1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Lisa and Nic Romano had careers in food and hospitality, and got into market baking so Nic could stay home with his young family.&amp;nbsp; But when business took off and they had a chance for a Big Leap, they both dove in, taking over The Breadery in 2023.&amp;nbsp; Now they are delivering wholesale bread around the state, running a full retail bakery (complete with olive oil tasting!) and are still attending four markets.&amp;nbsp; In this episode, Mark learns more about the effort involved in taking over an existing bakery, merging two passionate customer bases together, and keeping the family intact and engaged in a massive bakery project.&amp;nbsp; There is also the&amp;nbsp;Bakery Leadership Circle, which is accepting applications for the Spring 2025 session! Helpful Links The Breadery @the_breadery on Instagram Support the Podcast Here! Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website The Bakers4Bakers Community Mark's Blog, with the&amp;nbsp;Bakernomics series Mark on Instagram Credits: Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck Orange Boot Human logo by&amp;nbsp;Fred Reibin &amp;nbsp; Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck http://riseuppod.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/34492675/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/5bc0de/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/34492675