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Ryan & Anthony discuss their reasoning behind taking Gather & Forge to Telluride. We also mention the potential for graduates of our online course to relocate to Austin and have a steady stream of recurring weekly clients to cook for. 

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Ryan Francis and Anthony Nicaj talk about meal prepping or personal cheffing. There are a lot of ways that we can earn money in this industry and one of those ways is meal prepping. Meal prepping is when you go into a clients home and cook a weeks worth of meals for them. This is how Gather and Forge started and one of the main sources of income that most chefs will start with. Listen as we unpack this revenue stream. 

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Ryan Francis and Anthony Nicaj get a question from one of our listeners. There are a lot of things that need to be unpacked when starting to create a personal chef or private chef business and there is no real roadmap when it comes to this line of work. This listener asks us what kind of steps they can take in order to expedite success. Creating a personal or private chef business is no easy feat but there are things that you can do in that will fast track your success. 

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Ryan Francis and Anthony Nicaj talk about the pros and cons of having a dialed in niche. There are so many ways that you can start a personal chef business or private chef business and some are better than others. What happens when you are so good at one thing that you want to make it a niche that you are known for? What steps do you think you should take take in order to ensure that you niche doesn't fail? 

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Ryan Francis and Anthony Nicaj talk about how to deal with clients that are sometimes not the best fit for the company. There is a fine line that we all flirt with in a personal or private chef business that divides what clients are great and what clients are not. Where is that line and how do you know how to spot that kind of client? What do you do when you are dealing with a client that has no reasoning for making accusations about your brand. We get down to the bottom of it here. Thank you all for listening to the Make More Money Cooking Podcast!

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Ryan Francis and Anthony Nicaj have a conversation about some of the stranger things they have encountered while being a personal chef or private chef. Being in this field means that you are going to experience strange request and you should know how to react when one of those "strange" requests surfaces. Being a personal or private chef means just that.. that you are privately cooking for an individual in their space and with that comes some very private requests. We dive in here on episode 74 of the Make More Money Cooking Podcast. 

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Ryan Francis and Anthony Nicaj talk about marketing and spending money on it. There is always something that can be worked on when it comes to marketing and advertising. It is tough to know when you need to spend money and when you need to bootstrap. We definitely have an opinion and we want to share them with you. When running a personal chef or private chef business there are a lot of moving parts and its always tough to know what to do. We chat unscripted about all the problems facing out business and we always want to share it with you! 

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On this episode of Make More Money Cooking Ryan Francis and Anthony Nicaj are going to be talking about their experience with hiring out 3rd party people. Whether that be subcontractors or virtual assistants. What are the pros and cons of doing this, how has this effected our business and how it can help you or hurt you in the long run!

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Ryan Francis and Anthony Nicaj reflect on the latter half of 2021--the busiest and most profitable year yet for Gather and Forge. Anthony talks about a few lessons from working a huge event out in Mason, Texas along with another chef from the Gather & Forge team. Ryan and Anthony also flew out to New Mexico for a close friend's celebration of life. We're excited to update you on the progress of the Make More Money Cooking online course!

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