Eloise Frank's guest appearances

Eloise Frank

She can. She did.

The First Five Miles

Lauren Currie

Keisha Blair

Amanda Overs

Lauren Armes

Amy Rushworth

Sukhi Jutla

James Griffiths

Elizabeth Stiles

Kate Hamilton

Emily Ames

Pippa Murray

Lydia Millen

Grace Beverley

Megan Jones

Hannah Pycroft

OwlTail

Adam Chaudhri (cake personality: Bakewell tart) and Eloise Frank (cake personality: banana bread) are the dream team behind The Big Bakes, twice shortlisted for Small Business Entrepreneurs of the Year. The duo met working in the airline industry and decided to soar to new heights with their own business venture. They share their tips on how to make a great idea into a sweet success. More profiles, articles and interview on TheLeadershipBlog.UK and Instagram.

Adam Chaudhri (cake personality: Bakewell tart) and Eloise Frank (cake personality: banana bread) are the dream team behind The Big Bakes, twice shortlisted for Small Business Entrepreneurs of the Year. The duo met working in the airline industry and decided to soar to new heights with their own business venture. They share their tips on how to make a great idea into a sweet success. More profiles, articles and interview on <a href="http://TheLeadershipBlog.UK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheLeadershipBlog.UK</a> and Instagram.

Having their cake (and eating it too): The Big Bake's Eloise Frank and Adam Chaudhri

