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  • "The perfect storm almost killed us" - Alberto Cartasegna, MISCUSI

    "The perfect storm almost killed us" - Alberto Cartasegna, MISCUSI
    Oct 2 2024
    Today, we have Alberto Cartasegna, Founder & CEO of Miscusi, a smart casual restaurant chain centered around pasta, which he started in 2017. Now, Miscusi has 18 restaurants across 7 Italian cities, serving over 1 million guests per year, employing 300 people, and generating €20 million in sales. With top investors on board, they have raised over €25 million in equity, achieved B-Corp certification, and created a place even Italian grandmothers love to dine.
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    58 min
  • "Get up and stand on two legs" - Enrico Sodano, Serial Entrepreneur

    "Get up and stand on two legs" - Enrico Sodano, Serial Entrepreneur
    Sep 25 2024
    This week with Enrico Sodano, serial entrepreneur, started his career as a goldsmith and jewelry trader before he ended up in the hospitality business. He became a McDonald’s franchisee, followed by taking over the Vapiano franchise in Switzerland and Egypt. Today, he runs different restaurant concepts in Switzerland, built his own delivery service and launched recently a small Vapiano format for gas stations – aiming double-digit numbers in stores for Switzerland.
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    52 min
  • "Failing is just an opportunity to learn more." - Travis Masiero, Luke’s Oyster Bar & Chop House

    "Failing is just an opportunity to learn more." - Travis Masiero, Luke’s Oyster Bar & Chop House
    Sep 18 2024
    This week, we’re speaking with Travis Masiero, Founder & CEO of Luke’s Oyster Bar & Chop House and four other restaurants in Singapore and Japan.
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    57 min
  • “We have spent our entire life learning to be unhappy” - Dr. Srikumar Rao - The Rao Institute

    “We have spent our entire life learning to be unhappy” - Dr. Srikumar Rao - The Rao Institute
    Sep 11 2024
    This week with Dr. Srikumar Rao, founder and.head of the Rao Institute, former business school professor, executive coach and TED Talk Speaker, who helped thousands of entrepreneurs to achieve “quantum leaps of effectiveness, resilience and happiness”.
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    53 min
  • “10% idea, 90% sweat” - Gregor Gerlach, Seaside Hotel Collection, Vapiano

    “10% idea, 90% sweat” - Gregor Gerlach, Seaside Hotel Collection, Vapiano
    Sep 4 2024
    This week with Gregor Gerlach, CEO of Seaside Hotel Collection, co-founder & shareholder of Vapiano. Gregor has an amazing track record: 20 years ago, he co-founded Vapiano, bought his co-founders out and led the company as CEO for several years. As a shareholder he experienced then the exciting days when Vapiano first went public and how his “baby” later went bankrupt. He is an integral part of the new shareholders, who bought Vapiano out of bankruptcy.
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    47 min
  • "Make a problem a problem only when it is a problem." - Thom Elliot, Pizza Pilgrims

    "Make a problem a problem only when it is a problem." - Thom Elliot, Pizza Pilgrims
    Aug 28 2024
    This week, we feature Thom Elliot, Co-Founder of Pizza Pilgrims, which he started with his brother in 2012 following a pilgrimage to Italy. They have grown the business organically, with a lot of fun, and with massive respect for bringing Neapolitan pizza to London. What began as a street food movement has now expanded to 22 pizzerias across the UK, employing 480 people, generating 30 million in sales, and 1 million in profit.
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    48 min
  • "You only realize your mistakes after you've made them." - Stefan Tewes - Coffee Fellows

    "You only realize your mistakes after you've made them." - Stefan Tewes - Coffee Fellows
    Aug 21 2024
    This week with Stefan Tewes, Founder & CEO of Coffee Fellows, the largest coffee shop chain in Germany, with over 300 units. Coffee Fellows was founded in 1999 and currently generates 120 million Euros in system sales, with 10 million Euros in EBITDA. The company operates in 9 countries with over 150 franchise partners.
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    49 min
  • “You’re going to suffer. You have to die for your idea!” - Max Kochen - beets&roots

    “You’re going to suffer. You have to die for your idea!” - Max Kochen - beets&roots
    Aug 14 2024
    This week with Max Kochen, co-founder and CEO of beets&roots. Max talks about their journey and how he grew the company up to more than 15 locations, with a multichannel approach to B2B, delivery, travel hubs and retail.
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    47 min