Ayesha Curry, cookbook author, entrepreneur: "There are always ways to educate yourself."

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Once Ayesha Curry’s family started expanding, so did her culinary career. Ayesha built her brand one blog post and YouTube video at a time. And now: she’s one of the most recognized personalities in the food world (think: multiple cookbooks, a magazine, and a foundation to end childhood hunger). This week, Ayesha sat down with us to tell us how she found her career calling after she became a parent. In this episode, Ayesha shares how she taught herself about business, why she emphasizes collaboration at work, and how she and her husband push each other to stay motivated.

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0:00.0	I still don't have that formal education, but I'm always educating myself.
0:12.9	What I have come to learn in all of that is that some of the biggest entrepreneurs, business
0:20.6	leaders didn't come from that traditional background, and it's not to say not to do it.
0:25.5	If you have the means and the ability and the time to be able to get that education
0:29.3	then, yes, do it.
0:31.2	What a great opportunity, but if you don't, it's not the end of the road.
0:34.6	There's always ways to educate yourself.
0:37.3	I'm Carly Zaken, I'm Danielle Weisberg, welcome to Skim from the couch.
0:43.2	This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it, from the good
0:47.2	stuff like hiring and growing a team, to the rough stuff like negotiating your salary and
0:52.6	giving or getting hard feedback.
0:55.0	We started the Skim from a couch, so what better place to talk it all out than where
0:59.2	it began on a couch.
1:07.1	Hey everyone, our guest today is Aisha Curry.
1:09.7	She's a chef, television personality, entrepreneur, and cookbook author.
1:14.4	Her latest cookbook, The Full Plate, is available in stores now.
1:19.0	Aisha built her culinary empire one blog post and YouTube video at a time.
1:23.8	And now she's one of the most recognized personalities in the food world.
1:28.6	Aisha, thank you for joining us.
1:30.2	Welcome to Skim from the couch.
1:32.2	Thank you for having me.
1:33.8	I'm in a chair today, but that's okay.
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