“I make six figures helping kids learn to cook!”
“When I became a stay-at-home mom, I needed to find a way to earn money. As I cooked for my family, I became passionate about food and nutrition. I realized a lot of my friends wanted to cook healthy meals too, but didn’t know how, so I started a blog (KitchenStewardship.com) to share healthy eating and cooking tips. Then when my oldest child had to do a cooking demonstration in school, I realized the only thing he knew how to make was guacamole, and I decided to teach all of my kids how to cook. I wanted to teach other kids too, so I created Kids Cook Real Food, a video e-course.
“I launched a campaign on the funding platform Kickstarter.com asking for donations and raised $8,000. I then created the curriculum and hired a video crew. It was important that families complete the course together, so we shot videos of my children, their friends and me cooking together.
“The course has three levels: one for preschoolers to learn skills such as how to use a butter knife; intermediate for elementary-age kids to learn how to read a recipe and use sharp knives; and another for older kids to learn advanced chef knife skills and how to cook without a recipe. I market the course on my blog and social media.
“With this business, I feel that I’m making a difference and empowering moms to help their kids eat healthy and gain lifelong skills. Last year the course brought in $184,000—money that pays the bills, goes back into the business and is saved for college!”