With my extensive knowledge of the culinary industry, I have developed successful sales strategies that enhance business growth. I am skilled in navigating complex regulations and can customize solutions to ensure compliance with permit requirements. I am passionate about empowering culinary entrepreneurs to succeed at every stage of their business.

Empowering small batch producers with expert guidance.

The Hood Kitchen Space is a commercial kitchen facility focused on providing clean, health department certified space for chefs, restaurants, bakers, food artisans, consultants and culinary teachers to flourish, at any stage in their business. Available hourly, weekly or monthly, providing a low risk alternative for food preparation and R&D. Seeking people and businesses with great products, efficient processes, and flexible mindset.An evolutionary career, focused on supporting California based food entrepreneurs with an innovative food incubator space and business resources to support their success growing culinary brands. | Superior record of successfully consulting food artisan executives maximizing profitability, managing concept development, providing marketing insights and supporting market analysis. | Implement extensive operation management procedures including creating a business plan, choosing a business structure, obtaining licensing and permits, determining commercial space and supporting networking efforts within a community of like-minded food entrepreneurs. | Developed a complete spectrum of service schematics and product plans to maximize space, position, distribution and promotion of artisan products and virtual brands. | Generated multi-million-dollar continuous growth revenue for The Hood within a challenging market. | Developed and administered custom scheduling, invoicing and booking platform.

Talented culinary professional offering outstanding presentation, communication and cross-cultural team management skills while maintaining key business relationships with Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Newport Beach, CA area.| Conceptualized, developed and taught culinary curriculum including cooking techniques, the use of kitchen equipment, product identification and fabrication, food sanitation and safety. | Instructed and prepared students for culinary career, through hands on training in a professional kitchen setting. | Selected kitchen operations staff including recruiting, training and mentoring. | Quickly established trust and strong working relationships with school managers for each account, building successful business relationships.| Successfully increased profits by monitoring and mentoring appropriately. | Sold business while diversifying into supporting food entrepreneurs with services, solutions and support for brands at all stages of development.

Managed complex executive calendars, balancing competing priorities and problem solving for the Vice President of Sales| Coordinated project and customer meetings and engaged internal stakeholders for delivery, commitments, and deadlines of project and presentation materials.| Data entry and invoice facilitation of contracts, SOWs, PRs, and POs, in alignment with procurement policies.| Coordinated large staff and customer events and meetings: planning, facility procurement, agendas, speakers, expense reports and more.| Managed complex international and domestic travel and itineraries for staff and clients.