• Emily Ruybal, 30, left a corporate job in 2023 to become a private yacht chef and content creator. • Now, she loves working as a private chef on charter yachts for high-profile clients. • Working as a private chef, she enjoys the creative freedom, even when it's physically demanding.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Emily Ruybal about quitting a corporate job and working as a private yacht chef and social media creator. Business Insider has verified Ruybal's former employment. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

I've always been some sort of hustler.

In 2017, I got my degree in broadcasting and moved to Los Angeles shortly after to pursue a career in entertainment. I worked all kinds of jobs, but I knew that I've always wanted to

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