Hipcooks

How I Started A Cooking Classes Business With 7 Locations

November 2nd, 2019
Monika Reti
Founder, Hipcooks
$100K
revenue/mo
1
Founders
8
Employees
Hipcooks
from many, USA
started January 2014
$100,000
revenue/mo
1
Founders
8
Employees
market size
$0
starting costs
$11.7K
gross margin
90%
time to build
210 days
growth channels
SEO
business model
content-library
best tools
ActiveCampaign
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
39 Pros & Cons
tips
1 Tips
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

Hi, I’m Monika Reti, owner, and founder of Hipcooks! Hipcooks Cooking Schools are known for measurement-free cooking, delighting in the process, and inventing along the way. Every class ends a dinner party with new friends.

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I started the company in 2004, hosting small hands-on classes out of my loft-style apartment in the LA Arts district. Each class ended with enjoying great food, sipping wine and making new friends around a large communal dining table.

I was very lucky (preparedness meets opportunity!) because Hipcooks received great media attention, top Google placement and grew quickly, but organically. I opened my second location in 2006 and met my angel investor and mentor. Together, we opened 5 more Hipcooks locations, before I bought him out in...

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