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But when I"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":480.48,"endTime":483.45,"body":"did get fired, my wife was"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":480.48,"endTime":483.45,"body":"working at a catering company."},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":483.84,"endTime":488.31,"body":"Big shout out to mizuna catering"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":483.84,"endTime":488.31,"body":"in Westchester, Pennsylvania."},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":489.03,"endTime":493.74,"body":"She was working there and was"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":489.03,"endTime":493.74,"body":"able to get me a job. And I went"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":493.77,"endTime":498.09,"body":"and worked with Mark and Sean"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":493.77,"endTime":498.09,"body":"who were phenomenal. 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And people would"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":508.89,"endTime":512.79,"body":"call wanting a dinner for like"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":508.89,"endTime":512.79,"body":"four people, or I think the"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":512.79,"endTime":516.27,"body":"first time I had done it was two"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":512.79,"endTime":516.27,"body":"people. And they always kind of"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":516.3,"endTime":518.22,"body":"turned these gigs down because"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":516.3,"endTime":518.22,"body":"you know, it's not worth it if"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":518.22,"endTime":521.19,"body":"you're a big catering company."},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":518.22,"endTime":521.19,"body":"And then they asked me would you"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":521.19,"endTime":524.52,"body":"want to go do this make some"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":521.19,"endTime":524.52,"body":"money, you know, you can use our"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":524.52,"endTime":526.29,"body":"kitchen, we'll bring in the"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":524.52,"endTime":526.29,"body":"food, you can keep all the"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":526.29,"endTime":529.38,"body":"profit just kind of represent"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":526.29,"endTime":529.38,"body":"our business. And I did it a"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":529.38,"endTime":533.37,"body":"couple times. Not a lot. But"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":529.38,"endTime":533.37,"body":"that was the spark. You know,"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":533.37,"endTime":535.86,"body":"that's part of my origin story."},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":533.37,"endTime":535.86,"body":"When I tell people, that's how I"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":535.86,"endTime":539.37,"body":"became a personal chef. And I"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":535.86,"endTime":539.37,"body":"didn't do it a lot with them."},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":540.39,"endTime":543.54,"body":"And it was gonna be another, you"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":540.39,"endTime":543.54,"body":"know, seven or eight years"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":543.54,"endTime":546.15,"body":"before I started my own personal"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":543.54,"endTime":546.15,"body":"chef business, but it was that's"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":546.15,"endTime":549.69,"body":"where the seed was planted. And"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":546.15,"endTime":549.69,"body":"if I hadn't been fired from that"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":549.69,"endTime":554.73,"body":"job, that kind of sucked. I"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":549.69,"endTime":554.73,"body":"maybe would still be there. You"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":554.73,"endTime":558.9,"body":"know, like at a job that was"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":554.73,"endTime":558.9,"body":"just like, okay, like at the"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":558.9,"endTime":561.09,"body":"time you don't know how those"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":558.9,"endTime":561.09,"body":"things are gonna work out. So"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":562.68,"endTime":565.47,"body":"and I always love engaging the"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":562.68,"endTime":565.47,"body":"community. If you've got a story"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":565.47,"endTime":569.13,"body":"like this that you want to"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":565.47,"endTime":569.13,"body":"share, let me know. If you feel"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":569.13,"endTime":573.6,"body":"like it's the time to get"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":569.13,"endTime":573.6,"body":"something off your chest. Hit me"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":573.6,"endTime":577.23,"body":"up. Shoot me a DM at Chefs"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":573.6,"endTime":577.23,"body":"Without Restaurants on"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":577.23,"endTime":580.5,"body":"Instagram. Send me an email at"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":577.23,"endTime":580.5,"body":"chefs without"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":580.5,"endTime":584.52,"body":"restaurants@gmail.com Because"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":580.5,"endTime":584.52,"body":"again, I think we need to be"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":584.52,"endTime":587.16,"body":"talking about this stuff. You"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":584.52,"endTime":587.16,"body":"know, it's like mental health we"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":587.16,"endTime":590.49,"body":"need to be normalizing getting"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":587.16,"endTime":590.49,"body":"help. We need to normalize"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":590.49,"endTime":594.87,"body":"talking about getting sober. We"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":590.49,"endTime":594.87,"body":"need to talk about those jobs"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":594.87,"endTime":601.02,"body":"that sock you know, like, it's"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":594.87,"endTime":601.02,"body":"not always your fault. or maybe"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":601.02,"endTime":604.47,"body":"to come out and say like, it was"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":601.02,"endTime":604.47,"body":"my fault. And I learned a lot"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":604.47,"endTime":608.76,"body":"and I've grown. I hope you do"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":604.47,"endTime":608.76,"body":"like these solo shows, I've got"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":608.76,"endTime":611.28,"body":"kind of a docket of things that"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":608.76,"endTime":611.28,"body":"I want to go over in the next"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":611.28,"endTime":614.76,"body":"couple months and, you know,"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":611.28,"endTime":614.76,"body":"continue on with them. So I'm"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":614.76,"endTime":617.34,"body":"gonna keep this one short and"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":614.76,"endTime":617.34,"body":"sweet for you. And I hope you"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":617.34,"endTime":620.52,"body":"have an amazing week or weekend"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":617.34,"endTime":620.52,"body":"wherever you're listening to"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":620.52,"endTime":623.88,"body":"this. Go back and check out old"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":620.52,"endTime":623.88,"body":"episodes if you haven't caught"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":623.88,"endTime":627.33,"body":"them. We're almost at episode"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":623.88,"endTime":627.33,"body":"150. So I'm sure there's"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":627.33,"endTime":629.82,"body":"probably some you haven't"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":627.33,"endTime":629.82,"body":"listened to it. Thanks for"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":629.82,"endTime":632.49,"body":"tuning in. I really appreciate"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":629.82,"endTime":632.49,"body":"it. Go to chefs without"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":632.49,"endTime":636.03,"body":"restaurants.org To find our"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":632.49,"endTime":636.03,"body":"Facebook group, mailing list and"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":636.03,"endTime":640.23,"body":"check database. The community's"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":636.03,"endTime":640.23,"body":"free to join. You'll get good"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":640.23,"endTime":642.51,"body":"opportunities, advice on"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":640.23,"endTime":642.51,"body":"building and growing your"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":642.51,"endTime":646.11,"body":"business and you'll never miss"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":642.51,"endTime":646.11,"body":"an episode of our podcast. Have"},{"speaker":"Chris Spear","startTime":646.11,"endTime":646.74,"body":"a great week."}]}