— Melissa Bryant

You know, one is you can get a job cooking and, uh, you know, here, I would, uh, you know, ask you to please take the time to practice. Um, y you know, in other words, some, some students just buzz through the course. Uh, do the minimum number of practice recipes in order to graduate, and that'll get you the diploma or, or the, the certificate of completion rather. Um, but, um, you know, be honest with yourself in terms of your skill development and, uh, uh, go beyond the minimum preparation and continue to practice with what you've done, as well as the additional practice recipes that are provided in, in, uh, you know, in the lessons that we have in the course. In order to, um, deepen your understanding and broaden, uh, your understanding of how that particular cooking method plays out, you know, in the pan. And, um, and then go through, uh, again, you know, all of the units, all of the lessons in that manner. And then you, you're gonna be prepared just as if, uh, you had gone to an on ground cooking school, um, at a much higher price, mind you, um, to get a job in a restaurant. And, uh, by doing so, you know, you start to develop the insight to restaurant, um, daily operations, which is very important if you have entrepreneurial aspirations. One of the, uh, I think the biggest mistakes, or maybe the biggest challenges of a lot of folks is that they go to, uh, a culinary school, Rouxbe or otherwise, and then they immediately jump into opening their own business. And, uh, I always recommend that, uh, folks get some, uh, experience in a restaurant because the restaurant industry and, and the business, I should say specifically is an odd one. Um, you know, you're dealing with perishable products, you're dealing with certain ways, established ways of, um, um, setting up a kitchen, managing time and, and product and mis plus and, and a finished product. And, um, it, uh, really is helpful if you see how, um, a couple of other people at least do it successfully, um, before you go down your own path. Otherwise, you're faced with recreating the wheel, so to speak, uh, on your own dime. And that gets to be expensive as well. Uh, not to mention, you know, we don't want to experience, um, failed projects or events, uh, in the face of a paying customer. Okay? Um, now, uh, you know, uh, a your own business, whether it's a home-based business, or whether you get a storefront someplace, um, you know, can appear in many different, uh, ways. It can be something focused on a narrow range of product, like just desserts, um, or just appetizers, or just your favorite item, whatever that is. Um, or it could be a full menu, uh, of, uh, offerings across the different menu categories that you, um, offer to your guests, to your customers. And so, you know, think about, um, how you might approach that. You can also, um, prepare prepared foods, in other words, things that go into jars or boxes or bags that can sit on a retail shelf or that might be sold at a farmer's market. Um, and so, you know, your experience with Rouxbe will set you up very nicely for those sorts of entrepreneurial, uh, opportunities as well. Um, if you're interested in this path, uh, of, you know, health coaching, uh, with a strong food and cooking component, then you're, you know, you're well suited to do that sort of thing, provided you have the necessary credentials, um, for that particular, um, segment right of the world. And, um, uh, there, uh, so many of these programs lack a, um, a, a strong cooking component, uh, in which case you would be, uh, very well poised, uh, you know, as a Rouxbe graduate. I'll also mention, you know, that, um, Rouxbe offers, uh, through one of our partners, a, a food coaching program, um, that you can in inquire about. Just reach out to support@Rouxbe.com for additional information. Okay. Um, you know, a lot of folks get into writing. If you have an interest in, um, you know, writing for a blog, um, maybe it's, um, you know, other media outlets. Maybe it's an online magazine. Maybe it's the website for some existing organization or something else. Um, uh, and then also there's, uh, there's YouTube and, uh, if you wanna get into plant-based, uh, cooking and, and education and, um, or, or some other angle on the plant-based world, uh, you can create a platform via a YouTube channel. So those are a few things that come to mind. Um, they all have their skillset, individual skillset that is necessary. And, um, of course, uh, the time and effort that's required to get all of that set up and to establish yourself in that space.