December 12, 2022 by Ewell Smith
Chef Amy Sins
Hurricane Katrina took Chef Amy Sins' home that once stood along the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans.
The 17th Street Canal break was the major levee break that flooded the city. Amy came back with a vengeance! In this episode of the Close The Deal.com Podcast, you'll learn how one stranger's voice shifted her mindset in an instant to overcome and thrive.
How might you use your voice to help others?
For further context, you may remember seeing the U.S. Coast Guard dropping the sand bags from Chinook helicopters to plug the gaping hole where the levee broke. That was the very spot where her home was. Her home didn't stand a chance.
We all have life stories that put things in check. Chef Amy shares how she got clarity on what’s most important in life.
3 questions for you:
- Have you ever wondered how you’ll get past an overwhelming challenge?
- What does it mean to have an Absolutely Mindset? (the mindset Amy had to get her businesses going?
- How does she market her business in a crowded field of celebrity chefs?
A stranger changes Amy Sins' life.
Amy discusses the moment in the midst of the fallout of Katrina that inspired her to become a cookbook author to preserve her family’s legacy despite losing her home. (Ruby Slippers cookbook). Not long after, she left her cooperate job.
That moment and her love of food inspired her to help people and give back. Today she works with Second Harvest Food Bank and other non profits.
Many of us had moments like Amy’s following Katrina remembering acts of kindness from total strangers. Amy’s committed to paying them forward.
Chef, entertainer & educator, radio host and public speaker - all with a huge purpose:
Today Chef Amy runs a successful culinary event business called Langlois that embraces local food traditions. These are interactive dining demonstrations she hosts at some of the best restaurants in New Orleans.
She also takes the culinary show on the road to private homes, Airbnbs, and corporate events to groups of all sizes.
With zero formal chef schooling, she's carved out a unique niche as a celebrity chef garnering national praise in a city that’s world renowned for its celebrity chefs.
Connect with Chef Amy Sins
Hire Chef Amy to speak at www.kpigroupnola.com (her own speakers bureau empowering women)
Tune into her weekly radio program on WRBH 88.3 in New Orleans. She digs into the rich ingredients of Louisiana.
Linked In:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-sins/
Ruby Slippers Cookbook - get it here.
Episodes 1- 9 were branded the Absolutely Mindset Podcast. Now the Close The Deal.com Podcast.
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About the Author Ewell Smith is the publisher of CloseTheDeal.com, host of the Close The Deal Podcast, and author of Your First Franchise Roadmap. He interviews franchisors, founders, and sales and marketing leaders to help franchise owners and candidates drive more revenue and find the right opportunity. His work focuses on practical franchise strategy, the right mindset, and helping people close the deal on their next chapter.
