porsha here: https://pkbakes.com/ https://www.instagram.com/porsha.kimble/ https://www.facebook.com/pkycd The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Porsha Kimb...2022-10-2425 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 24: Interview with Clayton Lloyd of BakeDiaryIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks with Clayton Lloyd, Co-Founder of BakeDiary, the leading cloud-based software for Cake Decorators & Bakers to manage the admin side of their baking businesses! Use promo code CBS15 for 15% off of your subscription. Follow BakeDiary here: https://www.bakediary.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bakediaryapp https://www.instagram.com/bakediaryapp/ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. F...2022-09-3029 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 23: Interview with Juli Chapin of CakeSafeIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with Juli Chapin of CakeSafe! Juli shares her cake story as well as how she and her husband Scott came up with the innovation that is the CakeSafe! It truly is a miracle for wedding cake and multi-tiered cake deliveries. Follow CakeSafe here: https://www.cakesafe.com https://www.facebook.com/CakeSafe https://twitter.com/CakeSafe The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake sc...2022-07-1532 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 22: Interview with Benjamin Bishop Pastry Chef EntrepreneurIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole interviews Pastry Chef Entrepreneur, Benjamin Bishop. They chat about his love for the kitchen & the pastry industry and his entrepreneurial journey to open his own Bake Shop! Follow Chef Benjamin here: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminbishoppastrychef/ https://www.facebook.com/benjaminpbishoppastrychef The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Note...2022-03-1824 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 21: Interview with Rachael Teufel of Intricate Icings & Creative Cake DesignIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole catches up with the one and only Rachael Teufel of Intricate Icings & Creative Cake Design! Rachael shares her cake journey from Physical Therapist to trend setting & nationally recognized Cake Designer, Instructor, Competitor & Judge. Follow Rachael: Creative Cake Design (Cake Biz Broadcast listeners get 92% OFF Premium Membership!) Intricate Icings The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com 2022-02-2239 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 20: Interview with Anne Heap of Pink Cake Box!In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with the AMAZINGLY talented Anne Heap of Pink Cake Box! Anne shares her story of how she took the leap into quitting her day job to start her own custom cake shop and becoming one of the most influential cake artists in America! Follow Anne here: https://www.facebook.com/pinkcakebox https://www.instagram.com/pinkcakebox/ Grab her line of knit molds here: https://marvelousmolds.com/ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business S...2022-02-1426 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 19: Thursday Business Bites - Goal Setting Tips for Your Cake BusinessThis episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast is pulled from Thursday Business Bites from our Private Facebook Group at Cake Business School! Nicole shares her top tips and tricks, plus a FREE PDF workbook you can download to help you set your cake business goals for 2022 & beyond! Download your FREE workbook here: Goal Setting Workbook The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Sho...2022-01-1731 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 18 Jennifer Hottle of Mama's 3 Bakery & Baking For ProfitIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with fellow baker and Profit First Certified Professional Jennifer Hottle of Mama's 3 Bakery & Baking for Profits. They talk about how Jennifer got into her baking business and her passion for helping other bakers understand Cottage Foods laws and profitability! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cak...2022-01-1637 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 17: The Secrets to Conducting a Successful Wedding Cake TastingIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole shares her top tips for conducting a successful wedding cake tasting. She covers everything from where, how and even what to wear! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her top tips for conducting a successful wedding cake tasting. She covers: should you charge? Wher...2021-11-0323 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 16: Interview with Award Winning Cake Artist Kim Simons!In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with award winning Cake Artist, Kim Simons who has competed on numerous TV competitions, including a victory on Cake Wars: Star Wars 2014 and most recently on the finale of Food Network's Halloween Wars 2021! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School. The ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Award Winning Ca...2021-10-3120 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 15 Superhero Origin Story of The Amazingly Talented Chef Vanessa Greeley!In this interview episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks with Chef Vanessa Greeley of Vanessa's Cake Designs, LLC. Chef Greeley has competed on numerous cake and sugar art television competitions and shares her knowledge through teaching and judging at the top cake shows in the country! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Ca...2021-10-3034 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 14 Terms & Conditions: How to Cover Your Butt!In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks about the importance of having Terms & Conditions for your cake business. The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares why having Terms & Conditions in your cake business is a MUST. Common sections to include What happened when a wedding customer complained after the w...2021-09-2920 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 13 How are you procrastinating in your cake business?In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks about why you may be procrastinating in starting or growing your cake business due to limiting beliefs and how to overcome it. Click Here for the FREE Workbook The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school and home of Cake Biz Bootcamp. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her struggles with procrastination in bus...2021-08-2016 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 12: Tired of cake customers with champagne taste on a beer budget?In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole shares her top 3 tips on dealing with cake customers with champagne taste on a beer budget! