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Odette D’Aniello is the Founder and CEO of Celebrity Cake Studio, a family-owned and operated retail cake boutique. The company has received numerous awards, including winning Best of Western Washington several times. With experience in the food industry, business strategy, sales, and marketing, Odette has obtained additional skills in product design and brand development, event management, and team building.
She is also the Owner of Dragonfly Cakes, the wholesale sister company to Celebrity Cake Studio, designing, developing, and manufacturing delicious handmade and clean-label petit fours, tea cakes, and mini desserts. Beyond her entrepreneurial ventures, she hosts the Celebrity Gourmet Podcast, where she shares insights from successful individuals in the food and beverage sector.
In this episode…Running a bakery or specialty food business often blurs the boundaries between personal life, family obligations, and customer demands. Long hours, creative passion, and constant requests can lead to burnout and resentment. How can entrepreneurs protect their well-being while growing a thriving business?
Odette D’Aniello, an experienced bakery owner and entrepreneur, emphasizes the importance of setting and maintaining clear boundaries. She shares practical tools such as the “whole cake” life balance model, the Eisenhower Matrix for time management, and her personal FEWGGS (focus, exercise, water, greens, gratitude, and sleep) self-care routine. Odette highlights the role of mindfulness and meditation in building self-awareness, encourages clear communication systems with clients and employees, and underscores the value of delegation by putting the right people in the right roles.
In this episode of the Celebrity Gourmet Podcast, Karen Hansen interviews Odette D’Aniello, Founder and CEO of Celebrity Gourmet Ventures, about setting boundaries in the bakery and specialty food industry. Odette also explores the role of self-care in preventing burnout, the challenges of family-run businesses, and strategies for managing customer expectations while protecting personal well-being.
Odette D’Aniello is the Founder and CEO of Celebrity Cake Studio, a family-owned and operated retail cake boutique. The company has received numerous awards, including winning Best of Western Washington several times. With experience in the food industry, business strategy, sales, and marketing, Odette has obtained additional skills in product design and brand development, event management, and team building.
She is also the Owner of Dragonfly Cakes, the wholesale sister company to Celebrity Cake Studio, designing, developing, and manufacturing delicious handmade and clean-label petit fours, tea cakes, and mini desserts. Beyond her entrepreneurial ventures, she hosts the Celebrity Gourmet Podcast, where she shares insights from successful individuals in the food and beverage sector.
In this episode…Running a bakery or specialty food business often blurs the boundaries between personal life, family obligations, and customer demands. Long hours, creative passion, and constant requests can lead to burnout and resentment. How can entrepreneurs protect their well-being while growing a thriving business?
Odette D’Aniello, an experienced bakery owner and entrepreneur, emphasizes the importance of setting and maintaining clear boundaries. She shares practical tools such as the “whole cake” life balance model, the Eisenhower Matrix for time management, and her personal FEWGGS (focus, exercise, water, greens, gratitude, and sleep) self-care routine. Odette highlights the role of mindfulness and meditation in building self-awareness, encourages clear communication systems with clients and employees, and underscores the value of delegation by putting the right people in the right roles.
In this episode of the Celebrity Gourmet Podcast, Karen Hansen interviews Odette D’Aniello, Founder and CEO of Celebrity Gourmet Ventures, about setting boundaries in the bakery and specialty food industry. Odette also explores the role of self-care in preventing burnout, the challenges of family-run businesses, and strategies for managing customer expectations while protecting personal well-being.