My name is Ivan Budimir—most people call me Buda.
I’m a writer and the creator of Crazy Chef, a brand for stories, training toolkits, and much more.
I made expensive mistakes across three careers (Moscow purchasing, military contracts, Amsterdam pastry). Built systems to fix them. Now I write about what actually worked.
My first book, Build Your Own Recipe: Part 1 – Foundations, launched February 2026.
It’s a behavior change training toolkit covering Health, Focus, and Discipline—the three domains that determine whether everything else works. Not self-help. Not motivation. Just repeatable levers, weekly tracking, and a system built for restarts.
Parts 2 and 3 are in development—covering Stress & Recovery, Relationships, Creativity, Wealth, Leadership, and Systems.
I’m not a performance coach. I’m not a productivity guru. Just someone sharing systems that worked.
Get the book on Amazon
Read the launch article on Medium
Follow the work on Instagram
Also available on: Gumroad
Crazy Chef. 2026. Ivan Budimir (Buda)