Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck

By: Mark Dyck: Baker and lover of bakeries
  • Summary

  • The Rise Up! Podcast is a celebration of bakers, the bakeries they created and the people they serve. Join Mark Dyck as he talks with bakers and bakery owners from across North America and around the world. Hear about their struggles and triumphs and learn about the satisfaction that feeding a community can provide.
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Episodes
  • Rise Up! #217 - Nic and Lisa Romano
    Dec 18 2024

    Lisa and Nic Romano had careers in food and hospitality, and got into market baking so Nic could stay home with his young family. But when business took off and they had a chance for a Big Leap, they both dove in, taking over The Breadery in 2023. 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.

    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.

    There is also the 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 Bakernomics series

    Mark on Instagram

    Credits:

    Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

    Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

    Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Rise Up! #216 - Tim Kastner
    Dec 4 2024

    Tim Kastner loves bread and he loves the solitude of bread baking. He also loves working at the Bread Lab, a wholesale bread bakery in St. Paul, Minnesota.

    In this episode, Tim shares the origins of the Bread Lab, springing up as part of Patisserie46, a fine pastry shop founded by master patissier John Kraus, and how his passion for baking makes the night shift a feature of the job, rather than a burden.

    There's also talk of Mark's new workshop, the Bakery Leadership Circle, which is opening applications for the Spring 2025 session on December 10!

    Helpful Links

    Patisserie46 / The Bread Lab

    @patisserie46 on Instagram

    Support the Podcast Here!

    Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

    The Bakers4Bakers Community

    Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

    Mark on Instagram

    Credits:

    Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

    Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

    Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

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    51 mins
  • Rise Up! #215 - Chris DiPiazza
    Nov 20 2024

    When Chris DiPiazza needed a break from his IT business, he took a cooking class with a bread baker. That class opened up a portal that changed his life and career. From small beginnings, Chris slowly built up his wholesale business until opening Mighty Bread Co. in a small corner of a larger building in 2017. These days, his bakery is the main player in the building, as Chris and his team go from success to success.

    In this episode, Mark and Chris talk about how Chris' role has changed over the years, how they keep the team's creativity high and cohesion tight, and how he is revelling in connection with his neighbourhood and the robust food community in Philadelphia.

    There is also talk about Mark's new project, the Bakery Leadership Circle, which has a new session starting in the Spring 2025.

    Helpful Links

    Mighty Bread Co.

    @mightybreadco on Instagram

    Support the Podcast Here!

    Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website

    The Bakers4Bakers Community

    Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series

    Mark on Instagram

    Credits:

    Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck

    Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck

    Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

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    1 hr and 13 mins

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