Haf Saba 13/11/2023 Haf Saba 13/11/2023

E32 - Yolanda Gampp - This is a story of AMBITION! Even after hearing "no" a hundred times, she NEVER gave up!

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Yolanda Gampp. A mega-star in the world of novelty cakes. But her rise to this level was a genuine rollercoaster to get to this point. There are so many highs, and yet various lows, even to this very day.

What she, and her business partners Connie and Jocelyn have built is an incredible brand. But it only came after being told no, no., no, and no!

They started their YouTube channel “How to Cake it” was back in 2015! And then the real work began. It’s barely stopped since and this baking journey is going to highlight to you all that as you get bigger, it doesn’t always get easier.

New heights bring new challenges but Yolanda and her team kept adapting, kept consistent, and kept pushing the boundaries. This episode is a must listen! Take your time with this one and we really hope you find it inspiring and educational.

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-Haf & Rachel

Haf Saba 30/10/2023 Haf Saba 30/10/2023

E30 - Chelsweets - How my baking blog allowed me to quit my job and buy my apartment!

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This former accountant who baked to simply relieve a bit of stress of the madness of her corporate life, finds herself one day doing Facebook lives for the Food Network. How does that happen?

Innocent bakes that she brought in for her coworkers were secretly building the next career she didn’t know she would end up quitting her day job for. She creates content, but it’s not about the social media so much as it is more about her blog. Yes blog, remember those??

Her recipes, and the millions of people who search online and find her website are what has really propelled her second career. Chelsey is very open and honest about her journey. She’s learned a lot but also shared a lot of how she did it, how well it paid her, and where it took her. This is a story about opportunity in so many places! Hope you like it.

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Haf Saba 23/10/2023 Haf Saba 23/10/2023

E29 - British Girl Bakes - From cupcakes to clicks. How Emily went from running a cupcake cafe to building a huge YouTube and online presence.

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Emily Friend is an adventurer. She may have received a degree in law, but that wasn't enough to satisfy her. Having lived in various places around the world, she decided to move to Costa Rica.

It wasn't long after arriving that she realised she had a simple craving for the desserts she loved didn’t exist, so she had to go make it herself. The innocence of doing something like this turns her down a path of baking, running a cupcake shop in Costa Rica, selling this business, and eventually settling in LA.

All it takes is something like a child to come along and decide you need to find a new path. With no cafe of her own to run any more she had to figure out a new plan. An old video on her phone she uploaded to YouTube years prior ended up giving her an idea - go online and teach! The rest may be history but there’s a lot more to this story than just creating content. Listen on to get Emily’s full story.

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