30/06/2024
Weβve been nominated! π
For the Jo McIntosh Cake Mate Award organised by the Australian Cake Decorating Network.
This award recognises someone that always has your back, helps out, who lifts you up, encourages you, to go to for advice, to vent to, that offers a shouldber to cry on and can bring like minded people togeather in our industry.
That is EXACTLY what BAKE BABES is all about!
Back in early 2021, post Covid Koula from and I had made plans to catch up and meet in person after we had been Instagram friends for many months. We each were suggesting a fellow caker/baker who would love to come along. As the list grew we said βletβs just host a lunch, invite who we would like to plus put an open invitation on our Instagram stories for all Melbourne based cake/cookie decorators, dessert creators and other businesses in our industry.β
We did not expect the invite to be so well received and for so many other beautiful business owners to come along!
The day came and went. We received a positive response from the ladies who were appreciative of such an event, an opportunity to meet fellow colleagues. The most common feedback we got was , 'We needed a group like this!'.
Instantly, we both knew that WE had to continue these events and bring more people in our industry together, and Bake Babes was born.
We created a chat group where we spoke daily giving advice, seeking advice, sharing tips and tricks, or just a general chat about our daily life We created social media pages and expanded our reach to include fellow colleague from all around Australia ,nd we now have Babes coming to us from the UK and USA and other countries around tgtheorld.
Bake Babes was formed as a way of bringing everyone in this business industry together. We are a positive, nurting, equal 'no egos allowed' community. We are NOT each otherβs competition!
Bake Babes also has the support from some amazing suppliers in our industry who also spsponsorur end of year goodie bags. We love you guys!
Bake Babes advocates for you. We encourage you, we celebrate your wins and we pick you up on when you have setbacks. Weβve got your back!
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