Welcome to Season 13 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, is spending this season with Markey Culver, CEO of The Women's Bakery, a social enterprise bakery in East Africa. They're discovering the challenges and rewards that come with creating change through baking. Sponsored by Middleby Bakery Group.

In our fifth and final episode, Markey explores the exciting developments that are on the horizon for The Women's Bakery.

Welcome to Season 13 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, is spending this season with Markey Culver, CEO of The Women's Bakery, a social enterprise bakery in East Africa. They're discovering the challenges and rewards that come with creating change through baking. Sponsored by Middleby Bakery Group.

In our fourth episode, Markey talks about how The Women's Bakery has gone from empowering women to feeding kids with its One Bread Project.

Welcome to Season 13 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, is spending this season with Markey Culver, CEO of The Women's Bakery, a social enterprise bakery in East Africa. They're discovering the challenges and rewards that come with creating change through baking. Sponsored by Middleby Bakery Group.

In our third episode, Markey explores how The Women's Bakery has remained viable in the face of seemingly insurmountable barriers. She discusses the impacts of automation, the pandemic, supply chain disruptions and more.

Welcome to Season 13 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, is spending this season with Markey Culver, CEO of The Women's Bakery, a social enterprise bakery in East Africa. They're discovering the challenges and rewards that come with creating change through baking. Sponsored by Middleby Bakery Group.

In our second episode, Markey shares the journey of building a successful bakery and nonprofit. She discusses the obstacles that came along with opening a business in a new country and scaling up, and what her team learned along the way.

Welcome to Season 13 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, is spending this season with Markey Culver, CEO of The Women's Bakery, a social enterprise bakery in East Africa. They're discovering the challenges and rewards that come with creating change through baking. Sponsored by Middleby Bakery Group.

In our first episode, Markey explains how she went from a business student in St. Louis to a bakery entrepreneur in Rwanda, drastically changing lives for East African women with a simple loaf of bread.

Welcome to Season 12 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, is spending this season with Tony Martin, president of Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe. They're exploring how this company has grown from a family-owned brand into a national icon. Sponsored by AMF Bakery Systems.

In our fifth and final episode, Tony dives into how the company's growth over time has transformed its marketing strategies. He also offers insight into how Martin's incorporates the latest trends into existing operations.

Welcome to Season 12 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, is spending this season with Tony Martin, president of Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe. They're exploring how this company has grown from a family-owned brand into a national icon. Sponsored by AMF Bakery Systems.

In the fourth episode, we hear how Tony's family has passed down their values for generations, from supporting non-profits in their community to providing workers with benefits like a wellness program, profit sharing and more.

Welcome to Season 12 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, is spending this season with Tony Martin, president of Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe. They're exploring how this company has grown from a family-owned brand into a national icon. Sponsored by AMF Bakery Systems.

In the third episode, we hear Tony's perspectives on scaling the business through acquisitions and facility expansions, and how rapid technology advances have impacted equipment and operational needs.