Erica Leahy was working in an office job when she realized she had missed her calling. So she gave up her stock options and health plan, left the office and set off for the life of a pastry chef. After unpaid internships, several stints baking for fine restaurants, finding her feet in a commissary kitchen and starting a family, she opened Three Daughters Baking Co. in 2018.
In this episode, Mark and Erica talk about the people in her life that have been cheering her on (and pitching in) throughout Erica's baking career, and how she's put down deep roots over the past 16 years in South Orange.
There is also talk about Mark's new project, the Bakery Leadership Circle, which has a new session starting in early 2025.
Helpful Links
@threedaughtersbaking2018 on Instagram
Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website
Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series
Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck
Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck
Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin