How to Self-Publish a Cookbook that Celebrates People one TOAST at a Time

Kara Dykert is the Founder and CEO of Kara Elise and Author of Toast. She specializes in creating spaces that spark community. She is also a recipe creator, food stylist and officially the hostess with the mostess. After working in the wedding planning industry for years, Kara was ready for a change. She moved to Los Angeles and decided to create her dream job, a dinner party company. She began hosting a bi-monthly dinner party from her loft called Whisky Wednesdays. Kara’s dream job organically grew into catering for individuals and events, hosting retreats, food styling, creating branded content, and authoring a book about Toast! In this episode, Kara shares how her Enneagram 7 personality, “The Enthusiast,” has aided her in embracing who she is as a woman and entrepreneur. She has been able to build, and grow, a business that is life-giving based on a deeper understanding of both her strengths and weaknesses. Although Kara has focused on being a content creator, she developed an itch to produce something she could hold. She wanted to create a beautiful product that couldn’t easily be destroyed. Toast: Finding Freedom in the Kitchen, is the realization of that dream. This cookbook empowers its readers to join Kara in creating space for a community by sharing a simple but tasty piece of toast with others. Kara’s thoughts on beauty, freedom, and space will have you excited to host your next dinner party and take a personality test or two. Please follow Kara at @bykaraelise on Instagram and Facebook. Be sure to go to www.bykaraelise.com to check out the cookbook Toast and view Kara’s hosting and recipe videos. Don't forget to follow us at @libertyforher on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Please let us know your thoughts about this episode by using the hashtag #libertysessions and please rate and review us—it helps to know if this podcast is inspiring and equipping you to launch and grow your ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.