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Rebecca Hamilton
Founder and CEO, Chick Boss Cake | 35 | HOMETOWN: London, Ontario
Overcoming a rough childhood and homelessness, and with no formal education in either business or the
baking industry, Rebecca Hamilton has taken Chick Boss Cake from passion-hobby to thriving enterprise
with four locations - London, St. Thomas, Woodstock and most recently Kitchener. Along the way she's
penned a book about her entrepreneurial journey, The Million Dollar Bakery, hosts a motivational podcast,
Scrap The Sweet Talk, and as a keynote speaker continually shares her stories of entrepreneurship,
motivation and inspiration.
What would you call your biggest business
achievement? Starting and growing my bakery business
Chick Boss Cake to over a million in sales with no education
- I dropped out of high school at 16 - or previous experience,
and then publishing a book about my struggles and
journey in getting there. Being able to share my
story of where I came from and the struggles I
faced - along with providing tangible tips,
hope and inspiration to anyone else who feels
like they're too old, too late or too far gone
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What about your biggest obstacle, and
how did you face it? I was and will continue
to be my own biggest business
entrepreneurs running them.
By learning to develop myself
physically, mentally, spiritually
and emotionally, it allows me to
show up as a better leader, business
owner, wife, friend and human. I
faced this by identifying my weaknesses
and being mindful about delegating
those tasks, making healthy
eating and exercising a non-negotiable
- especially since I'm a bakery
owner - attending conferences
and workshops to further develop
my skills and, most importantly,
being aware of my strengths
and allowing them to take
centre stage in my life.
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or what, was your
biggest influence? Willy
Wonka, naturally. Aside
from him, my three favourite
real-life business and
life mentors are Rachel
Hollis, Oprah and Arlene
Dickenson.
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Being able to share my story of where
I came from and the struggles I faced -
along with providing tangible tips, hope
and inspiration to anyone else who
feels like they're too old, too late or
too far gone to follow their dreams -
is what I'm most proud of.
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What's left for you to do, professionally
or personally? We
just opened our fourth store in
Kitchener and hope to continue
growing and expanding the
gr
bakery business. Currently, I
host my podcast, Scrap The Sweet
Talk, on Spotify, Apple and
Google sharing my best life
and business tips. I've been
creating art pieces - a couple
of which have been displayed
in a local art gallery exhibit
- and would love to write
more books. I'm always looking
to grow and evolve my passion for
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What's your guilty pleasure? Dessert
and Dateline. Better yet, dessert while
watching Dateline. Double the guilt,
double the pleasure.
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