Speaking Engagement: Culinary Storytelling with Mindfulness
Kaz inspires mindfulness, creativity, and opposite thinking. His speaking engagements go beyond food; they offer a transformative experience that blends storytelling, cultural wisdom, and personal growth.
Speaking Topics
Choose from variety of topics that fits your organizational goal.
Business leaders and entrepreneurs seeking fresh, unconventional insight
Teams looking to spark creativity, clarity, and meaningful connection
Ideal audiences include:
Lifelong learners and creatives craving purpose-driven growth
Wellness and personal development communities exploring mindfulness and simplicity
Topic 1. Thinking Opposite in Cooking & Life
In this thought-provoking session, Kaz shares the lessons he’s learned from teaching sushi classes and running a successful business for over 12 years. From challenging conventional wisdom to redefining success, Kaz encourages participants to reconsider assumptions in both the kitchen and life.
What will the audience get?
• Business leaders and entrepreneurs seeking fresh, unconventional insight
• Teams looking to spark creativity, clarity, and meaningful connection
• Lifelong learners and creatives craving purpose-driven growth
• Wellness and personal development communities exploring mindfulness and simplicity
Topic 2. Breaking the Myth of Sushi & Life
Debunks common misconceptions about sushi, Kaz goes beyond the myths of food to challenge the conventional thinking. Participants can apply these lessons to break through their own barriers to live more purposefully.
What will the audience get?
• A fresh perspective on how everyday myths distort our thinking
• Practical techniques to identify and break limiting beliefs
• A renewed sense of purpose and clarity for living and working with intention
Topic 3. Culinary Storytelling & Mindfulness
From hosting a client's 50th birthday celebration to teaching sushi-making at a Bar Mitzvah for a boy who attended the same class three times, Kaz explores how food shapes our stories, deepens connections, and enhances joy in life. Through culinary experiences, Kaz shows how mindful cooking can create lasting memories and bring balance and meaning to every moment.
What will the audience get?
• Insight into the power of storytelling through food—and how to apply it in personal or professional life
• A deeper appreciation for mindfulness as a practice that brings clarity, joy, and emotional connection
• Simple rituals to bring more intention and meaning to everyday moments
Add-on Team Building Sushi Making
An engaging session that blends leadership insights with hands-on sushi-making, teaching lessons on teamwork, adaptability, and mindfulness. Participants will strengthen their bonds and develop skills that promote better communication and creativity.
Book Kaz for Your Next Event
For speaking inquiries, please contact to learn more about bringing Kaz’s unique culinary storytelling experience to your audience.