Episode 24 – Self Care for the Self Employed with Gareth Davies and Ryan Row

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If you are self-employed, a business owner, freelancer, creative entrepreneur you are going to want to listen to this! Or if you just want to feel warm and fuzzy inside, this will put a smile on your face. 

I have Gareth Davies and Ryan Rowe, the Cardiff creators of Let Them See Cake with me today. 

Gareth, (award winning sugercraft artist and cake designer) and his partner Ryan, (managing director) established Let Them See Cake in 2017. In 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic, they set up their own cake shop that brought jaw dropping cakes, macarons, sweet treats and gifts to the people of Cardiff. But more than this they bring lightness and joy in a time where we really need it. I mean who doesn’t love cake! 

It has been a whirlwind of a journey so far for them and their new team, and in this episode we talk about: 

  • The highs and lows of setting up a business in a pandemic 

  • How Gareth and Ryan take care of their emotional wellbeing and sanity whilst running a busy business 

  • Navigating marketing in the online world and social media 

  • Why Let Them See Cake is so much more than cake 

  • What bring them joy (and what’s their favourite cake…) 

  • The exiting project they’ve got coming up this year 

If you are local to Cardiff and want the most luscious cakes in town check out the cake joy here 

If you are a Let Them See Cake customer and want to be featured in their upcoming TV series (as mentioned in this episode) contact the media team @Boomsocialcymru 

If you want to bring some sparkle to your day follow Gareth, Ryan and their team of happy bakers on Instagram 

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love your feedback. You can get in touch with me on Instagram @leahsiandavies, or email me leah@leahsiandavies.co.uk.  

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This podcast is edited and produced by Meghan Hutchins at Making Space VA 

Leah Davies