Podcast: Selling Your Bakery? What Life Looks Like After the Final Sale
April 22, 2025 | 1 min to read
In a heartfelt episode of the RBA podcast, Shellie Slove, former co-owner of Love and Oven Cakery, shares her journey about the challenges faced after leaving the bakery business. She discusses the uncertainty of stepping away when her children are not interested in continuing the family legacy and explores how to maintain a connection to the craft post-retirement. The conversation sheds light on an often overlooked aspect of entrepreneurship in the baking industry.
Shellie Slove shares her story with Retail Bakers of America
We talk a lot about opening bakeries. We talk about scaling them. But we don’t talk nearly enough about what comes after.
What happens when your children don’t want to take over the family business? What if you’re ready to step away—but unsure what’s next?
In this heartfelt episode of the RBA podcast, we sat down with Shellie Slove, former co-owner of Love and Oven Cakery, to talk about something few in our industry are willing to explore: what it looks like to walk away from the bakery—and still stay connected to the craft.
To listen, please visit Retail Bakers of America.