Meet Derrius Hall

 

We recently connected with Derrius Hall and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Derrius, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?

I Get My Work Ethic From My Dad & Learn My Craft Of Cooking From My Granny …

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?

Im Derrius Hall A Celebrity Chef & Serial Caterer From Jacksonvill Florida Duval County Ive Cook For Many Celebs Nfl Players & Corporate Companies & Colleges …Im A Father Of 6 Derrius Jr,Derek,Derrion,Khloe,Denim & Loyal ! Alot Of My Drive To Be Successful At Being A Chef Come From My Kids …My Catering Company Is Called (The Cookupp Catering LLC) Im The Head Chef At The Newest And Nicest Lounge To Hit Jacksonville Florida (Elevation Lounge) Im The Owner Of A Duval Chefs Helping Hands Where Myself and Other Chef Get Together & Provide Food For Repast Of Gun Violence Victims Thru Duval County !

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Honestly Going To Jail Doing Time Getting Shot All While Having My Kids Witness Those Moments influence Me To Want Better I Set A Goal I Stay Dedicated And It Paid Off Sometimes We Gotta Sacrifice What We Use To For The Ones We Love The Streets Will Be There If You Want Change You Gotta Go For It !

To close, maybe we can chat about your parents and what they did that was particularly impactful for you?

The Most Impactful Thing My Parents Did For Me Is Always Got Along With Each Other For The Goodness Of Me .They Also Showed Me What It Look Like To Work Hard To Change Your Circumstances…My Mom Showed Me What A Great Wife Looks Like & My Dad Showed Me How A Man Is Suppose To Provide …

Contact Info:

  • Instagram: The_Cookupp
  • Facebook: Derrius Hall

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