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Private chef

Maya Carter

Austin, Texas

Seasonal Southern dinners for intimate celebrations at home.

Experience
10 years in restaurant kitchens
Service area
Austin and the Hill Country

Example profile

See what you'll build

One chef, the same skills, eight weeks apart. Switch between the two profiles to see what changes when the offer, pricing and client work are written down instead of improvised.

Example profile. Sample data created for illustration — not a real client.

The transformation

Same chef. A clearer business.

Choose a view to compare the exact same parts of Maya's business before and after the Private Chef Business Starter Guide.

After the 7 steps

The same chef, with a business behind her

Offer
Seasonal four-course dinners for celebrations at home in Austin, shopping and cleanup included.
Pricing
A chef service fee built from hours and an hourly rate she can explain.
Clients
Ten named prospect types with a contact status on each.
Enquiries
A checklist that catches missing details before she replies.
Quotes
A quote with guests, menu and total, saved to the event.
Next month
A 30-day plan with a task for each day.

Step by step

What changed at each step

  1. 1Choose your offer“I cook anything.”Seasonal four-course dinners for groups of 6–10 in Austin.
  2. 2Build your pricing“Around $75 a head?”9 hours of work, $55 per hour, a $495 service fee.
  3. 3Choose your marketAnyone with a kitchen.Hosts planning intimate celebrations in Austin and the Hill Country.
  4. 4Make your offer ready to sellNothing to send.A one-page offer sheet she can paste into any reply.
  5. 5Get your first clientsWaiting for referrals.Ten planners, hosts and concierges, four already contacted.
  6. 6Turn enquiries into bookingsImprovised replies.An enquiry checklist and a quote she sends the same day.
  7. 7Get ready to launchNo idea what's next.A launch score of 86% and her next three actions.

Inside the system

What Maya actually looks at

The same screens you get. Numbers below are from the example profile.

Pricing builder

One dinner for eight

Chef service fee$495

Prospect list

First ten worth contacting

Contacted so far4 of 10

Event

Saturday, anniversary dinner

Per guest$140

Example profile. Sample data created for illustration — not a real client.

The 30-day plan

What her next month looks like

A separate plan that turns the finished business into daily work.

  • Days 1–7

    Send the offer sheet to the first ten prospects.

  • Days 8–14

    Follow up, book two tasting calls, refine the menu.

  • Days 15–21

    Quote every enquiry the same day it arrives.

  • Days 22–30

    Confirm bookings, ask for two reviews, add ten new prospects.

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