 Sharon
Worster became a Personal Chef after reading an article in “The Houston
Chronicle” about a Personal Chef servicing the other side of Houston. The
article was about how a chef turned her passion for cooking into a small
business cooking for busy families. The article inspired Sharon to give her a
call and she knew she had found her calling. She phoned the chef to ask
questions about the industry and discover how she too could turn her passion
into profit. She started Neno’s Personal Chef Service in The Woodlands,
Texas and has been very successful. Her marketing plan turned up three new
clients the very first week she began her service and she has never looked
back.Sharon worked in the medical field for 17 years as a nurse, working hours and hours for someone ELSE! After a stint in working in a hospital, she became the practice manager for physicians and spent a decade running physician practices. She left her hometown in Kentucky when her husband’s job landed her in Texas. She knew she did not want to work for someone else because of her entrepreneurial spirit. Both of her grandmothers owned their own businesses and were a great inspiration for her, and like them, her love for cooking was beyond measure. She had always looked over their shoulders in the kitchen and her parents are both great cooks as well! Her Daddy has successfully passed the secret family recipe for homemade pizza on to Sharon. She also credits him for her awesome gravy making skills and homemade biscuits while her mother taught her the secrets of skillet cornbread and homemade cobblers. With her nursing background, caring for and helping others is not new to Sharon and her love for business and cooking jelled perfectly. An autodidactic chef, she began mentoring other personal chefs while she was still learning herself. She has been able to combine her passions to develop a professional organization for other passionate cooks just like her. She met her current business partner, Wendy Perry, online! They began swapping recipes and discovered they had many commonalities. Their cooking philosophies were similar and their creative talents and business directions were the perfect combination and Personal Chefs Network® was born. “Developing Personal Chefs Network® was a HUGE endeavor,” says Chef Sharon. “We knew what we needed from a professional organization and decided we could offer the best personalized support for Personal Chefs anywhere!” “With both of us working as Personal Chefs, we are never far from helping others find a solution to a question in the field since we are actively stirring the pot in our own client’s kitchens and my business background allows me to help others realize their dream.” Personal Chefs Network now features Annual Conventions, Area Gatherings, and Regional Retreats all over the United States and has members’ world wide. Their list of membership attributes has grown significantly over the years as they became a major player in the Personal Chef Industry. They have been the feature of magazine articles, news stories, and web awards since their inception. Personal Chefs Network is the only association to feature their annual Golden Whisk Awards as part of their annual convention naming the Personal Chef of the Year, Personal Chef Website of the Year, Best Chef Website, Best New Marketing Idea, Newbie of the Year, and Best Personal Chef Marketing Materials. Sharon and Wendy split the duties between the Texas and North Carolina offices further developing their network and sharing their talents. What one can’t do the other one surely can. They rely on different strengths to make Personal Chefs Network the leading organization for new and seasoned Professional Personal Chefs. Sharon’s usual office hours are 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. CST and her toll-free number is 877.905.CHEF (2433). If you hear her friendly voice message please leave your contact information for her return call. Sharon also has other streams of ideas that allowed her to join up with Brent Evans to form The Jewelry Kitchen (www.TheJewelryKitchen.com). Brent and Sharon realized the need for kitchen and culinary themed jewelry and set out to fill the niche in the market. They now have artists in various locations making custom items, imported pieces, and homeland products as well. The Jewelry Kitchen features fun jewelry, paper items, magnets, key chains, stamps, and hand made chef inspired cards that are perfect for the culinary graduate or that special cook in your life. Personal Chefs Network didn’t start the Personal Chef Industry but they certainly re-created it and gave aspiring new personal chefs a place to belong. Sharon and Wendy work diligently to insure their network meets the needs and standards for the newbie chef or the seasoned one. Their educational materials contain information for traditional personal cheffing, in-home catering, commercial kitchens, HMR, and future trends in the industry. Their impressive online network allows each member to be included in important food and cooking related discussions though the use of the Ultimate Bulletin Board® (UBB), DigiChat® Software, and state of the art functionality via their website. Call her today to find out more @ 1.877.905.CHEF(toll-free) or e-mail: |
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