In this Club + Resort Talks interview, Nadia Sweetin shares her journey from washing dishes to becoming Executive Chef of Cat Cay Yacht Club, a private club based in the Bahamas.
“When I came to the club, I was the only female employed,” she says. “It was a man’s world.”
Sweetin expands upon the challenges of managing club culinary on a private island, as well as her transition to leadership, compounded by the intersection of gender and race.
“My sous chef used to be my boss, and now I’m his boss,” she says. “I’ve seen what works and what doesn’t. … I know what our staff needs are because I was a part of that. It’s been an advantage being in the background and now at the forefront.”
