Magnolia Kitchen's guest appearances

Magnolia Kitchen

Ace The Gram

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Simone Anderson

Steven Pinker

Donald Trump

Roger McNamee

Michael Mosley

Cal Newport

Celeste Headlee

Taika Waititi

Ava Duvernay

Glennon Doyle

Stephen Colbert

Elizabeth McGovern

Larry King

Robin Sharma

Marlon Williams

OwlTail

In honour of the launch of Bets Gee's second book, (her first was a global best-seller) we interview her about how she built her iconic brand - Magnolia Kitchen Known for her beautiful cakes and delicious baking, Bets shares the highs and lows of growing her brand She covers: - how Magnolia Kitchen started - how she built an Instagram audience of over 200k followers - the role her family and the births of her kids had in her business journey - the lows of business and what she did when she lost everything - her new book and launching it in COVID 2020 - dealing with hate/controversy and it's affect on mental health Get Bet's latest book in your closest bookstore or online. Visit Magnolia Kitchen cafe and boutique in Silverdale Auckland or check out @magnoliakitchen on Instagram For more on Viv and Tash check out @acethegrampodcast @vivconway_ @tastefullytash

In honour of the launch of Bets Gee's second book, (her first was a global best-seller) we interview her about how she built her iconic brand - Magnolia Kitchen Known for her beautiful cakes and delicious baking, Bets shares the highs and lows of growing her brand She covers: - how Magnolia Kitchen started - how she built an Instagram audience of over 200k followers - the role her family and the births of her kids had in her business journey - the lows of business and what she did when she lost everything - her new book and launching it in COVID 2020 - dealing with hate/controversy and it's affect on mental health Get Bet's latest book in your closest bookstore or online. Visit Magnolia Kitchen cafe and boutique in Silverdale Auckland or check out @magnoliakitchen on Instagram For more on Viv and Tash check out @acethegrampodcast @vivconway_ @tastefullytash

#52: Magnolia Kitchen - the inside scoop into Bet's Gee's biz journey

Death threats and trolling were par for the course for some businesses that opened during the lockdown - even though they've received explicit permission from the Government.Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles has spoken out about receiving bullying on the internet after rising to prominence during the Covid-19 lockdown.Now, Magnolia Kitchen owner Bets Gee has spoken out about the abuse she received during lockdown, when her business was deemed an essential service during level four.She told Francesca Rudkin that she was very confused during level four about what the lockdown meant for her, as her business produces food for multiple other businesses - rather than just serving as a cafe.Gee says she found a lot of grey areas, but remained closed during the first week. When they got an exemption to open, someone else on social media directed their followers to bully and target Magnolia Kitchen. "It was one of the worst times of my life. I can't even describe to you what it feels like to have death threats, threats that people are going to show up to my shop and punch me in the face," Gee says. She says that some people wished she would catch Covid-19. Before then, Gee had kept closed as she was scared to open and announce that they would be opening."In the end, I was like 'I'm a business owner, I've got a responsibility to my staff to keep them hired, I've got a responsibility to my family to keep my business running'."

Death threats and trolling were par for the course for some businesses that opened during the lockdown - even though they've received explicit permission from the Government. Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles has spoken out about receiving bullying on the internet after rising to prominence during the Covid-19 lockdown. Now, Magnolia Kitchen owner Bets Gee has spoken out about the abuse she received during lockdown, when her business was deemed an essential service during level four. She told Francesca Rudkin that she was very confused during level four about what the lockdown meant for her, as her business produces food for multiple other businesses - rather than just serving as a cafe. Gee says she found a lot of grey areas, but remained closed during the first week.  When they got an exemption to open, someone else on social media directed their followers to bully and target Magnolia Kitchen.  "It was one of the worst times of my life. I can't even describe to you what it feels like to have death threats, threats that people are going to show up to my shop and punch me in the face," Gee says.  She says that some people wished she would catch Covid-19.  Before then, Gee had kept closed as she was scared to open and announce that they would be opening. "In the end, I was like 'I'm a business owner, I've got a responsibility to my staff to keep them hired, I've got a responsibility to my family to keep my business running'."

Bets Gee: Magnolia Kitchen owner opens up about online abuse during lockdown