Today we’re joined by restaurateur, award-winning author & chef, Nicole Ponseca. 

In this episode, we’ll cover:

• Krystl and Nicole both share recent pivots in life and the challenges that come with opening yourself up to new dreams and reinvention
• The important lessons taught by Nicole’s father around what it means to be Filipino in their family
• How Filipino values and culture factored into Nicole’s own career growth and how she run her businesses 
• Advice for being better prepared when chasing your dream and how to face the challenge of funding your dreams when all you have is.. your dreams
• How Nicole overcame the western ideals of what is good in food to showcase the unique and delicious elements of filipino food

Importance of This Episode
At one point or another, many of us have experienced a pivot. Some type of significant change, whether in our careers or personal lives, voluntary or not. For Nicole, she went from VP in Advertising to a role in the restaurant industry. She is a great example of listening to that voice in the back of your mind saying, “you’re supposed to be doing something else,” and then stepping out and doing it. Opening yourself up to reinvention and new dreams can be risky and scary, but there are so many lessons that can be learned from Nicole’s own journey of creating a different lens around Filipino food, especially in the mainstream culinary world.

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* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleponseca/ 

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