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This podcast dives deep into the commercial baking industry. Every season, a new guest shares their insights on innovation through the lens of becoming more sustainable, growing a family-owned business, debunking myths and more. Hosted by Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief of Commercial Baking.
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Welcome to Season 15 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Molly Blakeley, founder and CEO of Molly Bz, talks about how she built a nationwide cookie brand from $150 and an InstaPot experiment. Sponsored by CoPack Connect.
In Episode 3, we're uncovering how contract manufacturing has been the key to Molly Bz' national growth.
Sunday May 11, 2025
Sunday May 11, 2025
Welcome to Season 15 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Molly Blakeley, founder and CEO of Molly Bz, talks about how she built a nationwide cookie brand from $150 and an InstaPot experiment. Sponsored by CoPack Connect.
In Episode 2, we delve into the unique product development process that started with some leftover liquor bottles.
Sunday May 04, 2025
Sunday May 04, 2025
Welcome to Season 15 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Molly Blakeley, founder and CEO of Molly Bz, talks about how she built a nationwide cookie brand from $150 and an InstaPot experiment. Sponsored by CoPack Connect.
In our first episode, we get to know Molly and learn what drove her to start a cookie company from Alaska with $150 in her pocket.
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Welcome to Season 14 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Trina Bediako, CEO of New Horizons Baking Co., shares how she balances generational wisdom and youthful disruption to expand a family bakery business in unconventional ways. Sponsored by Coperion.
In our fifth and final episode, we dive into how New Horizons is reshaping its business model with vertical integration as it supplies the foodservice industry and what that means for the future.
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
Welcome to Season 14 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Trina Bediako, CEO of New Horizons Baking Co., shares how she balances generational wisdom and youthful disruption to expand a family bakery business in unconventional ways. Sponsored by Coperion.
In Episode 4, we discover Trina’s take on succession planning and the future of leadership beyond the bloodline.
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Welcome to Season 14 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Trina Bediako, CEO of New Horizons Baking Co., shares how she balances generational wisdom and youthful disruption to expand a family bakery business in unconventional ways. Sponsored by Coperion.
In Episode 3, Trina explores the evolution of the New Horizons bakery operation and how change feeds growth.
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Welcome to Season 14 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Trina Bediako, CEO of New Horizons Baking Co., shares how she balances generational wisdom and youthful disruption to expand a family bakery business in unconventional ways. Sponsored by Coperion.
In Episode 2, Trina talks about the importance of transferring knowledge from generation to generation and shares lessons she's learned on her path to leadership.
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Welcome to Season 14 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Trina Bediako, CEO of New Horizons Baking Co., shares how she balances generational wisdom and youthful disruption to expand a family bakery business in unconventional ways. Sponsored by Coperion.
In Episode 1, get to know Trina, hear what it was like for her to grow up in the industry, and learn how that experience defined her path.
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Welcome to Season 13 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, is spending this season with Markey Culver, CEO of The Women's Bakery, a social enterprise bakery in East Africa. They're discovering the challenges and rewards that come with creating change through baking. Sponsored by Middleby Bakery Group.
In our fifth and final episode, Markey explores the exciting developments that are on the horizon for The Women's Bakery.
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Welcome to Season 13 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, is spending this season with Markey Culver, CEO of The Women's Bakery, a social enterprise bakery in East Africa. They're discovering the challenges and rewards that come with creating change through baking. Sponsored by Middleby Bakery Group.
In our fourth episode, Markey talks about how The Women's Bakery has gone from empowering women to feeding kids with its One Bread Project.