Joshua Sharkey
FounderFounder at Meez Culinary Solutions · Founder at meez
Croton-On-Hudson, New York, United States
FoundedmeezMeez Culinary Solutions
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About
Joshua Sharkey is the founder and CEO of meez, a recipe management platform for professional kitchens that launched to restaurants nationally in early 2021. He worked for over two decades as a chef and restaurant operator, cooking at Café Gray, Tabla, Oceana, and Bouley, co-founding the Brooklyn hot dog concept Bark Hot Dogs in 2009, and later serving as COO of Aurify Brands. He also hosts The meez Podcast and writes the Scaling Up blog.
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Experience
- meezFounder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentGreater New York City Area
- The meez PodcastPodcast Hostcurrent2023 — present
- Aurify BrandsChief Operating Officer2016 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- Bark Hot DogsCo-Founder2009 — 2016
- Cafe Gray RestaurantChef2004 — 2008New York, New York, United States
- BouleyCook2004New York, New York, United States
- Tabla RestaurantChef De Partie2002 — 2004New York, New York, United States
- Salumeria Mario BataliApprentice2003New York, New York, United States
- Oceana RestaurantLine Cook2001 — 2002New York, New York, United States
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joshua Sharkey?
- Joshua Sharkey is the founder and CEO of meez, a recipe management platform for professional kitchens that launched to restaurants nationally in early 2021. He worked for over two decades as a chef and restaurant operator, cooking at Café Gray, Tabla, Oceana, and Bouley, co-founding the Brooklyn hot dog concept Bark Hot Dogs in 2009, and later serving as COO of Aurify Brands. He also hosts The meez Podcast and writes the Scaling Up blog.
- Where does Joshua Sharkey work?
- Joshua Sharkey is Founder of meez and Co-founder at Meez Culinary Solutions.
- What companies did Joshua Sharkey found?
- Joshua Sharkey founded meez, Meez Culinary Solutions.
- Where did Joshua Sharkey go to school?
- Joshua Sharkey studied at Johnson & Wales University (Associate's degree, Culinary Arts).
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