Rise Up! #218 - Travis Gerjets

About this episode

Mark Dyck interviews Travis Gerjets about his bakery journey and the Minot food scene.

Travis Gerjets is back on the podcast and holy dinah, he's got a five year old bakery now! A coffee shop, cafe and airstream trailer full of awesomeness too. On this episode, Mark and Travis dig deep into the prairie baking mythos, talk about Prairie Sky Breads and the Minot food scene, about building a bakery that doesn't kill the baker, and embrace their shared love of amazing baking teams. There's also talk of The Bakery Leadership Circle , a leadership and change program for bakery owners and senior leaders, kicking off in March 2025. Apply now! Helpful Links Prairie Sky Breads @prairieskybreads on Instagram Support the Podcast Here! Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website The Bakers4Bakers Community Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series Mark on Instagram Credits: Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck Orange Boot Human logo by Fred Reibin

People in this episode

Host: Mark Dyck

Guest: Travis Gerjets

Topics covered

• bakery
• leadership
• entrepreneurship
• food scene
• baking teams

Keywords

• bakery
• Prairie Sky Breads
• leadership
• baking teams
• Minot food scene

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Prairie Sky Breads, The Bakery Leadership Circle

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