My Story

1. A STAR IS BORN
NYASHA SIMONE HERMAN
”A GIFT FROM GOD”
CHEF
LOVING

2. NYASHA
• Born & raised in Chicago,IL born October 8,1985
• I have a sister 13yrs older than me
• Love to dress when I was a child & take pictures
• I was once the princess for black history month
• Went to Timothy Luthuran Christian School
• My mother is a school teacher

3. LIFE STARTED
• Graduated from 8th grade in 2000
• Obtained my GED from Lincoln”s
Challenge in 2002
• My mother got married to a
wonderful man John Billings
• First job was at Mc Donalds making
$5.15 hr 3yr on & off
• Started culinary school @ 17 yrs old
• Got a job a O’Hare Airport working
for Chicago Bar & Grill making
$750.00wk for 1 yr

4. • Chef for American Idol 2010
made $250 day traveled 17
states before I was 25
• Worked for Norgweigen Cuise
Line at The Cadilac Diner also
lived in hawaii in 2013
$10.75hr
• Learned how to cook chinese
food @ Yum Cha Dim Sum
Parlor in 2014 $11.75hr 1 year
½
• Mentor Chef Wayne Tha John Duke Fo
• Completed Bacic Fire Fighter training

5. • STARTED LIVING
• OWNER OF CATERING 4 THA SOUL LLC..
• GOT LLC IN JULY OF 2015
• CATERED MY FIRST WEDDING IN 2015
• GOT NUMOROUS CONTRACTS WITH DIFFERENT CONTUCTIONS SITES
• SOLD INDAVISUAL DINNERS $10-25 EACH DEPENDS ON DISH
• IM THE CELEBRITY CHEF FOR “HAIR MAFIA CHICAGO REALITY SHOW”
CATERING 4 THA SOUL LLC..

6. PREASENT/FUTURE/MOVING FOWARD
Im at icstar because I want
change inside & out. I want
to gain a better
understanding of
technology. I want to be
able to combine culinary
with technology. Learn how
to trust others who offer
help. Stop thinking I can do
everything by my self.
Change my perspective
about my thinking & how I
approach a suiuation. Reach
out to to different
felons/youth who are in