SN7 | Ep 283 - Chef Kristen Thibeault | Founder of Nybll - RADIO VERSION - a podcast by TJS

RADIO VERSION, EDITED - For the FULL INTERVIEW with Chef Kristen Thibeault please listen to the EXTENDED PODCAST

Chef Kristen Thibeault is considered one of the pioneers of the modern plant-forward food movement.

In 2008, Chef Kristen was diagnosed with cancer.
At this time, Kristen was not a chef.

After six surgeries and several years of treatment, which she finally overcame through her plant-based diet, she decided that life was too short to not live out her dreams.

Her cancer diagnosis became a catalyst for her to place heavy focus on the things in life she could control.

She took hold of her diet, switching to a vegan lifestyle and left her marketing career of 18 years to follow her passion as a chef, attending Le Cordon Bleu in Boston.

After becoming bored with the vegan options that were available at the time, Chef began her crusade to uplevel vegan dishes from being palatable to irresistible.

A nationally recognized vegan chef since 2012, Kristen founded one of the first plant-forward personal chef delivery companies in the country.

Having served over three million meals nationally, she is a leading authority in plant-focused food.

Chef Kristen found her breakthrough in the major league sports realm in 2014, through cooking for the New England Patriots organization at their stadium-wide Community Day.

Chef hosted a cooking demo to guide their ravenous fanbase in ways to do a Healthy Tailgate.

This well-received experience led her to chef a private dinner for the Patriots executive team and VIP sponsors in San Francisco during Super Bowl 50.

To this date, Chef Kristen is the only chef in the world that can say she served four world champion teams at the same time: NFL, MLB, NBA, and Rugby World Cup.


Launching Nybll, a performance food service for the workplace, in December 2015, Chef Kristen has built a proprietary catalog of 1000+ dishes, all of which avoid the use of dairy, gluten and refined sugars in order to fuel peak performance during the workday.

It is for this reason, her client list is chalk full of top performers in both the worlds of tech and professional sports. Today

WITH A STAFF OF 130 - Nybll serves nearly 6,000 meals a day.

We're going to discuss how she beat cancer through diet, her charity work feeding over 500 kids a day with her menus, and how, after losing 100% of her business, and in only the 3 short weeks since the pandemic hit the US, she has pivoted her business and created new revenue streams. Her story is one of inspiration, innovation, following your calling and never giving up!

Nybll is a high-performance food-focused catering company, is now providing Nybll Connect, a home catering delivery service for companies and individuals looking to stay connected during this time.

Each diner will receive the same special care package delivered to their door, so essentially everyone can share a meal together, while apart. Great for business meetings, brainstorm sessions or special events, there’s no better service than Nybll to provide a healthful, flavorful meal, or day of dining and snack options.

Additionally, with every purchase, Nybll gives back, supporting those who are food insecure through its charitable arm, The Patra Project.

WEBSITE: For more information or to order, please visit
nybll.com/virtual-catering/

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