and how happy everybody was and how great for everybody it was. It was just a fun night.” SHARING HIS PASSION WITH THE WORLD Aware of social media's ever-increasing importance, Chef Young uses it to his advantage. His mantra for marketing himself is “seeing is believing.” Always thinking from the customer’s perspective, he uses his selfies with famous athletes like Odell Beckham Jr. to showcase his working relationships and raise awareness around his product and his name, like a twenty-four-hour television channel. Although he works with professional athletes, entertainers, and other prominent figures, he also has some great advice for regular people. Chef Young’s nutritional advice for the average person is the simpler, the better. By maintaining balance, keeping each meal within the 400–500 calorie range, and staying constant, average people can achieve the goal of a healthy lifestyle. "A lot of people are late- night snackers," he says, "but it's the stuff we do in the dark that can sabotage our efforts. Consistency is key." Ultimately, Chef Young’s story is a testament to the transformative power of passion and perseverance. From his humble beginnings to his work with celebrities today, he continues to inspire through his culinary vision, leaving an indelible mark on the world.
them believe in themselves. From day one, the purpose was to “feed nations and to feed people. ‘Nation’ is a big word,” he explains, “but it's really just to feed your neighbors and people around you.” One of the best examples of his philosophy is a massive, impromptu charity luncheon that originally started as an athlete’s suggestion for Chef Young to make the food for a video where he would meet a homeless person and have dinner together. Ms. Smith, however, suggested they could do more. Community work is one of Chef Young’s biggest passions. Since Food Vision started making a profit, he has been working with the charity Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) to feed homeless veterans a three-course dinner every Friday. Knowing that, Ms. Smith called CASS and set up a luncheon for the veterans. Serendipitously, the kitchens were down in every shelter in the neighborhood, so all the people who would typically go to different kitchens ended up going to CASS. Fortunately, Chef Young’s team was ready and prepared more than enough food. Thanks to some good friends and Ms. Smith’s connections with the Larry H. Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation, they opened the CASS campus to allow everyone to come in. They were only supposed to feed a couple hundred people. Unexpectedly, they fed about two thousand of them! “And to this day, that's one of my favorite moments out of what I've done,” he says. “How I've been able to touch that many people in just a day
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