From Warner Bros PA to Yacht Chef: LA Hustle Meets Caviar Cones
Meet Emily Ruybal, the 30-year-old broadcasting grad who traded Warner Bros production assistant gigs and pandemic-era full-time corporate slogging for the glamorous chaos of being a private yacht chef. Since 2017, she’s juggled babysitting, babysitting-while-watching-youtube, and catering awards shows, before Instagram and TikTok pushed her to cook up viral dinner party spreads that somehow got yacht clients calling. Starting with zero private chef creds, she crash-landed into New Year’s Eve parties hiring pals as sous chefs, wrestling imposter syndrome while eyeing Bahamas waters. Just six months post-quit, armed with lockdown content hustle and NBA insider side gigs, Emily’s now whipping fancy menus mid-ocean, laughing in the face of cubicle life and rent prices in LA.
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She went from 'Who’s this production assistant?' to 'Chef on a yacht with a view better than your paycheck.' LA hustle upgraded to caviar cones and imposter syndrome the size of the Bahamas. Keep hustling or just hire Emily.
Someone tell Warner Bros a waitress made it out and is now the Beyoncé of yacht galley grub. Spoiler: she still fears imposter syndrome more than shark attacks.
Who needs a corporate job when you can nervously boss your friends as sous chefs on a millionaire's yacht? Bonus points if your audience is the Bahamas instead of Slack messages.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/30/2025 | Author: Kristine Villarroel
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