S7 E13: Helena Vavrikova - Building a Career Across Multiple Roles Within Private Service

Life in Private Staffing · Sep 24, 2026 · 56m

What does it really take to build a career across multiple roles within private service?

In this episode of Recruitment Diaries: Life in Private Staffing, Philippa is joined by Helena Vavrikova, an experienced Private Chef, House Manager and Estate Manager whose career has taken her from restaurant kitchens and culinary school to working inside UHNW private households across the US.

Helena’s route through private staffing has been anything but one-dimensional. Starting out as a nanny before training at the Culinary Institute of America, she went on to build a career as a Private Chef before…