The Bakery Leadership Circle |
Did you miss our Bakery Leadership Circle info session? You can watch the recording here.
The next session of the Bakery Leadership Circle will begin in the first quarter of 2025. Watch this page, our Instagram and our newsletters for information and updates.
There comes a time at every bakery when the goals you aspire to or the challenges you face are just out of reach.
A time when the questions you’re asking change in tone and scope. When your standard ways of solving problems don’t work any more, or you find yourself grappling with the same problems again and again.
Times when technical problems like sourcing ingredients or scheduling production give way to broader challenges like retaining staff, deciding whether to expand, or having a difficult conversation with a team member.
We call these broader issues adaptive challenges, and they require a different set of tools to overcome. Adaptive challenges are often too big to solve on your own; you benefit from having peers and allies looking at the issue along side you.
The Bakery Leadership Circle is a new program designed specifically to help bakery owners and operators work through their most important adaptive challenges and achieve success in your business as you define it.
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What is the Bakery Leadership Circle?
How does it work? The Circle will meet weekly on Zoom to develop your leadership skills and to work through a facilitated peer consulting exercise. Within the peer consulting exercises, members will identify real-life bakery challenges and the group will share insights to spark new ideas and solutions. Outside of the Zoom sessions, Circle members will have access to a private discussion forum, where they can share ideas, dig deeper into challenges and receive feedback. By the end of the workshop, you will develop one or more actionable goals to implement at your bakery. Plus, the Circle will continue to meet for regular updates in October and November; helping you stay accountable to take action at your bakery. | Who should participate? The Circle is for owners and senior-level operators of all types of bakeries that have been in business for at least 3 years and that employ teams of 5 or more employees. What will you gain from this program?
Tuition for the program is $795. |
Admission to the Bakery Leadership Circle is by application. Our next application cycle will begin in January of 2025. Want to learn more? Email Karen Bornarth (karen@bbga.org) to schedule a time to talk.
Program Facilitators: |
Mark Dyck is the creator and host of Rise Up! The Baker Podcast featuring conversations with professional bakers and bakery owners from around the world. He is the founder of Bakers4Bakers.org, a global community of bakery owners working together to build successful, sustainable bakeries. A Guild member since 2008, Mark previously owned Orange Boot Bakery in Regina, Saskatchewan with his wife Cindy. He later ran a ‘secret’ brick oven bakery for a private group of friends and neighbours. Mark is an experienced facilitator and coach, helping leaders tell better stories and make meaningful change. He has a wealth of experience in building safe, inclusive online spaces that enable participants to be open, vulnerable and build strong peer relationships. Mark was a coach at the altMBA program from 2018 - 2022 and was Head Coach of the Story Skills Workshop for the first eight sessions of the program. In 2018, he was co-founder and Chief Community Advocate of The Right Company, an online community for creative entrepreneurs and small business owners. |  Karen Bornarth is Executive Director of the Guild, and has been a member for more than 20 years. In her work, she supports bakery owners and professional bakers to achieve success in their baking practices and businesses through education, training and community-building events. |
Not a Member and Want to Stay Connected & Learn More? | Questions about membership? Please contact us:The Bread Bakers Guild of America |