Becky Palermo is the Co-owner of Creative Cakes, a Chicagoland-based bakery specializing in gourmet pastries, including cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, brownies, tarts, macarons, and donuts. In 2002, Becky and her sister, Beth, purchased Creative Cakes 10 years after the original owners hired Becky as a cake decorator. By 2005, the sisters moved the shop to a larger space in Tinley Park, IL. With Beth casting a vision for the bakery, Becky maintains the responsibility of creative innovator.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- Becky Palermo gives a brief history of Creative Cakes
- How the implementation of EOS assists the bakery’s operations
- Becky explains her decision to scale down business growth
- How did the pandemic impact Creative Cakes?
- Becky shares her exit plan as a business owner
- Using technology as a tool to increase productivity
In this episode…
If you have a weakness for baked goods, it would be a dream to surround yourself with sweet aromas and have access to fresh pastries. Working as a baker, however, is more than being elbow-deep in flour and decorating cakes.
If you envision owning a bakery, consider brushing up on your business acumen. Besides baking appetizing treats, bakery entrepreneurs must consider food safety, the proper way to run a kitchen, alternative baking techniques and trends, and effective communication and team management. Bakery owner, Becky Palermo, recommends incorporating a business operating system to assist in creating a vision and implementing processes for building a formidable business foundation. It also helps schedule recurring meetings, guides focus, instills discipline, and ensures the entire team works towards a common goal.
In this episode of the Celebrity Gourmet Podcast, Odette D’Aniello welcomes Becky Palermo, Co-owner of Creative Cakes, to discuss the evolution of the bakery and processes for managing a successful business. Becky shares her career journey as a baker, scaling down business growth, incorporating technology to aid in productivity, and the lingering effects of the pandemic.
Resources Mentioned in this episode
- Celebrity Cake Studio
- Dragonfly Cakes
- Odette D’Aniello on LinkedIn
- Email Odette D’Aniello: Odette@CelebrityGourmet.com
- Becky Palermo on LinkedIn
- Creative Cakes
- Retail Bakers of America (RBA)
- International Baking Industry Expo (IBIE)
- EOS Implementer
Sponsor for this episode…
Today’s episode is brought to you by Celebrity Cake Studio, a family-owned and operated cake boutique.
Celebrity Cake Studio has been baking joy into all of their artistically designed cakes and desserts for 21 years.
They are proud to work with a vibrant team of cake designers and bakers that help you celebrate the sweet moments in your lives.
They have received numerous awards, winning Best of Western Washington for many years in a row and various small business accolades.
To learn more about how you can celebrate yourselves or the ones you love, visit www.celebritycakestudio.com or email them at info@celebritycakestudio.com.