Tarquin Leadbetter dives into his absolutely genius strategy of focusing on local brand building in Cornwall, capturing the seasonal tourist market, and gradually expanding nationally. He describes how he used a regional focus to market cost-effectively across the UK—a concept he calls the "Doom Bar effect" - based on the small brewery born on the North Cornish coast that scaled to become the UK's best selling cask and bottled ale.Key Takeaways: you can market to a national audience on a...

In 2018, Jeremy Pang built a HUGE cookery school, School of Wok in Covent GardenSo huge, so forward thinking Tesco , Sainsbury's , Waitrose & Partners come knocking.Suddenly, School of Wok launches into 1200 storesHappy days? Right? Well, that’s when it started to go wrong (all revealed in our conversation) Thankfully,Jeremy Pang is a total legend. Relentlessly resourceful. Go getter-grafter. Deal maker. Grit-graft, twist-turn, plot-pivot, Jez,...

Listen to the full episode hereEspresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!!2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder?Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow.3. T...

🎄🎄🎄 LAST 10 Remaining Tickets to Christmas Doo here Tarquins are a brand I adore. A brand who followed no “rules”.Tarquin turned beautifully constrained budgets from headwind to tailwindThey’ve built a WHOPPAAA business, by not focusing on London.Distribution Density> Distribution BreadthBrand Depth > Brand AwarenessDie Hard Fans> Meek FansLOVED this episode. ON THE MENU:The Prudent Path to Profitability: Why Founders must OBSESS with the path to profitability “Giles Brook you d...

Imme, the branding expert and co-founder of Botivo, outlines how to tell your brand story and build long term resonance with your customers with these four key tensions found in your market, throughout broader society, and your customer. Tensions which are then woven into the company’s brand strategyEspresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm softwa...

I remember the day with marble-polished clarity. The day I sodomised my first Black Bear BurgerBrixton. 2020. In the strangled-mangled shackles lockdown, at my mates on Efra road.A celestial chubby steaming parcel of joy arrived. Lip-smackingly, soul-spankingly, face-melting YUM.My fave Burgus in London, and Stew is an absolute GON THE MENU:Packvertising Genius: How Black Bear Burger turned their Deliveroo packaging into a Storytelling MachineSurviving Crispy Chips Crisis: How BBB solve...

FULL EPISODE:YoutubeEspresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!!2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder?Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow.3. The biggest ...

TOTAL HONOUR to sit down for a podcast part two with the legend Seth Godin.We go DEEP into the Strategy + Brand + Storytelling Secrets of the best challenger brandsTony’s Chocolonely vs. Cadbury’sBlank Street Coffee vs. StarbucksNespresso vs. KencoFarmers Markets . Supermarket LettuceTeaser below, fully eppy Monday morningON THE MENU:David Chang Momofuko + Brussel Sprouts with bacon Rule: Pick your customers, pick your future - “Some customers will cross the street for your brand promise”Nike...

Listen to the full episode hereEspresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!!2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder?Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow.3. T...

Seth Godin's take on Status, Affiliations, and Freedom from Fear, How Heinz Ketchup Lives Rent Free Inside Your Childhood Memories, The Circle of Us vs. The Circle of Now, & Union Square Cafe and Danny Meyer's Restaurant Strategy. Listen to the full episode hereEspresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It'...

a brand building master class like you've NEVER head before Botivo Drinks | B corp are one of my fave brands The level of DEPTH Imme Ermgassen and Sam Paget Steavenson have gone into to build BOTIVO is CRAZYYou're in for an ABSOLUTE TREAT ON THE MENU:1. How BOTIVO was Born out of a Unusual Request at Lavish Parties like Calvin Harris, Ellie Golding, Prince Harry & Megan 2. Always Go Against the Category: Be a pleasure brave brand in a sea of moderation3. Make something your CONS...

FULL EPISODE:AppleSpotifyYoutubeEspresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!!2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder?Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow.3. ...

Listen to the full episode hereEspresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!!2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder?Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow.3. T...

Art vs. Commerce: How Elspeth balances creative freedom with business realities. Photographer Elspeth Vincent's journey, highlighting her artistic development and the business lessons she learned. Early Inspirations: Elspeth’s family influences and initial artistic explorations. Role of Mentorship: How photographers like Hanina shaped Elspeth’s growth. Finding a Unique Style: What makes Elspeth's style distinct and how experimentation helped. Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Strategies Elspeth u...

FULL EPISODE:YoutubeAppleSpotifyEspresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!!2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder?Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow.3. ...

Absolutely LOVED this conversation.Jack is well-traveled, well-read and well-fed.Whipper-smart and great fun.Perfect ingredients for a perfect conversation partner.Our conversation oozed and grooved from Surfing to Sauces, Bad Bosses to Best MBA’sJack’s taken the reigns from Rick and is captaining the Stein Ship into future waters.You’re in for a treat. ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom fr...

Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!!2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder?Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow.3. The biggest brands in FMCG love ...

Delighted to wax lyzz with mi amigos PJ and BM.MKJ Ignite are a sponsor of the poddy.They’re great friends.And, yes, they’re recruiters(ohhhh gawwddd, I just used the “R” word) (cuff me Mr. Officer)Chill-AAxxxx, they're TOTAL LEGENDSPeople don’t talk about onboarding enough. Imagine walking into a 5* hotel and your room is a complete tip. You’d be miffed.So many founders and brands are working at such a ferocious pace.They’re forgetting to do the brilliant basics. Forgetting to...

"There are no rules, so create your own rules” -Tyrell’s Crisps & Chase Distillery founder: 16 Controversial Lessons from a £40 Million Exit and a £75 Million Exit to DIAGEO “…there are laws, but there are NO RULES”Back for a part two, with the Food & Drink OG DONWill Chase builds and flips.A MasterClass in Life and Brand building.Loved it. It’s long. Very long. So take it in slowly. ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It...

Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!!2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder?Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow.3. The biggest brands in FMCG love ...

Making bugs mainstream is a brilliantly bonkers idea.I love brilliantly bonkers people.This Poddy was bonkers and brilliantyummy wisdom left me bug-eyed n’ bonked outLeo is an EXCEPTIONALLY bright visionaryLeo sees bugs on bougie small plate menus in Shoredtich,Cricket Con Carne demolished on hungover Boxing Days in GlasgowAnd, SpBug Bol with Garlic bread for your Tuesday Tea (certy: the best dinner on a Tuesday)YUMBUG is backed by the genius Ollie, the man behind BOTIVOAnd, James Watt founde...

Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!!2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder?Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow.3. The biggest brands in FMCG love ...

Me loves me’s a-bitta Kricket.A raucous rollercoaster of Mumbai-melting, Bombay-bouncing, spice-slapping flavourBowls you over.Smacks tastebuds for 6.Often, with my brother, we roll up, hunker down, nestle in, zonk out at their Brixton site: unadulterated gluttony erupts.And, the name, Kricket - I think - maybe - is one the greatest brand names of all time.Cricket, the sport, played in England and India.Marries the two countries.Kricket, the restaurant, combining British Ingredients with the ...

Listen to the full episode hereEspresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed!1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking?Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!!2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder?Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow.3. T...