What really happens behind the kitchen door, and what does decades of relentless ambition teach you about success?
In this episode of What I Wish I Knew at 30, Fran Harper sits down with Alan Coxon, internationally recognised chef, author, television presenter, British food ambassador and food archaeologist whose extraordinary career includes more than 1,250 television appearances.
From starting at 18 in Monte Carlo as the only English chef among 68 international chefs to surviving the extraordinary pressure of opening a massive European hotel, Alan shares stories from a culinary world few people ever see.
But beneath the humour and extraordinary stories lies a bigger conversation about identity, pressure, leadership, burnout and the culture hospitality needs to leave behind.
Alan reflects on why fear is the wrong way to lead, what he misunderstood about hard work and success at 30, and why decades of awards and recognition ultimately matter less than skills, passion, dedication and the people you help along the way.
Funny, candid and unexpectedly thought-provoking, this is a
conversation about what ambition costs, what experience teaches, and why there is so much more to a culinary career than life behind the kitchen door.
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Alan CoxonGuest
Fran HarperHost
