Deanna Martinez-Bey with The Fiery Whisk Bakery

The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses

Deanna Martinez-Bey lives in Wake Forest, NC and sells sweet breads and other baked goods with her cottage food business, The Fiery Whisk Bakery.

Deanna shares her journey about running a bakery from home, her experiences in getting certified, rebranding, maneuvering around physical challenges that stalled her business, and balancing multiple roles.

She also talks about techniques to promote her business like pop-ups, collaborations with local businesses, and social media networking.

Finally, she discusses her love for baking, writing, and teaching about food which work together in running her blog, authoring cookbooks, maintaining a food-focused podcast, and managing a Facebook group for bakers.

What You’ll Learn

• Tips for using social media to market and advertise your baked goods effectively
• Strategies for running successful pop-up events and leveraging other types of published media
• The benefits of building relationships with local businesses and collaborating to boost sales
• How offering samples to customers can drive sales and increase customer satisfaction
• The value of rebranding, revamping your menu, and adapting your business to meet changing needs
• The joy of helping others and the satisfaction of building a business that makes people happy

Resources

The Fiery Whisk Bakery website (Facebook | Instagram |Tiktok)

Deanna’s Recipe Box Podcast (Blog | Facebook)

Deanna’s Books (Instagram)

Bake At Home For Business Or Fun (Facebook Group)

North Carolina Cottage Bakers Community (Facebook group)

CakeCost

North Carolina Cottage Food Law

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Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/101