Deagon B. Williams, Proprietor of Culinary Business Strategy, is a chef and food business consultant who uses broad and deep industry knowledge and an unbound intuitive curiosityto parallel her clients with their projects to realize the next level of business opportunity and success. Deagon completed culinary school at La Varenne in Paris and then continued on to an intensive apprenticeship program while eating her way through the streets of Paris and the European continent. Deagon was among the first generation of American women to come up as part of the rank and file in high end West coast kitchens. She began honing her management skills and style beyond her culinary education as the Executive Chef at the Heritage House on the Mendocino Coast at the age of 24. She later rounded out her culinary education with a BA in Sociology and an MBA with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship and Marketing.Deagon brings 20+ years of experience as an Executive Chef, event planner, business owner, business development specialist, mentor and consultant to Culinary Business Strategy. Deagon created Culinary Business Strategy in August of 2008 and has enjoyed challenging and successful projects since. She works with clients to help refine, improve and enhance their internal and external operating systems as well as strategic growth road maps and execution.Education:M.B.A. Mills College, Oakland CA May, 2007B.A. in Sociology Mills College, Oakland CA 2003La Grande Diplome de Cuisine La Varenne Culinary Institute, Paris France 1988Specialties: Core Competencies:Organizational Infrastructure Development * Strategic PlanningScalable Systems Development * Project Management Product Development * Inventory Cost and ControlVendor Sourcing and Negotiations * Turnaround Strategies