I had negative $300 in my bank.
My car was at risk of repossession and $50K+ in student loan debt.
I was fresh out of college and I couldn't find a job anywhere.
I was crashing on my mom's couch in her 2 bedroom apartment where she lived with my younger brother.
One random evening, I made dinner for them with my culinary skills I learned working my way through restaurants while at FSU.
Since my brother was focused on his gains at the gym I made a protein-packed alternative for pesto.
I used greek yogurt instead of olive oil.
They loved it so much, my mom suggested that I post about it on Facebook to see if anyone wants to buys it.
This is back in 2015, when social media marketing was still sort of new
And me, personally?
I had no idea what I was doing.
But I followed my mom's advice and I found Facebook groups filled with residents in my area and I posted the sauce for sale with free delivery included.
To my surprise, I started getting a bunch of orders.
Keep in mind, at this point I had ZERO business/marketing experience.
All I knew was that:
✅ i had a sauce
✅ people wanted to pay me money for it
✅ and I included delivery so they didn't have to lift a finger in the process.
That night, I borrowed $20 from my mom to buy the containers, and within a day I turned it into $125.
By the end of the week, I had generated $2,500 💰
In. a. single. week.
(more than any other job would've offered me)
This is how my entrepreneurship journey started.
A few years later, after being a successful private chef for ultra-high-net-worth families in Beverly Hills, CA.
After being named the second best private chef in Beverly Hills, and after being featured twice in Food & Wine Magazine.
I realized my passion was not cooking.
My passion was organic marketing, social selling, and helping others make money online.
Fast forward to today, I have worked on multiple marketing activations for Fortune 500 brands and generated $400k+ without running ads, getting on sales calls, or leaving my house.
Now, I'm exploring how to continue doing that with AI and automation ethically, to accelerate results while maintaining authenticity.
If you'd like to invite me into your world, get to know each other better, and possibly do business together, then send me a message.
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