When I went to visit Eloise in January for the regular podcast interviews, the Co-Founder of The Big Bakes (aka. the popular Great British Bake Off-style pop-up experiences for friends and families) had just launched The Big Bakes in Birmingham after the ongoing success of the The Big London Bake; had grown her team to 25; and was gearing up to launch more Big Bakes throughout 2020 in more of the UK's largest cities...Given that The Big Bakes rely on public bookings to make money though, when news of Covid-19's severity started to gain momentum and the nation started mentally preparing for lockdown, The Big Bakes team were inundated with enquiries from members of the public about their bookings and Eloise and her Co-Founder Adam were forced to close both tents. With that in mind, I caught up with Eloise on Friday afternoon via Zoom to find out what she has prioritised over the past couple of months to ensure that The Big Bakes survives... From growing their social presence with recipes, interactive bake alongs and some pretty amazing giveaways; furloughing staff to ensure that the whole team still gets paid (and how she's gone about making sure that the team stay connected throughout this time); to how Eloise is spending her days now and ensuring that she's looking after herself throughout this surreal time as well; every time I interview Eloise I always admire her perspective - she has a unique ability to articulate complex business decisions in a really down to earth way which I'm always grateful for - and for that reason, I'm hoping that you will find her observations as useful as I did...The She can. She did. podcast is hosted by Fiona Grayson (that's me, hello!) and this bonus series is sponsored by Tide Business Current Accounts. Read the latest news, updates and help for small businesses during the Coronavirus outbreak on their dedicated hub: www.tide.co/blog/coronavirusThe good old social handles should you fancy a further peek!She can. She did. @shecanshedidThe Big Bakes @thebig_bakesTide @tidebankingTerms &amp; Conditions:This offer applies only to the Tide account associated with the email address used at sign up and cannot be transferred. You must upgrade to Tide Plus by 23:49 on 24/05/2020 and include code 'PODCAST' in the support chat. You'll then be charged pro-rata from the date of subscription until the end of the purchase month and in full on the 4th of each following month. To honour the offer of free Tide Plus subscription for 3 months, we'll refund the pro-rata amount you've paid into your account 3 days after the initial purchase. For the following two calendar months, we will also credit your account with £9.99 plus VAT (the subscription price plus VAT) by the 30th of each month. Full terms and conditions can be found here: https://www.tide.co/terms/competition-terms/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When I went to visit Eloise in January for the regular podcast interviews, the Co-Founder of <a href="https://www.thebiglondonbake.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Big Bakes</a> (aka. the popular Great British Bake Off-style pop-up experiences for friends and families) had just launched The Big Bakes in Birmingham after the ongoing success of the The Big London Bake; had grown her team to 25; and was gearing up to launch more Big Bakes throughout 2020 in more of the UK's largest cities...Given that The Big Bakes rely on public bookings to make money though, when news of Covid-19's severity started to gain momentum and the nation started mentally preparing for lockdown, The Big Bakes team were inundated with enquiries from members of the public about their bookings and Eloise and her Co-Founder Adam were forced to close both tents. With that in mind, I caught up with Eloise on Friday afternoon via Zoom to find out what she has prioritised over the past couple of months to ensure that The Big Bakes survives... From growing their social presence with recipes, interactive bake alongs and some pretty amazing giveaways; furloughing staff to ensure that the whole team still gets paid (and how she's gone about making sure that the team stay connected throughout this time); to how Eloise is spending her days now and ensuring that she's looking after herself throughout this surreal time as well; every time I interview Eloise I always admire her perspective - she has a unique ability to articulate complex business decisions in a really down to earth way which I'm always grateful for - and for that reason, I'm hoping that you will find her observations as useful as I did... The She can. She did. podcast is hosted by Fiona Grayson (that's me, hello!) and this bonus series is sponsored by Tide Business Current Accounts. Read the latest news, updates and help for small businesses during the Coronavirus outbreak on their dedicated hub: <a href="http://www.tide.co/blog/coronavirus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.tide.co/blog/coronavirus</a>The good old social handles should you fancy a further peek!She can. She did. <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5e1769bf4703292c7a7303b8/episodes/www.instagram.com/shecanshedid" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@shecanshedid</a>The Big Bakes <a href="www.instagram.com/thebig_bakes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@thebig_bakes</a>Tide <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5e1769bf4703292c7a7303b8/episodes/www.instagram.com/tidebanking" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@tidebanking</a>Terms &amp; Conditions:This offer applies only to the Tide account associated with the email address used at sign up and cannot be transferred. You must upgrade to Tide Plus by 23:49 on 24/05/2020 and include code 'PODCAST' in the support chat. You'll then be charged pro-rata from the date of subscription until the end of the purchase month and in full on the 4th of each following month. To honour the offer of free Tide Plus subscription for 3 months, we'll refund the pro-rata amount you've paid into your account 3 days after the initial purchase. For the following two calendar months, we will also credit your account with £9.99 plus VAT (the subscription price plus VAT) by the 30th of each month. Full terms and conditions can be found here: <a href="https://www.tide.co/terms/competition-terms/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tide.co/terms/competition-terms/</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 24 - We can. We will. with Eloise Frank, Co-Founder of THE BIG BAKES

