What if that pivotal moment was just the beginning?

Katie Svoboda-Rini

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Katie Svoboda-Rini is a classically trained pastry chef, lifelong home baker, and the creative force behind Confessions of a Wayward Baker and Sweet Skills Workshop. With more than 25 years of experience spanning home kitchens, pastry school, professional bakeries, and her own custom cookie business, she's known as the butter-covered cheerleader helping bakers ditch perfection and embrace the mess.

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Aug. 12, 2025

The Wildfire Didn’t Burn Her House – But It Changed Everything with Katie Svoboda-Rini

After surviving grief, burnout, and a wildfire that changed everything, Katie Svoboda-Rini shares how she finally stopped waiting for the perfect time and chose to begin again.