Kathy Bonds
President
Kathy and her husband Philip have been with the brand for 15 years and own 3 bakeries in Fort Worth, Texas, with a fourth bakery opening in 2024. Kathy has served on the Brand Advisory Council, the Marketing Advisory Group, and the Operations Advisory Group. She is currently serving on the Operations Advisory Group, the Testing Task Force, and the Mobile App & Loyalty Steering Committee. Kathy has been the honored recipient of Operator of the Year, and Circle of Honor. Her bakeries have received awards for Bakery of the Year, L.O.V.E., W.O.W, and Diamond and Double Diamond Sales Awards. Prior to joining the brand Kathy was an educator serving eleven years in elementary classrooms, and then as an assistant principal and principal for eleven years. Kathy is passionate about protecting our brand values, product quality, profit and brand standards. She believes in working hand in hand with the support team to improve and protect our brand legacy through collaboration and communication.
Scott Vogel
Vice President
Scott and his wife are the proud owners and operators of Nothing Bundt Cakes – West Michigan, opening the first location in the state in 2017. What began as a shared dream of entrepreneurship and community-building has grown into a thriving business with three bakery locations across Grand Rapids, Grandville, and Muskegon. The Vogels have been recognized for both business success and community impact, receiving the Michigan Top 50 Companies to Watch honor and the Corporate Kindness Award. Since opening their doors, they've donated over $500,000 in cakes and financial support to local nonprofits. Before becoming a small business owner, Scott built a successful 17+ year career in product marketing and innovation. He held leadership roles at BISSELL, Keurig, Shark/Ninja, and other industry leaders—earning several patents and leading strategies across deep cleaning systems, beverage technology, and home appliances. Scott is passionate about the Nothing Bundt Cakes brand, servant leadership, community involvement, and building a legacy rooted in generosity, joy, and excellence.
Rick Sanciangco
Treasurer
Rick and his wife Kellie own 4 bakeries in northern California. Along with their daughter Nicole, they opened their first bakery in Dublin, CA in January 2009 and have over 15 years experience with the brand. Rick served as the Chairmen of the first Franchise Advisory Council in 2012 and is a founding director of the National Bundt Franchisee Association. He currently sits on the Brand Advisory Council as the NBFA representative. Prior to becoming a franchisee of Nothing Bundt Cakes, Rick was the CFO for Gordon Biersch Brewing Company and before that, the Controller for Chevys Mexican Restaurants. Rick has extensive experience on the finance/accounting side of the food service business and has always enjoyed working with operators to improve labor efficiencies and overall business profitability. Their Dublin, CA bakery has won the annual Bakery of the Year award three separate times. Rick and Kellie were the first recipients of the Legendary Operator Award, now known as the Circle of Honor Award. He has parlayed his passion for systems and operations into 4 successful bakeries, and a voice in helping improve our brand.
Ralph Basch
Board Member
Ralph has been with NBC for 13 years. He and his wife, Carol also own 2 bakeries in Northern CA. Ralph spent the first 13 years of his career in the medical business, increasing his sales and marketing responsibilities, leading to his position as a product manager with P&L responsibilities for a 25 million-dollar line of chemotherapy products. He was also with GE Capital for 20 years in corporate finance focused on asset-based lending, eventually leading a sales team in the technology/semiconductor market segment worldwide.
Kandi Bubonic
Board Member
Kandi and her husband Jay own 4 bakeries in South Carolina, with a fifth bakery opening in late 2025. Kandi started with NBC as a franchisee trainer/ lead operator in 2012. She and her husband opened their first bakery in 2016 as franchisees in Arlington, TX. Kandi has served on the Marketing Advisory Group, Operations Advisory Group, Testing Task Force, and 2PD Task Force. Kandi is passionate about the brand and has experience both buying and selling NbC bakeries. She wants to make sure the investments each franchisee is making are respected and protected. While top-line sales attract investors for the franchisor, the bottom line is what determines the longevity and success for the franchisees. Kandi started her career in business-to-business sales with companies such as ADP Payroll Processors and Hosting.com.
Kim Wright
Board Member
Kim opened her first bakery in 2018 and has grown to 5 locations in the Philadelphia area through original ownership and acquisitions. She has most recently served as the Brand Advisory Council Chairperson in 2024 and a BAC member in 2023. Kim has also spent time on the Marketing Advisory Group and the CEO Special Advisory Committee post-covid. She is also a proud recipient of the brand's LOVE (Living Our Values Everyday) award. During her validation process, learning about the brand's 3 core values solidified that this brand, built around JOY, was the perfect fit for her. In addition to her bakeries, Kim owns and runs Wright Commissioning (a professional service business in the construction industry) with her husband Will. When they are not working on buildings or in bakeries they are most likely watching their 4 sons play ice hockey.
Rob Kelly
Board Member
Rob with his wife Barb and her sister Donna own three bakeries in Arizona with three more in development to open in 2025. Before joining the brand in 2012, Rob’s background was in private healthcare starting in Canada, then moving to the southwestern US where he continued to work in both the public and private healthcare sectors until finishing his pre-Bundt working career as the COO for the US subsidiary of a European medical software company. Over his years with the brand, Rob has served on the Franchise Advisory Council, Operations Advisory Group and National Grocery Advisory Group in addition to mentoring various new Franchisees as they joined the brand. Rob’s goal in the various roles he has served has always been to find solutions to the various challenges we face in our businesses that benefit all NbC franchisees in a symbiotic relationship with the Franchisor where both parties win and not one at the expense of the other. Rob feels very strongly that the values that created this brand are the source of its current success and that we must maintain these values as the brand continues to grow.
Jim Sheahan
Board Member
Jim Sheahan, owner of Jimmy Cakes LLC, currently owns and operates eight Nothing Bundt Cakes bakeries in Oklahoma and holds development rights to build another two bakeries. Jim’s first bakery opened in Flower Mound, TX in November 2011. In 2024, Jim’s owned 13 bakeries, brought in over $15M in total revenue, and served over 650,000 guests. In March 2025, Jim sold his 5 Texas bakeries and is now solely focused on his Oklahoma operation.
Jim prides himself on building great cultures in his bakeries and providing an outstanding work environment for his team members, while serving top tier product and service to his guests. He has served on the Marketing Advisory Group for over four years and was member of the Brand Advisory Council for two years. In 2022, Sheahan received the Circle of Honor Award at Nothing Bundt Cakes’ annual conference, a top honor given to the franchisee that best embodies the brand’s purpose and values. In 2023, Jim was recognized as a recipient of the International Franchise Association’s Franchisee of the Year Award that recognizes leading franchise owners from IFA member brands whose outstanding performance and contributions help protect, enhance, and promote the franchise business model. Jim has been recognized by the Longhorn 100 for the past three years; the award celebrates the fastest growing Longhorn led businesses in the world. He was selected by the Franchise Business Review as a Franchise Rock Star in the Giving Back category. Sheahan was recognized for his past and ongoing contributions to the brand and for the lasting impression he has made within the communities he serves by creating genuine relationships and making the world a sweeter place.