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How a 2nd Grade Reading Chart Helped This Food Entrepreneur Launch a Meal-Kit Company To keep her business goals on track, Elana Karp relied on a tactic she used in her previous life as a grade-school teacher.

By Linda Lacina

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Some of us knew the answer when we were 3 years old, some of us are still figuring it out.

And that's perfectly okay, says Elana Karp, head chef and culinary co-founder of the meal kit company Plated. Karp was on a completely different career path before she zeroed in on her passion for food, and built a company devoted to helping people eat better and more conveniently.

Listen in as she talks with Entrepreneur host Linda Lacina and explains how a grade-school reading chart helped her define and achieve her company's goals.

Related: This Health Food Entrepreneur Uses An Age-Old Method for Staying Organized and Motivated

Linda Lacina

Entrepreneur Staff

Linda Lacina is the former managing editor at Entrepreneur.com. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Smart Money, Dow Jones MarketWatch and Family Circle. Email her at llacina@entrepreneur.com. Follow her at @lindalacina on Twitter. 

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