{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Nathan Barry Show","title":"Meet The Founder Behind Ambitious Kitchen's Online Empire | Monique Volz | 080","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/50f8e100\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2827,"description":"Today I’m joined by Monique Volz, founder of Ambitious Kitchen, to explore how she built a thriving food blog into a 7-figure business—with a lean team, kids at home, and a strong sense of purpose.\nWe dive into the evolution of her brand, her best-performing growth channels, the funnel that sells her digital product on autopilot, and what the future of food content looks like with AI and SEO shifts.\nTimestamps:\n00:00 Introduction\n01:06 Launching Ambitious Kitchen in 2011\n03:00 First income from ads and sponsored posts\n05:58 When she knew it could be full-time\n06:22 What changed with Pinterest & Instagram\n10:00 Email funnel strategy using Grocer’s List\n14:02 Plans to build a food media company beyond herself\n21:50 TikTok vs. Instagram for discovery\n25:34 Inside her full-time team and contractors\n31:08 Scaling with kids and working in focused blocks\n42:56 SEO, AI, and where food content is going\nIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave us a review. We read every single one.\nLearn more about the podcast: https://nathanbarry.com/show\nFollow Monique:\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ambitiouskitchen\nWebsite: https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com\nGrocer’s List: https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/grocers-list/\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmbitiousKitchen\nFollow Nathan:\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanbarry\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbarry\nX: https://twitter.com/nathanbarry\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenathanbarryshow\nWebsite: https://nathanbarry.com\nFeatured in this episode:\nAmbitious Kitchen: https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com\nThe Ambitious Kitchen Cookbook: https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/cookbook/\nKit: https://www.kit.com\nRaptive: https://raptive.com/\nFood52: https://food52.com/\nThe Every Girl: https://theeverygirl.com/\nThe Every Mom: https://theeverymom.com/\n5 Types Of Wealth: https://www.the5typesofwealth.com/\n#ambitiouskitchen #foodblogger #entrepreneur","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/94Z7X6faUKE41kiKTRfZPH0m-h9g7ytYNEt5v0i7EJE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kODMx/YjU2MDE1OGMwYTVj/YWE2MjUyOTkwNTVi/YmJkMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}