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This week have Kareem Queeman, better known as Mr. Bake. He’s the owner and operator of Mr. Bake Sweets, a small dessert studio located in Largo, MD. He’s been baking for 20+ years.

In the years that Mr. Bake Sweets has operated, he’s done a few television appearances on Food Network, Fox, ABC, and Discovery Family. He’s also a 2020 Business of Pride honoree by the Washington Business Journal. Mr. Bake prides himself on diversity, inclusivity, community outreach and always making the world a better place, one cake at a time.

We discuss:

· how he got onto cooking TV shows

· representation, especially for chefs of color, and those in the LGBTQ community

· branding

· taking your business to the next level

· baking with cake mixes and using scales

· so much more…

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Mr. Bake

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Mr. Bake’s Website

Mr. Bake’s YouTube

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On today’s podcast we have Kisha Washington. She is the executive Chef and Owner of 3 culinary industry businesses. The first is The Key Ingredient, which is a private dining and chef table experience. The second business is called The Kitchen Spectrum Collective, which is a platform for chefs. It’s a one stop shop for website building, branding, menu development and more. And the third culinary business is a non-profit organization called CookzCreed Foundation that provides scholarships and grants for culinary individuals, as well as mental health awareness resources and mentorship.

On the show we discuss:

pricing of personal chef dinners

landing gigs out of state

cultural appropriation, fusion and cooking food you love

managing workflow when you have multiple businesses

content creation and marketing

cooking competitions

setting up a non-profit and a board of directors

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Kisha Washington

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