This week we're joined by Milena Pagan - owner of Rebelle Artisan Bagels, purveyors of hand-rolled and boiled bagels in Providence - for a conversation about innovation, starting a business, advocating for yourself, taking in pride in what you produce, and what doesn't belong on a bagel.

Topics include leaving the corporate world to start your own business, crafting a customer experience, progress through tinkering, how to position your product, and why a bagel is not a donut.

Show Notes

• Leaving a job you hate to start a business you love
• How market positioning can turn something from mediocre to a bestseller
• Why is a bagel not a donut?
• Connecting with customers through workshops
• Coordinating ideas with other businesses in Providence
• How starting Rebelle has changed Milena

Links

• Follow Rebelle Artisan Bagels on Instagram
• Like them on Facebook
• Check out their website
• Give 'em 5 stars on Yelp. And honestly just go eat a dang bagel there. And a pastry. You can thank us later.
• Check out a "Bitchin': Female Founders in Providence" event
• Learn what Separating the wheat from the chaff means!

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.