As the world constricted and the service industry was getting chokeslammed, an incalculable number of employees were cut loose or laid off. That’s Chef Halee Raff’s story. She got laid off and decided to go full-speed ahead with her own business: Hardbittenn.

Since launching, Chef Halee’s been in high demand for her insanely delicious baked goods, personal chef and catering services. She joins me tonight to talk about creating work when there was none.

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