Welcome to another episode of Woodbeard Meets Makers!
This week I get the good fortune of meeting Alyssa Lancia, the owner of Darling Donuts. We have a good chat about her journey from trying out a donut machine to starting her own successful donut business! Along the way she’s also creating communities for motivating others to go after what they want in life. Of course, we also talked about pizza…that seems to be a common theme on most of these episodes.

It’s important to support local businesses and I highly recommend Darling Donuts for your next event, gift, or just a Tuesday!!

Links you should check out

Official Website: https://darlingdonuts.ca/

Darling Donuts Menu: https://darlingdonuts.ca/menu

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darling.donuts.hamilton/

Werk Nights: https://www.instagram.com/werknightshamont/

Chapters

00:00 - Intro

01:10 - Meet Alyssa

06:41 - What do you make?

07:10 - The Journey to here

17:21 - Not artistic? Your work begs to differ

26:17 - Impressive Impulsivity

34:24 - Helpful people when starting out

37:21 - Werk Nights

40:01 - Centre for Entrepreneurship

42:54 - Literally making this up half the time

47:57 - (Home)made Hamilton

50:11 - Proudest Achievement

52:38- The Future of Darling Donuts

54:24 - How to place your order

56:32 - Outro

Keywords

business, entrepreneurship, donuts, community, baking, dietary restrictions, edible printing, work-life balance, social media, mentorship, Hamilton, Ontario, makers, Woodbeard

Join me on the show!

I’m hoping to release episodes weekly so I would love to meet you! If you’re a maker out there and would like to chat with a socially awkward woodworker, send me a DM on instagram (@iamwoodbeard) or email me at podcast@woodbeard.ca.

Wanna support Woodbeard?

Buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/woodbeard

Credits

Audio Engineering, production, music, awkwardness by Woodbeard

Recorded using Riverside

Copyright 2025 Woodbeard

Summary
Today I’m meeting Lacie Williamson from Dunnville, Ontario. Lacie is not only an accomplished artist of many skills, but she also founded the art studio Creative Barracks where people from all ages, backgrounds and skillsets are encouraged to create art by any means they see fit. Resiliency is a major focus of our conversation and after hearing Lacie’s story of how she arrived at where she is now, you’ll see why.

I really enjoyed meeting Lacie and getting to know her more. Please check out the links below on how you can see and support her work.

Links worth checking out
Creative Barracks website: https://barracksbythegrand.ca
Creative Barracks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barracksbythegrand
Lacie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lacievdub
Grand River Conservation Authority: https://www.grandriver.ca

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
05:13 - Woodbeard Meets Lacie
08:36 - What Don't You Do?!
09:15 - Dunnville, Ontario and the Grand River
13:08 - The First Thing You Made
21:17 - The Journey Back to Dunnville
37:25 - Creative Barracks
44:06 - Resiliency
01:04:49 - Proudest Achievement
01:09:29 - Dunnville Street Art
01:15:22 - Make the Things You Want to Exist Come to Life
01:22:46 - How People can Support Lacie and Creative Barracks
01:27:11 - Outro
01:29:02 - End Credits

Keywords
art, creativity, community, resilience, education, personal growth, cultural significance, childhood, artistic development, public art, community, art, creativity, neurodiversity, self-expression, technology, education, public art, personal growth, local artists

Sound Bites

• "I can just make art."
• "I live a very beautiful life."
• "You just got to start."

Join me on the show!
I’m hoping to release episodes weekly so I would love to meet you! If you’re a maker out there and would like to chat with a socially awkward woodworker, fill out the Application Form at woodbeard.ca/podcast, send me a DM on instagram (@iamwoodbeard) or email me at podcast@woodbeard.ca.

Wanna support Woodbeard?
Buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/woodbeard

Credits
Audio Engineering, production, music, awkwardness by Woodbeard
Recorded using Riverside
Copyright 2025 Woodbeard