Joi started The Cook’s Nook, Austin’s first shared commercial kitchen and culinary incubator. Prior to opening the Cook’s Nook, Joi worked as an e-commerce product manager and marketing director in the tech industry for nearly 20 years. After leaving the tech field, she decided to pursue her passion for cooking and graduated from the Auguste Escoffier’s School of Culinary Arts.
Soon after, she decided to merge her love of culinary arts with her technology background — eventually opening The Cook’s Nook. Since then, her business has helped more than 30 businesses in the Austin area do research and development, develop products, hold staff meetings, put together business plans, and more. Joi Also serves on the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board, which advises council on matters related to our local food system.