Recorded the week I turned 30, this is a solo check-in — on what's changed since I left consulting work to become a Senior Innovation Chef at Kraft Heinz, and on an idea I keep coming back to: that "paying your dues" might be the most outdated piece of career advice still floating around food.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Why working inside a major food company surprised me more than I expected it to
  • The real cost of skipping steps — and why I don't think waiting your turn means what we're told it means
  • What changed at Fugitive Chefs this year: the guests, the community turning one, and a line I finally stopped debating with myself
  • A few names and conversations shaping where the show goes next


🎧 Fugitive Chefs explores how culinary expertise creates value across the modern food system.
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