I shouldn't have favourites should I (?!) but there's something about the concept behind Eloise's business that you can't help but love, so I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a tad bit more excited than normal to sit down and get this recording underway...Having been voted ‘South London’s Best Experience’ with regular 5* reviews on everything from Time Out to Trip Advisor, gone viral on Buzz Feed and more recently, earnt Eloise the title of 'Most Inspiring Woman running a business 0-3 years' at the NatWest everywoman Awards, The Big Bakes is an interactive bake off for all ages in London and Birmingham, that sees groups of up to ten compete head to head in a kitted out marquee (a la Great British Bake Off), with one participant being crowned star baker once the 90 minutes are up... oh, and you get to eat your cake at the end too.What's not to love right!?On a Tuesday afternoon at her beautiful cottage in Bedfordshire last fortnight therefore, the two of us sat down to discuss everything from the company bake off that sparked the idea for the business in the first place and how Eloise along with her former colleague turned Co-Founder Adam went about getting the idea off the ground in the six months that followed. We also chat about how she managed to get the likes of AEG to sponsor all of the appliances a few months in and replace the IKEA bits and bobs that they'd originally started with; why Eloise once spent a Valentines Day filling up huge tanks of diesel at the petrol station with one of the girls on her team to keep the generators running (a story which I personally loved because it only highlights that this running a business malarkey isn’t half as glamorous as it can seem from the outside at times!); as well as the struggles she’s faced behind the scenes when it comes to switching off, managing staff rotas and for the first eighteen months, juggling a full time job with the launch and everyday running of The Big London Bake; I remember receiving so many excited DMs from some of you when I announced that Eloise would be speaking at The Midweek Jingle in December last year... (Kirsty from Oh My Cakery, I'm looking at you here!) yet after sitting down with her and hearing her story in full, I now wholeheartedly understand why that was so…Want to attend The Big Birmingham Bake?Use the code ‘SHEBAKES10’ for exclusive discount to celebrate the launch of The Big Birmingham Bake! T&amp;C’s - valid at the Birmingham site only until 15/2/20 to mark the launch of their newest venue. Feel free to book at www.thebigbirminghambake.com She can. She did. is hosted by Fiona Grayson (that's me, hello!) and is sponsored by xero.comFor a free one-month trial on Xero followed by 50% off for the next six months, please feel free to use the code, SCSD50 going forward!The good old social handles should you fancy a further peek!She can. She did. @shecanshedidThe Big Bakes @thebig_bakesXero @xero Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I shouldn't have favourites should I (?!) but there's something about the concept behind Eloise's business that you can't help but love, so I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a tad bit more excited than normal to sit down and get this recording underway...Having been voted ‘South London’s Best Experience’ with regular 5* reviews on everything from Time Out to Trip Advisor, gone viral on Buzz Feed and more recently, earnt Eloise the title of 'Most Inspiring Woman running a business 0-3 years' at the NatWest everywoman Awards, <a href="https://www.thebiglondonbake.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Big Bakes</a> is an interactive bake off for all ages in London and Birmingham, that sees groups of up to ten compete head to head in a kitted out marquee (a la Great British Bake Off), with one participant being crowned star baker once the 90 minutes are up... oh, and you get to eat your cake at the end too.What's not to love right!?On a Tuesday afternoon at her beautiful cottage in Bedfordshire last fortnight therefore, the two of us sat down to discuss everything from the company bake off that sparked the idea for the business in the first place and how Eloise along with her former colleague turned Co-Founder Adam went about getting the idea off the ground in the six months that followed. We also chat about how she managed to get the likes of AEG to sponsor all of the appliances a few months in and replace the IKEA bits and bobs that they'd originally started with; why Eloise once spent a Valentines Day filling up huge tanks of diesel at the petrol station with one of the girls on her team to keep the generators running (a story which I personally loved because it only highlights that this running a business malarkey isn’t half as glamorous as it can seem from the outside at times!); as well as the struggles she’s faced behind the scenes when it comes to switching off, managing staff rotas and for the first eighteen months, juggling a full time job with the launch and everyday running of <a href="https://www.thebiglondonbake.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Big London Bake</a>; I remember receiving so many excited DMs from some of you when I announced that Eloise would be speaking at The Midweek Jingle in December last year... (Kirsty from Oh My Cakery, I'm looking at you here!) yet after sitting down with her and hearing her story in full, I now wholeheartedly understand why that was so…Want to attend The Big Birmingham Bake?Use the code ‘SHEBAKES10’ for exclusive discount to celebrate the launch of The Big Birmingham Bake! T&amp;C’s - valid at the Birmingham site only until 15/2/20 to mark the launch of their newest venue. Feel free to book at <a href="http://www.thebigbirminghambake.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thebigbirminghambake.com</a> She can. She did. is hosted by Fiona Grayson (that's me, hello!) and is sponsored by <a href="https://www.xero.com/uk/shecan-shedid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xero.com</a>For a free one-month trial on Xero followed by 50% off for the next six months, please feel free to use the code, SCSD50 going forward!The good old social handles should you fancy a further peek!She can. She did. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shecanshedid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@shecanshedid</a>The Big Bakes <a href="www.instagram.com/thebig_bakes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thebig_bakes</a>Xero <a href="http://www.instagram.com/xero" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@xero</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.