Ear on Careers – Gwyn Novak, Personal Chef
August 23, 2010
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Gwyn Novak, Personal Chef
In this episode of “Ear on Careers,” we are pleased to welcome Gwyn Novak, founder and personal chef with No Thyme To Cook, based in Prince Frederick, Maryland, (443) 624-5048.
Gwyn came to her profession as a personal chef via a very indirect route. Her mother was a home economics teacher in high school, and always was trying to instill an appreciation for cooking in Gwyn – to no avail. She went to Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in History, thinking that she wanted to become a museum curator. Toward that end, Gwyn went on to graduate school to pursue a Master’s Degree. However, along the way, she began cooking as a way to relax and soon discovered her true passion: food. She then graduated from Baltimore International Culinary College with a degree in professional cooking, intending to become a food journalist. Life had other plans, and in the podcast Gwyn describes how she discovered her niche as a personal chef.
Listen as Gwyn describes a “typical day” for her, cooking in the morning and working with clients in the afternoon, with some business issues thrown in. She shares some “war stories” including when she had to sneak out the back as her client took credit for the amazing food. In addition, Gwyn offers tips for those listeners who want to be their own form of Iron Chef, cautioning that cooking is part of what she does, but she is also a business owner. We hope this podcast offers you some food for thought about becoming a personal chef!
Top-Tier Tutoring is very excited to bring you the web’s premiere “career day” podcast series – what we call “Ear on Careers.” This series of podcasts is designed to introduce our listeners to successful leaders in a variety of different fields, including business, industry, medicine, the arts, and so much more.
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