Sara Shah

Sara Shah has a diverse work experience that spans various roles in the vegan and healthy food industry.

Sara started their career as a self-employed Vegan Retreat Chef and Consultant in 2016. In this role, they worked independently with companies to create innovative products for the vegan and free-from market. Sara provided services such as working on events and retreats as a chef, running workshops on healthy eating and vegan cooking, designing recipes, conducting product testing and market research, and providing recommendations on existing products.

In 2021, Sara joined Made In Hackney as an Enterprise Manager and Client Manager, although specific details about these roles are not provided.

Prior to that, they worked as a Chef at Pipoca Vegan from October 2019 to February 2020, where they contributed their expertise to cooking vegan meals.

From 2017 to 2019, Sara worked as a Community Chef and Consultant at May Project Gardens. In this role, they worked with youth clubs in London to raise awareness of healthy eating through education about food and organic gardening. Sara also ran free cooking classes for young people from low-income backgrounds and successfully changed the perception of vegetables for many young individuals.

In 2018, they briefly worked as a Menu Development Consultant at TRIBE Vegan Take-Out, where they contributed to the development of the menu.

From 2016 to 2017, Sara worked as a Chef at Alkaline Juice Factory. Sara was part of a team that cooked creative and colorful meals following the Alkaline Diet.

In 2016, they also worked as a Sous-Chef and Baker at Lovegift Vegan, an independent café focusing on health issues within the Afro-Caribbean community. Sara cooked nutritious and varied meals and gained recognition for creating a range of unique raw vegan desserts.

Sara's work experience also includes serving as a Personal Chef for a private client in 2015, where they created a personalized diet plan to help the client achieve their ideal weight.

Additionally, they have experience as a Programme and Operations Manager at One Degree, where they were responsible for supporting disadvantaged students. Sara celebrated the success of the students by significantly increasing their pass rates.

Finally, Sara worked as an Executive Assistant to Julia Middleton at Common Purpose in 2012-2013. Further details about this role are not provided.

Sara Shah pursued their education from 2007 to 2010 at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where they obtained a BA(Hons) Law & Anthropology degree. As for additional certifications, Sara obtained a Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2 from Qualifi Ltd in January 2016. In September 2013, they also attained Reiki Level 1 and Reiki Level 2 certifications from MIGUEL CHAVEZ.