Who Are
We
Optimized Nutrition Chefs — A private chef placement agency and health optimization company specializing in elite level clients in the NFL, UFC, MLB, NBA, Boxing, All Athletes and high net worth individuals.Â
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We provide in-home, on-site, travel, and training-camp support designed specifically for high-performance athletes who require more than standard meal prep with high importance to attention to detail to their health, performance, personalization for them, their families and careers.
We have trained and available chefs all across the USA and Canada to accommodate clients in many different locations or relocating the chef to you.
We find the perfect chef for you!
Our different services
We provide personalized private chef placement all across USA and Canada to professional athletes, executives, entertainers, families and high-profile clients. We take the time to understand each client's lifestyle, culinary preferences, nutritional requirements, schedule, location and expectations before identifying the right professional for the role.
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Our extensive network and experience working with elite athletes and high-performance clients allows us to identify chefs who can meet the unique demands of each placement, whether that means exceptional culinary ability, performance-focused nutrition, dietary specialization, travel flexibility, discretion or the ability to operate within a demanding schedule.
We develop highly personalized nutrition strategies around the individual and their goals and then work directly with our private chefs to ensure those strategies are translated into exceptional, precise and consistent meals every day.
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No matter what the goal, loosing weight, gaining muscle, cognitive function, muscle endurance or performance optimization. We design the perfect program towards the goal.
While also doing all the shopping, cleaning and ordering and pick up for everything required for the job,
Knowing elite level results doesn't just come down to just nutrition. We provide and customize blood, biomarker hormone and other lab testing through some of the world best labs to create a detailed supplement, sleep, dietary, environmental and lifestyle protocol to optimize from the inside and out to ensure the client is at their optimal in all areas.
Nick Billegas
Co- Owner, Director Of CulinaryÂ
Co-Founder of Optimized Nutrition Chefs and acting Executive Chef, has over 12 years of experience working in both the culinary and sports industries, specializing in performance nutrition for professional athletes.
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Nicholas Billegas brings over 12 years of experience across the culinary and sports industries, specializing in performance-focused culinary services for professional athletes.
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Beginning his athletic journey at 17 while training alongside elite UFC fighters, Nicholas developed a unique understanding of high-performance environments. His culinary career includes training in authentic French cuisine, working as a sous chef in international cuisine, and providing private, in-house culinary services for elite athletes and high-profile clients.
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As a certified Speed of Sport (SOS) affiliate trainer under Nick Curson, Nicholas combines his understanding of athletic performance with advanced culinary expertise to create highly personalized nutrition-focused culinary programs.
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Today, Nicholas leads the Optimized Nutrition Chefs culinary team, delivering world-class private dining and performance-focused chef services for professional athletes and high-performance clients worldwide.
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Tylor Whelan "Coachtjw" - Co Owner
Director of Health and Nutrition
Tylor Whelan brings nearly a decade of experience working with professional athletes and high-performing clients across multiple sports and disciplines. As Director of Health & Nutrition, he oversees the development of personalized nutrition, supplementation and health-optimization strategies designed around each client's individual goals and demands.
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With extensive education, certifications and mentorship under leading professionals in sports performance and nutrition, Tylor takes a comprehensive approach to performance, addressing nutrition, recovery, sleep, cognitive function, body composition, digestion and relevant health biomarkers.
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Tylor also oversees and guides the Optimized Nutrition Chefs culinary team, ensuring each chef can accurately execute the client's individualized nutritional strategy while maintaining exceptional flavor, quality and presentation.
By integrating performance nutrition with expert culinary execution, Tylor helps create a seamless system that removes the guesswork from daily nutrition and allows clients to focus on performing at their highest level.
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Current
and
Former Clients
After 10 years working with over 500+ professional/ amateur athletes and high end clients, These are some of the current and former high profile clients we have worked with over the years in different ways with their career.
