Mastering the business of cooking with chef Gary Mehigan

***Complete the 2021 How I Work Listener survey to go into the draw for a $100 Visa gift card and a spot in Inventium's Workday Reinvention program, valued at over $500: https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG. ***When Gary Mehigan opened his first restaurant he couldn’t understand why all that effort in the kitchen wasn’t cooking up good business.So the chef engaged a business coach who helped him work smarter instead of harder. He learned how to be more accountable to his business, including a daily reflection strategy to keep him on track. And those lessons in entrepreneurship held him in good stead after the very public and abrupt ending to his role on Masterchef - when he drew upon the resilience that running a business had taught him.He also shares his hacks for quick and delicious home cooking, how fresh ingredients cut down your work in the kitchen, and why you shouldn’t be afraid of a pressure cooker. Gary recommends Stephanie Alexander - Cooks Companion for new cooks as well as cookbooks by Maggie Beer or Neil Perry. Gary’s favourite books on business management : Michael E Gerber, The E Myth and Awakening the Entrepreneur Within.  Connect with Gary on Twitter or Instagram Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at [email protected] If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co   CREDITS Produced by InventiumHost: Amantha ImberProduction support from Deadset StudiosEpisode producer: Jenna KodaSound engineer: Martin ImberListener Survey Competition Terms and Conditions By entering the ‘Acast & How I Work Listener Survey Competition’ you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions. Who can enterEntry is open to all participants who complete the Acast & How I Work Listener Survey in full, inclusive of the outlined competition question. How to enterThe competition opens June 1, 2021 at 6am, and concludes on June 30, 2021, midnight. In order to enter, eligible entrants must complete the Acast & How I Work Listener Survey in full and answer the final question: ‘What is the most memorable podcast ad you have heard and why?’ PrizesThere will be one (1) prize draw and one (1) winner per Acast Listener Survey. The winner will receive one (1) Visa Gift Card to the value of $100. Total prize value is $100. They will also receive a pass to Inventium’s Workday Reinvention program valued at $495+GST. How to winThere will be one (1) winner chosen from the total number of entries received.This is a game of skill whereby the most creative entry to the competition question will be deemed the winner. Completed entries will be reviewed by an Acast judging panel where a top three entries will be selected. The top three entries will then be given to the Acast judge who will choose the final winner. The promoter’s decision is final and the promoter will not enter into correspondence regarding the result. The winner will be selected on July 2, 2021, at 9am.Acast will contact the winner via email on July 6, 2021, 9am.The winner has until July 9, 2021, 5pm to claim their prize.If the winner does not claim their prize within this time, the winner will forfeit their prize and the runner up will be deemed the winner, at which point they will be contacted via email. Prize will be fulfilled via email and sent to the details provided by the winner at the time of entry. Promoter DetailsThe promoter is Acast AustraliaLevel 2, 17 Randle StreetSurry Hills, NSW, 2010Sydney, AustraliaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.