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her 3 top tips about customers who want amazing cakes for cheap How these requests get under our skin How to respond without being defensive, angry or unpr...2021-07-0215 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 11: Love Wafer Paper? Interview with the amazingly talented Anna AstashkinaIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with Anna Astashkina! Anna is an amazingly talented Cake Artist and Instructor who specializes in the art of wafer paper. Find out more at https://astashkinacakes.com/ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick chats with Anna Astashkina of Astashkina Cakes Anna shares her cake journey and what her life was...2021-05-2523 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 10: Hanging with Chef Mitchie, The Femme Fatale of Fondant!In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with the "Femme Fatale of Fondant," Michelle Curran aka Chef Mitchie! A self-taught cake and sugar artist based in Las Vegas, Nevada, she has competed locally, nationally and on Food Network. Find out more at https://www.mitchiesmunchies.com/ Chef Mitchie shares her cake journey from being "banned" from the kitchen as a little girl to her passion and hobby gone BANANAS! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online ca...2021-05-1844 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 9: Baking a Difference! Interview with Tracy Quisenberry of Icing SmilesIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with the founder of Icing Smiles, Tracy Quisenberry! Icing Smiles is a non-profit that matches volunteer bakers with families who have children impacted by serious illness. Find out more at www.icingsmiles.org Tracy shares her story of how Icing Smiles came to be and also the behind the scenes of what it takes to create special memories for these brave children and what you can do to help! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit Firs...2021-05-0636 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 8: Pumpkin Plan Your Cake Biz with Mike MichalowiczIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with International Business & Entrepreneurial Author, Mike Michalowicz! (His books include The Toilet Paper Entreprenuer, Profit First, Clockwork, Fix This Next, and The Pumpkin Plan). His new book, Get Different, drops September 21, 2021. Find him at www.mikemichalowicz.com Mike shares top tips on how to "Pumpkin Plan" your cake business, and we get real about other important topics like "Star Trek" and chocolate chip cookies. The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certifi...2021-04-2921 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 7: "The Real Deal" About The Food Truck Business with Hannah Olmstead!In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole chats with Hannah Olmstead, co-owner of The Real Deal Food Truck (Natural Smoothies & Latin Food). Hannah shares her journey around the globe, which led to her love of Latin food and delicious fruits from South America. Find them at http://trdfoodtruck.com/ The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chi...2021-04-2935 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 6: More Than Just A Picture On A Cake with Debbie Coughlin of Icing ImagesIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole with Debbie Coughlin, founder of Icing Images (recipient of the Sweet Life Hall of Fame Award). Debbie shares how Icing Images was formed and they talk all about the amazing products offered. Spoiler alert! It's more than JUST images printed on cake! Find them at www.icingimages.com The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole...2021-04-1425 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 5: Offering Discounts in Your Baking Business! Should You or Shouldn't you?In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks about the tough question: "Should I offer discounts in my baking business?" The answer may surprise you! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick talks about the question of offering discounts in your cake or baking business Are you a business or a hobby? What about friends and...2021-04-1212 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 4: The Power of Networking for Your Cake BizIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole shares one of her favorite methods of marketing (NETWORKING) to get your name out there for your cakes! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares her favorite networking method as an active member of her local Chamber of Commerce. Other ways to network - other paid networking groups or con...2021-04-0917 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 3: OMG! I'm almost out of fondant AND core concept in the Profit First SystemIn this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole introduces one of the core concepts of the Profit First System and how it relates to your baking business. The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick information about the Profit First System (Mike Michalowicz) Core concept - Parkinson's Law A real-life baking example to help illustrate the concept Feel free t...2021-04-0911 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastEpisode 2: Make Your Pricing a Piece of Cake!In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks three methods for pricing your cakes and baked goodies to get you started! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick shares these methods for pricing cakes: Gross Profit Margin %, Cost + Labor Method, Using Pricing Guides. Ways to help you cost your recipes, including her Piece of Cake Pricing Calculator Fe...2021-04-0917 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastCBB01: Confessions of a Food Network Loser!In this episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast, Nicole talks about her experience appearing on Season 1, Episode 4 of Food Network's "Sugar Dome." Spoiler alert! In case you couldn't tell from the title she came in last, but she doesn't see the experience from the eyes of a loser! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick talks about he...2021-04-0818 minthecakebizbroadcast's podcastCBB Episode 0: Cake is life!Welcome to our introductory episode of The Cake Biz Broadcast: Sweet Snippets for Success! Host and Master Cake Designer, Nicole Bendig-Lamb talks about what to expect in future shows and a few fun facts about her cake life! The Cake Biz Broadcast is brought to you by Cake Business School - the ONLY Profit First AND Fix This Next Certified online cake school. Find us at https://cakebusinessschool.com Show Notes: Nicole Bendig-Lamb of Snarky Sweet Cake Chick introduces the audience to The Cake Biz Broadcast A little bi...2021-04-0605 min
Angel Foods Show: Sales + Marketing + Training = Growing Sweet BusinessAFS093: How to Take Fewer cakes & Have Higher $ Price Minimum In this episode of Angel Foods Show, Rebekah & Nicole talk about how Nicole (new owner of Angel Foods) wants fewer orders + what minimum is going to be + HOW going to do this (high-end events, celebrities, weddings and saying no). There are really awesome tips with increasing from $125 average cake order and doubling every 6 months to having an average cake order of $1000 in 18 months and a minimum of $1000 (US) within 2 years! You are going to love this episode! The Angel Foods Show is brought to you by the Cake Business...2019-09-3029 minAngel Foods Show: Sales + Marketing + Training = Growing Sweet BusinessAFS092: Introducing & Announcing New Angel Foods OwnerIn this episode of Angel Foods Show, we announce the new owner and custodian of Angel Foods – Nicole Bendig-Lamb from Snarky Sweet Cake Chick. So excited! We introduce Nicole and thought it would be fun to interview her as well! Nicole has been around Angel Foods for YEARS, as a valued member of Cake Business School and what I call a A+ Gold Star Student. Nicole has an awesome inspiring story of quitting the full-time day job and going all-in on her cake business. You are going to love it and love her! The Angel Fo...2019-09-0343 min