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How will I deal with this excess food? | Alison Mountford

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Alison Mountford was working at her sales job when she googled “What do I do with my life?” And Google delivered. Alison came across an article listing the top 10 fastest small businesses, which included personal chef service. She then called her dad and told him she was quitting her job to study at a culinary school. He said ok.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Alison Mountford chats with host Jessie Browning about her career in the food industry from becoming a personal chef to opening her own brick and mortar. She also shares how she became passionate about food waste and starting her own business, Ends & Stems that stops people from wasting food at home.

 

Episode Timeline:

  • [00:03] Intro
  • [06:11] Meet Alison Mountford
  • [08:17] Google delivered
  • [13:33] Her prescribed life
  • [20:09] Choosing a major
  • [22:33] Living in the West Coast
  • [26:17] Trusting your knowing
  • [35:45] Becoming a personal chef
  • [40:48] How will I deal with this excess?
  • [50:07] Starting Ends & Stems
  • [1:03:34] What Ends & Stems looks now
  • [1:12:27] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
  • [1:18:28] Contacting Alison Mountford
  • [1:19:17] Outro

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    Resources Mentioned:

    • Schitt's Creek
  • In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado
  • What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles
  • Glennon Doyle
  • The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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    Standout Quotes:

    • “If I say I’m bored, they know that something is coming.” -Alison Mountford [06:57]
  • “I got obsessed with the idea of my next step being the first step of the rest of my life in a way.” -Alison Mountford [25:56]
  • “It’s surprising that a lot of men in business would say to me, ‘Oh, you can’t have this business if you have a baby.’ That would be always the common, and it’s not what happened. What happened was I got a break. Once I had my daughter, there was actually some space and a new way of being, new things that needed my attention. And I no longer wanted to keep plotting along because that was the path I had set myself on, and it was the moment that actually let me look at the bigger picture of my life and say, ‘I don’t want to feel like this anymore. I don’t want to work all day everyday anymore.’” -Alison Mountford [45:39]

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