HI! I'm Makenna Held.

I'm a bit of a wild one.I think life needs to be lived out loud.

That's me and my friend, Kendall. She's the head chef at my cooking school.

an on fleek skincare routine, almost daily baths, pilates and 'the class', a quick and easy makeup routine, pour over coffee, snuggles

daily rituals

Galavanting around the South of France with my hubby & little, or in the US in our 1978 VW Westfalia (she's bright green!)

YOU CAN FIND ME:

six/seven figure tactics sold as strategies to freedom, snake-oil business nonsense, following the path of most resistance, capitalism

I'm NOT ABOUT:

YOUR magic, wine with dinner, short meetings, strategizing to outcomes, recipe-free ways of being, collecting cookbooks, education in ALL THINGS

I BELIEVE IN:

Tl;Dr Highlights:

I could do the "professional" thing and list all of my credentials and accomplishments upfront for you.

BUT INSTEAD, I WANT TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT WHAT I LOVE.
I LOVE LIFE. I LOVE FINDING THE THINGS THAT FILL ME UP AND MATCH WHO I AM AT MY ABSOLUTE CORE, INCLUDING THE VALUES THAT MAKE ME THE HUMAN BEING I AM.

I LOVE MAKING THINGS MAKE SENSE,

WHICH ISN’T ALWAYS THE RIGID AND “RIGHT” WAYS. SOMETIMES IT’S ALL ABOUT MESHING WHAT MAKES SENSE ON PAPER TO WHAT MAKES SENSE IN YOUR HEART TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT MAKES SENSE IN REALITY. I KNOW. IT’S A LOT. I’M OKAY WITH THAT.

La Peetch Kitchen

Learning to move

The Recipe-Free Crew

I LOVE EXPLORATION. IT’S EXHILARATING AND FUN. AND HONESTLY IT’S THE REASON WHY I FOLLOW MY GUT INSTINCTS ON EVERYTHING (INCLUDING BUYING LA PEETCH SIGHT UNSEEN. I JUST HAPPENED TO LOVE THE PHOTOS ENOUGH TO JUMP IN AND DO IT).

Play is the way

I love human-ing. And building human capacity.

Shattering our limits, kindly, to make room for new ones.

I LOVE FIGURING OUT WHO PEOPLE ARE. NOT JUST THEIR LIKES AND DISLIKES, BUT HOW THEY TICK AND WHAT LIGHTS THEM UP ENOUGH TO SHARE THE MAGIC WITHIN THEMSELVES.

AND I LOVE BREAKING THE RULES. JUST ENOUGH TO REWRITE THEM TO WHAT MATTERS TO YOU. BECAUSE FOLLOWING THE RULES THAT OTHER PEOPLE DECIDED ARBITRARILY SHOULD BE RULES, FRANKLY, SUCKS.

SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA TURN THAT SHIT OFF AND DECIDE THAT YOUR WAY OF FIGURING THINGS OUT DOESN’T NEED A CHECKLIST. THAT GOES FOR IN THE KITCHEN, TOO.

Let's Human Together

Humans are magical beings. We have this power within us to tap into uniqueness and gift it to the world.

But the world can’t see it if you don’t know how to explore that tap-into-it-ness.

So here’s my promise to you:

If you’re the kind of human who knows that there’s something a bit more in store for you, but you’re not sure how to grasp a hold of it.

If you’re the kind of human who feels alive while adventuring.

If you’re the kind of human who realizes that finances and work and life and play should all be synonymous with each other.

Then...You’re my kind of human. Let’s do the human thing, together.

(there doesn't HAVE to be hugs...)

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Things I've created?

A recipe-free way to learn to cook, explain how deliciousness happens, whether you're an expert or you've never. really. cooked. before.

The Courageous Cooking Method

Capacity building practices, and business acumen for entrepreneurs (and leaders) who want to do things their way, rather than the cis-het, patriarchy kinda way.

Incandescense

A leadership framework to support women, BIPOC, indigenous, and queer humans find their way to lead, on their own terms.

Your Leadership Recipe

Practical magic where you realize that YOU are the magic. Not 'manifesting'. A step-by-step approach to visioning, clarity, and getting things you've always wanted.

Future Writing