Moving to Texas Without Telling His Wife Was One of the Biggest Gambles of Josh Barber's Career

The Inspired Stories Podcast · Sep 18, 2026 · 56m

🎙️ From Chef Whites to IT to Recruiting: Josh Barber's Journey Building Patrice and Associates

In this episode, Josh Barber, franchise owner of Patrice and Associates in Dallas-Fort Worth, shares how a chef's career, two decades in corporate IT, and a sudden 2024 layoff led him back to hospitality — this time as a recruiter and owner. Josh opens up about hiding a career-changing move from his own wife, the failed business ideas he talked himself out of, and how he now helps overlooked chefs turn thin resumes into job offers.

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Trained as a chef and worked his way…