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DTCFounder storySupplements30s · 9:16Best on Gemini Omni Flash

I quit the restaurant to fix sports drinks

A former chef in his test kitchen explains why he left restaurants to build a low-sugar electrolyte mix, tastes a batch from a measuring jug, and offers viewers a sample pack.

Example product
Saltwell — A low-sugar electrolyte drink mix in stick packs
Audience
Active adults 25–50 who sweat a lot and dislike sugary sports drinks
Creator
Former head chef turned founder, mid 50s

Variables — swap these for your product

{{BRAND}} = Saltwell{{PRODUCT_NAME}} = Saltwell Electrolytes{{SUGAR}} = one gram of sugar{{OFFER}} = a free 4-flavour sample pack

01 · hook

Twenty-two years of kitchens

0–3s

“Twenty-two years in hot kitchens. Then I quit.”

Vertical 9:16 handheld selfie medium close-up, iPhone front camera. A 56-year-old Nigerian-British man, dark brown skin, close-cropped grey hair, short grey beard, white chef's jacket with rolled sleeves, in a small test kitchen at 2 pm, stainless counters, digital scales and stacked boxes. He wipes his hands on a towel, tucks it into his jacket and looks straight into the lens with a calm, serious face. Handheld. Bright clean kitchen light, handheld, shot on iPhone, natural skin texture, documentary feel. He says: "Twenty-two years in hot kitchens. Then I quit." No captions or on-screen text.
duration
3 s
aspect ratio
9:16
resolution
720p · 24 fps
audio
always on — normalise to −14 LUFS in the edit
image urls
creator, setting (guides look, doesn't lock frame 1)

Shot list

  1. 0.0–3.0sMCU. Towel tucked, serious look to lens

On-screen text (overlay in edit)

22 years as a chef. then I quit.

Audio

Kitchen extractor hum

References

creatorsetting

02 · demo

The problem with the usual stuff

3–12s

2 shots, 3 model prompts, settings and captions in the full library.

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03 · proof

Tasting the batch

12–21s

2 shots, 3 model prompts, settings and captions in the full library.

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04 · cta

From his kitchen

21–30s

2 shots, 3 model prompts, settings and captions in the full library.

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Why it works

A chef's credibility is taste, which is the real objection to electrolyte mixes, so the founder story and the product benefit line up exactly. The serious delivery and late smile make him feel real, and the sugar figure is a label fact, not a health claim.

Hook variants to A/B test

  • “Twenty-two years in hot kitchens. Then I quit.”
  • “Chefs sweat more than athletes. I'd know.”
  • “I made the drink I needed on every shift.”

Reference images

  • creator

    Front-facing photo of the creator in the exact wardrobe, shoulders up, neutral expression: Man, 56, Nigerian-British, dark brown skin, close-cropped grey hair, short grey beard, white chef's jacket with sleeves rolled, reading glasses on a cord

  • product

    Your stick packs and box, plus a jug of mixed drink to show colour

  • setting

    Test kitchen with stainless counters, scales and jugs, bright light

  • endcard

    Product pack shot, brand name and offer on a plain background matching the video's palette

Creator look (paste into your image model)

Man, 56, Nigerian-British, dark brown skin, close-cropped grey hair, short grey beard, white chef's jacket with sleeves rolled, reading glasses on a cord. Small test kitchen at 2 pm, stainless counters, digital scales, glass measuring jugs, stacked stick-pack boxes.

Model notes, last verified 2026-10-16: Provisional: written to Kling 3.0 conventions (3.0-compatible) until 4.0 publishes its own. 3, 5 or 10 s only; audio always on; add captions in post.

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