About the Chef

Hey there. I’m Tea (pronounced like Tay’ah) Silvestre.  

Tea Silvestre, aka the Word Chef

I’m not really a chef. (At least, I don’t cook professionally.)

I’m actually a small business marketing consultant and recovering English major who really (no – really!) loves to cook (and eat).  I’m also passionate about writing. And I have a slight WordPress fetish. (Which is not at all weird.)

My professional background spans more than 20 years in various industries (everything from healthcare to government), but has always focused on marketing, business operations and helping people realize their potential.

I’ve spent the last several years as an entrepreneur, consultant and small business trainer, but my true love is writing (I know I said that already, but it’s important).

Last year, I finally came to that realization and decided it was time to take what I love to do most and build a business out of it. To help the solopreneurs, freelancers and micro business folks figure out their marketing, by helping them figure out how to communicate WHO they are and WHO they serve (aka their “Secret Sauce”).

The thing that’s great about that for you is that you don’t just get a writer — you get to work with someone who’s got a deep knowledge of marketing strategy and psychology, as well as story structure, character analysis and poetry.  In other words, I know how to use words to get real results.

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Five Random Facts about The Word Chef:

1. At 9, I started a neighborhood newspaper and delivered hand-copied copies of local news to all the houses on the block. (It lasted for two issues).
2. I was an extra in the made-for-TV movie Amos and my screen time is opposite the one-and-only Kirk Douglas as a hospital orderly (mopping the floor). This spurred a short pursuit of an acting career.
3. I love teaching. It’s always been my dream to travel the world as a teacher/writer.
4. I have a weakness for supernatural romance novels. The sexy ones. These usually involve vampires, werewolves and other kinds of fantasy beings typically found on the Syfy channel.
5. Besides writing, I also love to create visual stuff. Paintings, drawings, multi-media…you name it, I’ve tried it. Most of my creations have been sold or given as gifts, so I don’t have many pieces left in “inventory.” I think it was my marketing skills that helped with that. I could just never produce enough art to make a living at it.

Oh, and I wrote this Entrepreneur’s Manifesto. See if it resonates with you. 

There’s more about the Word Chef company here.

Need more traditional stuff? Here’s my linkedin profile.

But enough about me. Let’s talk about you.  If you own a small business (especially if it’s food or wine-related), I may be the right person to help you rock your online marketing strategies. But we won’t know until we sit down and chat. I offer a free 20 minute consultation just for that purpose. So we can both see if we should work together.

I’m currently doing the consults on Mondays and Fridays. If you’d like to schedule something, just shoot me an email with the time and date you’d prefer. If that doesn’t work for me, I’ll suggest a few other options. And we can take it from there. Easy peasy.

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