Alyssa Flaschner
Food writer, chef, and stylist based in Philadelphia; formerly a consultant at ZS and product marketing manager at Oliver Healthcare Packaging; culinary school graduate from the Institute of Culinary Education
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Jun 24, 2026
18:29
Take us to starting out that career, being in that career, and what that in practice looked like for you as an early professional.
Alyssa FlaschnerGUEST
Yeah, I think, you know, when I was in college, I was going into senior year thinking about what job you're going to take.
Alyssa FlaschnerGUEST
As I wrote in that essay, you know, the menu of I was like, OK, rolled out doctor, engineer, don't want to be a Ph.D. in chemistry.
Alyssa FlaschnerGUEST
consulting is something where you can kind of dabble in a lot of different aspects of a business.
Alyssa FlaschnerGUEST
And, you know, like I said, kind of pick your lane as you're getting a smattering of like a real life education was kind of how it was framed.
17 MINS LATER
36:02
And cause to me that's, Oh, I took a bigger degree shift now and here I am.