Meet Marissa

BAKER • CREATOR • DREAM CHASER

a self-taught baker, one-woman business owner, and the heart behind Hey Modern Baker.

I started with macarons in a tiny kitchen and somehow turned it into a bakery that’s now known for its playful, elegant desserts (and maybe a few too many late-night recipe experiments). Over the years, I’ve learned to juggle the magic and the mess of building a business from scratch — from baking every item by hand to showing up at farmers markets with dreams bigger than my folding table.

Hey Modern Baker is where I share the behind-the-scenes of that journey — the lessons I’ve learned as a micro bakery owner, the wins, the flops, the burnout, the breakthroughs, and everything in between. It’s a space for soft living and slow growth, where creative business meets cozy lifestyle. A space for the bakers, the dreamers, the small business romantics who want to build something beautiful without burning out.

Here, you’ll find recipe ideas from the café I dream of opening one day, reflections from the market table, and little ways I’m learning to care for myself after long bake days. I’ll be honest about what it takes to build a personal brand, earn through content, and chase a creative life that doesn’t require more hustle — just more heart.

If you’re like me — a little delulu, a lot creative, and completely obsessed with finding beauty in the everyday — you’re in the right place.