"PROSPERITY’S KITCHEN" Reality Show Contestants Named

San Jose, CA, December 17, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Fifteen contestants for Word Chef Enterprises’ upcoming entrepreneurial reality web show "Prosperity’s Kitchen," were announced just four weeks before they begin the competition.

While competing for a $10K prize package as they learn to market themselves online, they’ll be mentored by 12 guest experts including Gina Bell, Tara Gentile, Diane Conklin, Deborah Gallant, Danny Iny, Erika Napoletano, Mike Michalowicz, Pamela Slim, Ann Smarty, Lori Taylor, Johnny Truant and Steven Washer.

The premiere season of "Prosperity’s Kitchen" has been dubbed the solopreneurs’ edition and is being presented by Bigstock.

Tea Silvestre, the host of the show, said the contestants will be in class and tackling missions for 12 weeks beginning January 21, 2013.

Each week contestants are given real marketing tasks and within 48 hours to a week the task is completed and a review of the task with prominent business executives is done in the “kitchen.”

Contestants will work together in teams of three and accumulate points for best job on a particular mission – both as a team and as an individual. Judging criteria are based on task profitability, leadership skills, communication, innovation and exploration of new opportunities.

Below is the batch of contestants for the premiere season:

Janet Brent, Philippines
Graphic designer
Bonnie Bruderer, Sausalito, CA
Dirty Dog (retail)
Colleen Conger, Aberdeen, MS
Digital Photos
Rachel Denning, currently in South America
Travel/Lifestyle Blogger
Kristin Elliott, Victor, NY
Doodie Pack (retail)
Linda Griego, LaPorte, CO
Java Raiz (retail)
Michelle Hastie, Huntington Beach, CA
Total Body Health
Ang Jandak, Nashua, NH
Low Brow Events
Evelyn Kalinosky, Wyoming, PA
Inner Affluence (Coaching)
Tiffany Manley, Wilsonville, AL
Sweet Phenomena (home schooling)
Joseph Richards, Alexandria, VA
Salary Negotiators
Shaun Roney, Elk Grove, CA
Twinkle Ties (retail)
Peter Sterlacci, Kyoto Japan
Personal Branding
Jayne Ubl-Johnson, Champlin, MN
Drive Safe Ride Safe
Tammy Vitale, Lusby, MD
Women Weaving it all Together (coaching)

Funding for the Prosperity’s Kitchen series is provided by Play-at-Home viewers, with additional support from Bigstock royalty free images, Blue Host web hosting and Anymeeting web meeting services.

Prosperity’s Kitchen is a Word Chef Enterprises production.

About Prosperity’s Kitchen
Prosperity’s Kitchen is a 12-week reality web edutainment series that aims to teach solopreneurs and micro business owners how to market themselves effectively online. Structured like a reality TV competition, 15 contestants will tackle weekly marketing missions in order to showcase what they’ve learned. The contestants are divided into teams of three and will be advised and mentored by Tea Silvestre, aka The Word Chef, as well as 12 other high profile marketing experts. The contestant who outperforms their cohorts will take home the $10,000 prize package (a mix of cash and prizes). Learn more at prosperityskitchen.com.

About Word Chef Enterprises
WCE is wholly owned and operated by Tea Silvestre of San Jose, CA. Tea is widely regarded as one of the top marketers in the world of small business. She’s the author of “Attract and Feed a Hungry Crowd: How Thinking Like a Chef Can Help You Build a Solid Business,” as well as the founding producer of the ground-breaking web series, “Prosperity’s Kitchen.”

Tea’s writing is often seen on some of the biggest blogs on the Internet, including Copyblogger, Problogger and MarketingProfs. She’s also a frequent speaker at entrepreneurial events across the globe. Learn more at thewordchef.com.