In collaboration with YES x BARON
Who are you:
Maurín Arellano
Your current job:
Owner @ Maurin Cuisine
In which city are you located?
Montréal
A word to define what kind of worker you are:
Chef
What tools are essential to your life (app, software, etc..)
Kitchen equipment, laptop, cell phone
What does your office space look like?
It’s an office in my apartment for the paperwork but I work out of a coworking kitchen where I have access to a work area to work from, meet clients, do tastings, etc.
What kind of music do you listen when you are working?
I like dance music, yet my fave is CBC 93.5
Do you have a way to organize your day to maximize your work?
Always start with a check off list, even if things sometimes make it to the next day again
What tips would you give to improve productivity?
I think everyone has their ways, but just to stay focused.
You’re better than your colleagues to:
N/A
What is the best advice anyone has given you?
Don’t get a business partner
What is your best tip for saving time?
Start a project a day before
What is your routine start and end of the day?
coffee and office time for 1 hour, it ends usually doing dishes or finishing a delivery
Aside from your computer and your phone, what gadget can you not you go without?
Chef’s knife