{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Rise Up! #217 - Nic and Lisa Romano","description":"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; ","author_name":"Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck","author_url":"http:\/\/riseuppod.com","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/34492675"}