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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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Sunday Nov 30, 2025
Sunday Nov 30, 2025
Welcome to Season 17 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Spiros Assimacopoulos, president and CEO of The Good Bread Co., shares his journey through automation, expansions and more ... all to share the time-honored tradition of artisan bread. Sponsored by WP Bakery Group USA.
In our fifth and final episode, Spiros reflects on how his entrepreneurial and growth experiences are shaping the future. And we might find out if — and how — he would have done it all differently.
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Welcome to Season 17 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Spiros Assimacopoulos, president and CEO of The Good Bread Co., shares his journey through automation, expansions and more ... all to share the time-honored tradition of artisan bread. Sponsored by WP Bakery Group USA.
In our fourth episode, we are discovering operational pain points post-acquisition and the challenges that come with rebranding, expanding and adopting a new corporate identity.
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Welcome to Season 17 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Spiros Assimacopoulos, president and CEO of The Good Bread Co., shares his journey through automation, expansions and more ... all to share the time-honored tradition of artisan bread. Sponsored by WP Bakery Group USA.
In our third episode, we’re experiencing the growth journey through an acquisition, operational integration and rebranding from Michigan Bread to The Good Bread Co.
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Welcome to Season 17 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Spiros Assimacopoulos, president and CEO of The Good Bread Co., shares his journey through automation, expansions and more ... all to share the time-honored tradition of artisan bread. Sponsored by WP Bakery Group.
In our second episode, Spiros shares lessons learned in the early days as The Good Bread Co. stepped into automation.
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
Welcome to Season 17 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Spiros Assimacopoulos, president and CEO of The Good Bread Co., shares his journey through automation, expansions and more ... all to share the time-honored tradition of artisan bread. Sponsored by WP Bakery Group.
In our first episode, we meet Spiros and learn how — and why — he launched The Good Bread Co.
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
Welcome to Season 16 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. We're spending this season with Dale Easdon, CEO of Klosterman Baking Co., to discover how this leader is carrying a legacy name into the industry’s future. Sponsored by Bundy Baking Solutions.
In our fifth and final episode, we dive into Dale’s vision for carrying on the Klosterman name.
Sunday Sep 28, 2025
Sunday Sep 28, 2025
Welcome to Season 16 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. We're spending this season with Dale Easdon, president and CEO of Klosterman Baking Co., to discover how this leader is carrying a legacy name into the industry’s future. Sponsored by Bundy Baking Solutions.
In Episode 4, Dale shares insight into a corporate culture focused on teams, collaboration and communication.
Sunday Sep 21, 2025
Sunday Sep 21, 2025
Welcome to Season 16 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. We're spending this season with Dale Easdon, president and CEO of Klosterman Baking Co., to discover how this leader is carrying a legacy name into the industry’s future. Sponsored by Bundy Baking Solutions.
In Episode 3, Dale explores the key tenets of operational excellence in bakery manufacturing.
Sunday Sep 14, 2025
Sunday Sep 14, 2025
Welcome to Season 16 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. We're spending this season with Dale Easdon, president and CEO of Klosterman Baking Co., to discover how this leader is carrying a legacy name into the industry’s future. Sponsored by Bundy Baking Solutions.
In Episode 2, we delve into Dale’s views on leadership, training, professional development and succession planning.
Sunday Sep 07, 2025
Sunday Sep 07, 2025
Welcome to Season 16 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. We’re spending this season with Dale Easdon, CEO of Klosterman Baking Co., to discover how this leader is carrying a legacy name into the industry’s future. Sponsored by Bundy Baking Solutions.
In our first episode, get to know Dale and how he made his way into the baking industry.