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Michael Smith, CEC, CEPC, CCA, WCEC, On the Importance of Certification

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In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Club + Resort Chef‘s Editor, Joanna DeChellis, chats with Michael Smith, CEC, CEPC, CCA, WCEC, Executive Chef of Corpus Christi (Texas) Yacht Club.

Club + Resort Talks is sponsored by Montague.

In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, sponsored by Montague, Michael Smith, Executive Chef of Corpus Christi Yacht Club in Texas, discusses the value of certification both for himself as a professional chef and for the industry at large. Chef Smith is a Certified Executive Chef, a Certified Executive Pastry Chef, a Certified Culinary Administrator and a Worldchefs Certified Executive Chef.

In this episode, he explains some of the reasons he’s earned these certification and how the process has helped him to become not only a better chef, but a better leader.

About The Author

Joanna DeChellis, Editor, Club + Resort Chef

As Editor of Club + Resort Chef, Joanna DeChellis has written dozens of profiles detailing the inner workings of food and beverages operations at clubs and resorts across the country. She’s penned award-winning articles about the many intricacies within food and beverage as well as culinary trends and breaking news. She is co-host of the award-winning podcast Club + Resort Talks, and has served in various content-development roles over the course of her career, including digital, marketing, print, and in-person events. She oversees the Club + Resort Chef Association and the Chef to Chef Conference. Prior to these roles, she was the Managing Editor of Club + Resort Business. Contact her at [email protected]

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