Our Story

Borderlands Bakery is a small business comprised of a few ultra-passionate humans dedicated to providing you incredible cookie decorating/baking/small business content, education, and products.

Our business exists as a vehicle for our values: work hard, find fulfillment, and experience joy; all in an inclusive and diverse community.

Borderlands Bakery began as a hobby for founder and CEO, Lisa He. Growing up as a first-generation immigrant, the oven in her house was used for storage, not baking. It wasn’t until college that she discovered baking and the stress-relieving benefits she experienced from the process.

While pursuing her engineering degree and then a career in biotech, Lisa fostered her love for cookie decorating and education. Her social media grew steadily and organically over time as she shared her journey and encouraged others to do the same. Eventually, her work was noticed and she had the opportunity to be featured on Netflix, Food Network, and in many publications.

In November 2019, Lisa left her biotech career to serve the Borderlands Bakery community full time. Today, Borderlands Bakery offers baking-related products in the shop, a blog full of helpful posts, YouTube with long-form content, and digital courses.

We are also committed to positive change at Borderlands Bakery and consistently find ways to give back to our community through free mentorship opportunities for other small businesses, recurring donations to organizations that support inclusivity and diversity, and participating in causes that help amplify the voices of those in need. In 2021, the Borderlands Bakery team released My Custom Bakes, a custom order management tool. This tool is a lovingly, scratch-made software application that helps bakers manage their orders and client communications, saving time and energy.

Lisa is also releasing her first cookbook, Matcha Meets Macaron in Sept. 2024.

Contact us at: hello@borderlandsbakery.com

Connect with Us
Instagram: @borderlandsbakery / @shopborderlandsbakery / @workwithlisahe / @mycustombakes
YouTube: Borderlands Bakery channel
Facebook: Borderlands Bakery Main Page, Borderlands Bakery general group for bakers, Baking with Borderlands group for course participants
TikTok: @borderlandsbakery

Thank you for being here and giving us an opportunity to wake up and do things we love every day. If you want to say hi or have questions, please contact us.