Episode #11
He Dropped Out of School. Then a 3AM Decision Changed His Life
Chef Brad Delgado’s path to Hell’s Kitchen was anything but traditional. After dropping out of school and deciding to become a chef at 3AM, an unexpected Instagram DM eventually changed his career. After dropping out of acting school and lasting just two weeks in business school, Brad had a late-night realization that changed everything: he was going to become a chef. He committed to culinary school, proved the doubters wrong, and eventually landed an opportunity to compete on Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen through an unexpected Instagram message. In this episode of Made By Challenge, Brad sits down with Alberto Sardiñas to share the unconventional journey behind Chef Brad, from struggling to find his place in school and pursuing acting to discovering his calling in the kitchen and building an audience through food and social media. Brad also opens up about family, authenticity, embracing what makes you different, and the unexpected road that eventually took him to one of the biggest cooking competitions on television. It’s a funny, honest conversation about what can happen when the path you’re “supposed” to follow turns out not to be yours. In this episode: Brad’s unconventional road to becoming a chef • leaving acting and business school • the 3AM moment that changed his direction • culinary school • getting discovered for Hell’s Kitchen through Instagram • building a community online • family and identity • turning setbacks into fuel Subscribe to Made By Challenge for more conversations with people whose biggest challenges helped shape who they became. https://www.youtube.com/@MadeByChalle...
