This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

Today on the James Altiger Show.

I always wanted to be in charge of my own destiny.

I saw this is what I was born to do.

You know?

She felt that.

How do you feel that?

Like my whole body, my whole spirit changes when I'm in the kitchen or when I'm at the farmers market.

You think it's possible to get started in a field.

If you're a little too old and you can't have the time to learn the ABCs of your craft.

I really think it is important to learn the basics really well.

But I think in this day's imagination is even more important.

Wolfgang Puck.

I almost don't know how to introduce you because it feels like too small to say the first celebrity chef.

That's like a very Hollywoodish way to introduce you.

You're an inspiration for defining success not by the business empire you clearly run.

Or you know the brand around your name.

But you're just love and passion for cooking since the age of 14 or earlier and how you just single mind the lead,

pursued and expanded that interest in every way going from apprentice to chef to chef at Indianapolis to L.A.

To starting restaurants to expanding those restaurants to expanding your name and to other brands to build the fastest growing catering empire.

You cater the Oscars, you want all these Michelin awards.

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