Pro Food Maker - 10: Pivot your business in a recession with celebrity baker Warren Brown of Spark Bites

10: Pivot your business in a recession with celebrity baker Warren Brown of Spark Bites

03/05/20 • 37 min

Is your food business ready for the recession? Warren Brown, founder & owner of Spark Bites, previously the founder of CakeLove and host of Sugar Rush on Food Network, talks about the difficulties of running a business, especially during a recession. Warren breaks down:

How he transitioned from practicing law to running his bakery, CakeLove, full time
The necessity of having a support system as a food entrepreneur
How customer feedback allowed him to pivot into another food business during a recession

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Mentioned in this episode

CakeLove in a Jar website
Food Network’s Sugar Rush (episode on YouTube)
Spark Bites website

Connect with Warren Brown & Spark Bites

Website & order directly: https://www.sparkbites.net/

Order on Amazon: Spark Bites Pack of 2

Instagram: @sparkbites

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How he transitioned from practicing law to running his bakery, CakeLove, full time
The necessity of having a support system as a food entrepreneur
How customer feedback allowed him to pivot into another food business during a recession

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Mentioned in this episode

CakeLove in a Jar website
Food Network’s Sugar Rush (episode on YouTube)
Spark Bites website

Connect with Warren Brown & Spark Bites

Website & order directly: https://www.sparkbites.net/

Order on Amazon: Spark Bites Pack of 2

Instagram: @sparkbites

Subscribe to the RSS feed: http://profoodmaker.libsyn.com/rss

Listen to this episode

Reach out to the Pro Food Maker Podcast

Website: profoodmaker.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: instagram.com/profoodmaker

Facebook: facebook.com/profoodmaker

Twitter: twitter.com/profoodmakerpod

Hashtags: #profoodmaker #profoodmakerpodcast

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9: Food Tech & Food Design w/ Product Designer Bianca Jackson of Bianca Bakes

What is food experience design (food tech & food design) and how can it grow your food business? Bianca Jackson, founder of Bianca Bakes and a contestant on The Great American Baking Show, talks about her work at the intersection of food, tech & design. Bianca breaks down:

How to get feedback from customers, the types of questions to ask, and the questions to avoid asking
Working as a Product Designer for a kitchen appliance
Her experience on the baking competition show, The Great American Baking Show

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Mentioned in this episode

Design Thinking - article from Nielsen Norman Group
Food experience design - article from Bloomberg
ChefSteps food videos on YouTube
ChefSteps Joule sous vide cooking device
Painted buttercream technique
The Great American Baking Show (Season 5)
Bianca.bakes on Instagram
Bianca_bakes on Twitter

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Listen to this episode

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Email: [email protected]

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