04 The Power of Commitment

What happens when a world-class pastry chef — known for creating breathtaking desserts — makes the powerful decision to quit sugar? 
What does commitment really mean when creativity, discipline, and personal values come together?

🎙 In this episode of #JanaTalk, I'm honored to welcome an extraordinary guest — Mehdi Bouabid, a renowned French pastry chef and founder of the online school The French Patissier. 

Mehdi has worked alongside top Michelin-starred chefs, and his creations are true works of art. He combines traditional French elegance with modern design, geometry, and deeper meaning.

What makes his story truly unique is not only his mastery of pastry — but his personal decision to stop eating sugar, a choice that deeply transformed his mindset, discipline, and creative process. 

About this episode

🔹 Mehdi's journey from studying astrophysics and working as an analyst to becoming a world-class pastry chef
🔹 Why he chose to quit sugar — and what changed as a result
🔹 What commitment means to him and how it fuels creativity
🔹 His daily rituals, mindset, and leadership style while managing a global team
🔹 How to lead a creative kitchen with clarity — not chaos
🔹 And much more

▶️ TOPIC: The Power of Commitment
▶️ WHEN: Sunday  15. 6. 2025 od 19:00
▶️ WHERE: YouTube channel @Jana_Talk

I'm looking forward to seeing you in the next episode.
Wishing you a beautiful day.

With love,
Jana

Leadership starts with how you lead yourself. When you fully commit, doubt loses its power. Commitment is freedom. Once you decide, everything becomes simpler

About the guest: Mehdi Bouabid

Mehdi Bouabid is a renowned French pastry chef, creative leader, and the founder of the online pastry school The French Patissier.

Known for his distinctive style, Mehdi combines traditional French pastry craftsmanship with modern design, geometry, and deeper meaning. His desserts are not only visually breathtaking, but also thoughtfully structured — true edible works of art. Throughout his career, he has worked alongside top Michelin-starred chefs and led creative teams on an international level.

Before entering the world of pastry, Mehdi studied astrophysics and worked as an analyst — a background that strongly influences his precision, discipline, and creative thinking today. One of the most defining moments of his personal journey was his decision to quit sugar, a choice that transformed his mindset, habits, and approach to creativity and leadership.

Through his work, teaching, and leadership, Mehdi shares a powerful message about commitment, clarity, and conscious creation — proving that boundaries can be a source of freedom and that true creativity often grows from discipline.