Kareem has been featured on Netflix’s Sugar Rush, Food Network’s Chopped Sweets, and Spring Baking Championship Season 11, and continues to build a multi-industry career spanning culinary media, workforce development, and strategic consulting.
WHAT I BUILD
Kareem specializes in translating complex ideas into systems, experiences, and tools that people can actually use.
His work spans:
• Live culinary experiences and brand storytelling events
• Workforce development curriculum and learning system design
• Digital marketing strategy and growth infrastructure
• Implementation-focused communications and training tools
• Creative strategy for brands, programs, and social impact initiatives
Recent work includes supporting implementation communications and content systems connected to large-scale public health and research-informed initiatives, including contracted work tied to teams working alongside Columbia University–affiliated research and implementation programs.
Kareem’s role in these environments focuses on bridging the gap between research, strategy, and real-world usability — helping transform complex frameworks into materials, tools, and training systems teams can adopt and sustain.
Meet
CHEF KAREEM YOUNGBLOOD
CREATIVE + CULINARY WORK
Kareem is the founder of The Cupka’ak Bar, a dessert concept that transforms cupcakes, cake jars, and specialty cream-based desserts into edible storytelling experiences.
Each creation is built using locally sourced ingredients, organic flour, and signature fillings inspired by childhood nostalgia, cultural classics, and modern flavor science.
EDUCATION + WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Beyond the kitchen and stage, Kareem works in workforce education and digital marketing instruction, helping emerging professionals build real-world skills that translate directly into careers.
His teaching approach blends:
• Creative storytelling
• Technical marketing systems
• Real client-style project execution
• Career pathway design
• Portfolio-driven learning
EXPLORE. TASTE. BUILD. YOUR CREATIVE FUTURE.
Whether you’re here to order unforgettable desserts, book a live experience, collaborate on implementation or training strategy, or partner on creative campaigns, everything Kareem builds carries a signature blend of flavor, story, data, and execution.
AS SEEN ON
Netflix’s Sugar Rush
Food Network’s Chopped Sweets
Spring Baking Championship Season 11
Kareem Youngblood is a Brooklyn-based baker, digital marketing strategist, implementation translator, and TV personality known for bold flavors, powerful storytelling, and building systems that actually work in the real world.
After leaving a traditional 9–5 role to compete on national television, Kareem bet on himself — and proved that creative skill paired with strategic thinking can open doors across industries. Today, he operates at the intersection of creativity, education, and execution, bringing ideas to life through experiences, training systems, digital strategy, and real-world program implementation.