How Blind Chef Christine Ha Built a Tech-Forward Restaurant Empire From One Simple Food Stall
How Success HappensShow Notes
In this episode of How Success Happens, Dan Bova chats with Christine Ha, the MasterChef-winning chef and owner of The Blind Goat and Stuffed Belly in Houston. Christine shares how she built a scalable, tech-enabled restaurant network, the systems that let her run multiple concepts, and how accessibility as a blind chef shapes every business decision she makes.
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