Become A Personal Chef

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Episodes 19

Avg. Duration 11m

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Since Dec 2025

Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Weekly

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Episodic

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76%

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About This Podcast

The personal chef life is wild, profitable, meaningful — and absolutely not for the faint of heart. Join Louie as he spills the truth about clients, confidence, pricing, lifestyle, and everything they never taught you in culinary school. Come for the stories… stay for the transformation.

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18 - Infused Cuisine: How Personal Chefs Enter Cannabis Responsibly, Professionally, and Profitably

Mar 02, 2026 28m

Infused dining isn’t edgy, experimental, or about getting people high. It’s about control, trust, and responsibility—and most chefs aren’t prepared for that.In this episode of The Become A Personal…

17 - Why Executives Don’t Care How Creative You Are

Feb 23, 2026 29m

What corporate clients actually pay forIf you think corporate and executive clients are hiring you for creativity, personality, or flashy menus, you’re already losing this market.In this episode of…

16 - The Interview: How to Lead With Confidence (Even If It’s Your First Time)

Feb 16, 2026 11m

Your first real client interview can feel intimidating—racing heart, tight stomach, and the fear of saying the wrong thing.But here’s the truth: clients aren’t listening for perfect answers. They’re…

Episode 14 - Stop Selling Meals If You Want To Make More Money

Feb 13, 2026 14m

Stop Selling Meals If You Want to Make More Money Subtitle: Why memorable chefs don’t compete on pricePodcast Description:If clients keep asking “How much do you charge?” before they ask anything…

15 - The 10 Website Fixes That Get Personal Chefs More Clients (Without Posting More)

Feb 09, 2026 14m

You can be an incredible chef—and still lose clients before they ever talk to you.Not because your food isn’t good. Not because you’re not trying hard enough. But because your website quietly pushes…

EPISODE 13 — The Interview, The Meet & Greet, and The Close

Feb 06, 2026 11m

Your client consultation is your audition — and most chefs wing it. Here, I walk you through the structure, psychology, and subtle signals that help you build trust fast, guide the conversation with…

EPISODE 12 — Niche Up With International Cuisine: The Experience Edition

Jan 30, 2026 12m

Now we take your niche and turn it into a show. Not literally, but kind of. We explore how cultural storytelling, atmosphere, music, ingredients, plating, and sensory moments transform a dinner into…

EPISODE 10 — Do You Want This Life? Step One of Starting Your Personal Chef Business

Jan 23, 2026 11m

Before you dive into licenses, menus, and branding… you need to know whether this lifestyle is truly for you.We take a clear-eyed look at the freedom, the responsibility, the unpredictability, and…

EPISODE 11 — Niche Up With International Cuisine: The Specialist

Jan 23, 2026 10m

Want to become unforgettable? Become the go-to chef for a specific cuisine. Whether you love Thai, Italian, Caribbean, Mediterranean, or Middle Eastern flavors, specialization creates instant…

EPISODE 9 — A Personal Chef Story: Behind the Apron on a Real Client Night

Jan 16, 2026 7m

Ever wonder what a personal chef’s evening really looks like? This episode is a cinematic walk-through of a real service: the setup, the energy, the small crises, the big wins, and all the…

EPISODE 8 — The Day Everything Went Wrong… and Why It Made Me a Better Personal Chef

Jan 09, 2026 10m

Pull up a chair for one of our most unbelievable cook-day stories — the kind that starts with “How bad could it be?” and ends with, “Oh my god, everything is on fire.”This funny, vulnerable, totally…

EPISODE 7 — How Personal Chefs Really Get Clients

Jan 02, 2026 9m

Finally: the truth behind how personal chefs actually build full calendars. I break down the difference between weak and strong referral systems, the community presence strategies that worked for us,…

EPISODE 6 — Pricing: How to Charge What You’re Worth Without Fear

Dec 26, 2025 10m

Pricing is emotional. Let’s talk about it. I walk you through our biggest pricing mistakes, why separating food cost from service fees is a game-changer, and how to talk about price without…

EPISODE 5 — Your Brand: Why Clients Choose Chefs Based on Feelings, Not Food

Dec 19, 2025 10m

Branding isn’t logos. It’s how you make people feel. Clients book the chef they trust, not the chef with the prettiest Instagram grid.I share the story of why Chef Vanda’s clients remembered the…

EPISODE 4 — Setting Up Your Business: What You Actually Need (and What You Don’t)

Dec 15, 2025 11m

Let’s save you from overwhelm — and from buying half of Restaurant Depot unnecessarily. I walk you through the lean, practical setup that powered our business from day one: a small SUV, a clean kit…

EPISODE 3 — Your Ideal Client: Why Serving Everyone Actually Hurts Your Business

Dec 05, 2025 13m

When we started, we tried to serve “anyone who eats.” Yep… that was the whole strategy. And guess what? It did not work.In this episode, you’ll learn why trying to be everything to everyone dilutes…

EPISODE 2 — Why Now Is the Best Time Ever to Become a Personal Chef

Dec 05, 2025 12m

Description: If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it. The personal chef industry has shifted dramatically from a luxury service for the elite to an affordable lifestyle solution for busy…

EPISODE 1 — The Real Story Behind Becoming a Personal Chef

Dec 05, 2025 11m

This is where it all begins. In this opening episode, I share the scrappy, unfiltered origin story of how Chef Vanda and I went from “Let’s try this and hope we don’t sink” to running a thriving…