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The Taste of Resilience: Chef Ashish Sathyan’s Global Culinary Journey (Ep. 25)

The Taste of Resilience: Chef Ashish Sathyan’s Global Culinary Journey (Ep. 25)

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From growing up on a farm in India to cooking in five-star hotels in the Middle East and now running his own restaurant in the U.S., Chef Ashish Sathyan’s story is truly inspirational.

In this episode, Jon Schuetz and Brent Connelly interview Ashish Sathyan, owner of Kinaara Indian Cuisine, about his global culinary journey, the challenges he faced along the way, and how he finally managed to live the American dream.

Ashish discusses:

  • The early days — living in a big family and working on a farm
  • The challenges he faced after moving, including language barriers and cultural adjustments
  • How it felt to start a restaurant two weeks before COVID-19 restrictions took effect (and how he weathered through them)
  • Challenges facing new business owners that Soar Wealth Strategies can assist with
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Chef Ashish Sathyan loves eating homemade food, especially fish curry. His favorite thing to do when he is not working is playing cricket. He is one of the best bowlers in Omaha Cricket, which he described as his extended family. Kimberly was born and raised in Omaha. Eating, traveling, watching movies, and reading have been her favorite things for most of her life. She has been a hairstylist for 11 years. This allowed her to travel all over the world and throughout the United States. While doing this she also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the UNO College of Business.

Her studies took her to India, where she fell in love with the culture. A few months after she got back, she and Ashish met. With both of their experiences in customer service and Kimberly’s business degree, they want to bring you the best Indian food and the best experience. With Omaha having the most restaurants per capita, they know you have many choices when deciding where to eat. They want to show that they will always respect your money, and will give you high-quality food at a reasonable rate. It will always be true that you are only as good as the last dish you served.

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From Model to Chef Extraordinaire with Chef Bob Haney (Ep. 21)

From Model to Chef Extraordinaire with Chef Bob Haney (Ep. 21)

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Could childhood memories and family recipes shape a successful business venture? 

In this episode, Jon Schuetz and Brent Connelly welcome Chef Bob Haney as their guest. He shares his journey from being a former model to pursuing his passion for cooking and starting his company, Heavenly Waffles®. 

Chef Bob talks about the inspiration behind the waffles, the unique ingredients used, and how they differ from regular pancakes and waffles. Bob also shares his story of being in the modeling industry, his encounters with famous personalities, his struggles with addiction, and ultimately finding a turning point in his life. 

Bob discusses:

  • The birth of his brand “Heavenly Waffles®” and how it is a game changer for professional athletes across America
  • His broad career journey: Modeling, bartending, and now a chef! 
  • The turning point within his career after having a dark patch
  • What’s next for Heavenly Waffles® and where you might find them in the future
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Chef Bob Haney is a chef instructor, and menu development consultant, now Founder and Executive Chef, of Heavenly Waffles®.

Haney started cooking with his grandma Glady when he was 4 years old.

Glady taught Chef Bob, or Bobby, as she called him, how to develop flavors, and taught him about flavor profiles. Glady was a meat and potatoes kind of cook, basics, with outstanding flavor, while Bob’s mom, Joanne, who also helped cultivate Chef Bob’s taste buds, was also an amazing cook. Mom Joanne, was more creative, and took more risks in the kitchen, helping Chef Bob think more outside the box.

Chef Bob cooked for friends and family but didn’t start working in restaurants until his early 20’s in Kansas City, then in Chicago.

While modeling all over the world, Chef Bob would always cook for people he met, giving away recipes he had created over the years, but never gave out his pancake recipe he had created, combining 3 ingredients of a recipe Glady made, and 2 ingredients of a recipe Joanne made. One morning, in Glady’s kitchen, making his famous pancakes there wasn’t enough of one of the ingredients, which was sour cream, but there was yogurt in the fridge, Haney though, “oh that will work” and years later Heavenly Waffles® were born.

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