Jenn Nicken launched The Chef and The Dish, a globally unique company, which provides private, one-to-one cooking classes live over Skype with chefs around the world. Her unique mission is to connect kitchens, pass down recipes, and bring the world closer, one meal at a time.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
None specific
When business started difficulties overcame:
“the first I would say is just personal doubt. If you have never started a business before I think that there is this naïve kind of approach where okay well this is a great idea I can do it. But having come from the corporate world and been in business for as long as I have been I also know there are a lot of challenges. And I think that just that personal doubt that’s in the back of your head was something I had to overcome”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Book by Malcolm Gladwell
- Start Your Own Business: The Only Startup Book You’ll Ever Need Book by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc
Favourite Quote:
“Never be afraid of Shadows .it just means that there is a Light shining somewhere nearby”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Google LLC – is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
- Wix – Make your vision come to life with Wix. Choose a template you love and customize anything with the most innovative drag and drop website builder. Create a website for your business, portfolio, online store or blog today.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“if you are going to go for it, go for it. That said be flexible. I’ve seen a lot of business owners spend an enormous amount of money on things at the beginning of their business and they haven’t yet proven their concept yet. And that’s one area where I have seen businesses go out of business before they really get a chance to start. Because they have invested so much money in for example things like building websites… So my advice would be to invest and do the things that you believe you need to do to get up and running but don’t invest so much that it doesn’t allow you to be flexible ”…[Listen for More]
More About Jenn Nicken:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.” Dwight David Eisenhower
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jenn Nicken:
- “the biggest thing is really knowing yourself. Being an entrepreneur there is a lot of uncertainty and if you are a person that doesn’t like uncertainty then that’s something that you need to consider if you are going to go into business for yourself”
- “when you first start a business and especially when you are a globally unique company there isn’t a playbook to go by”
- “I think having a genuine passion for what you are doing. If your first goal is to make money I am not saying you won’t have success but I think that if you genuinely have a drive to make the world a better place and you’ve seen there is a community around you that agrees that what you are doing is pretty cool I think that having that passion and that desire to give people a great experience is so important”
- “I think it’s just important and to know that even though you might be going through a frustrating time where you might have a challenge in front of you. There’s always going to be a way out and you are always going to be able to find a solution to it you have just got to keep plugging away”
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