Bullough, AmandaDunham, Aynsley2024-01-042024-01-042023Bullough, Amanda, and Aynsley Dunham. "Seeing Entrepreneurship and a Blind Chef: Entrepreneur, Laura Martinez." Case Study. Women’s Leadership Initiative, Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware, 2023.https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/33771Time period: The events covered by this case took place in 2010-2020. Geographical setting: Region: Americas Country: United States Location: Chicago, Illinois Featured company: La Diosa Employees: 1 Type: Self-owned Industry: Culinary Other keywords: Founded in 2015; First blind person to train at Le Cordon Bleu; First blind chef to graduate from the school; First blind chef in America to run a restaurant Featured protagonist: Laura Martinez (female), Chef The version of record is available at: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=191982 For Instructors, Teaching Notes are provided for every case. Please visit The Case Centre website at http://www.thecasecentre.org/caseCollection/WomensLeadershipInitiative to verify your instructor role and obtain access to teaching materials.Laura Martinez is a blind woman who became an entrepreneur in the culinary field. She became the first blind person to train at Le Cordon Bleu and subsequently opened her restaurant, La Diosa, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. This case examines Laura's challenges in becoming a chef and how she overcame them through determination and confidence in herself. Specific focus is given to the negative views of disabilities and disabled people that Laura contended with and how those can have an adverse impact on disabled people.en-USleaderwomen's leadershipentrepreneurshipfemale entrepreneurwomanassumptionsdisabilitiesdisabled peoplecareerreduced inequalitiesCase study