Episode Description

Ep #21 Chef Keesha O'Galdez is an Engineer turned Chef. Since being laid off during the 2008 financial crisis, Chef Keesha has gone on to become a successful Culinary Entrepreneur, and was recently featured on Food Network's hit show "Chopped".

In this episode of the cuSTEM journeys podcast we talk with Chef Keesha about her journey from Engineer to Culinary Entrepreneur. In addition to providing advice for aspiring Entrepreneurs, Chef Keesha discusses how much money you can make as a personal Chef and how we can make Tech more diverse.

Keesha is also the operational director for the Black is Tech conference - a conference to help current and aspiring Tech professionals.

You can find out more about Chef Keesha on Instagram: @gourmetdiva or www.thegourmetdiva.com.