In this engaging conversation, Tom Molnar, co-founder of Gail's Bakery, shares his entrepreneurial wisdom and unique insights into building a sustainable food business. He emphasizes the importance of making informed food decisions and keeping a brand's essence alive. Tom discusses how creativity can flourish within a team and why strategic patience is crucial. He highlights the power of joy in tackling hard challenges and provides a genius algorithm for selecting success locations. His approach combines the art of baking with sustainable practices, all while fostering a strong connection to nature.
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Stay in the Flow
Stay in the flow of your business and focus on your core craft.
For Gail's, this means prioritizing baking and the baker's ethos.
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Food Decisions First
Food businesses should prioritize food decisions over purely business ones.
Focus on the craft and understand it deeply before making changes.
question_answer ANECDOTE
No Celebration Cakes
Gail's chooses not to make celebration cakes, despite customer demand.
This decision protects their focus on core baking and the baker's identity.
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In 'The Rational Optimist', Matt Ridley presents a bold and provocative interpretation of economic history, arguing that the innate human tendency to trade goods and services, along with specialization, is the source of modern human civilization. The book covers the entire sweep of human history from the Stone Age to the Internet, highlighting how life is improving at an accelerating rate through increased food availability, income, and life span, while disease, child mortality, and violence are decreasing globally. Ridley emphasizes the role of free trade, individual rights, and innovation in enhancing human prosperity and natural biodiversity despite potential setbacks[2][4][5].
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Henry Dimbleby
Jemima Lewis
Henry Dimbleby's "Ravenous" delves into the complexities of the UK's food system, examining its environmental impact, health consequences, and economic implications. The book advocates for a more sustainable and equitable approach to food production and consumption. Dimbleby presents a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and proposes practical solutions to improve the system. He emphasizes the need for systemic change, highlighting the interconnectedness of various factors influencing food security and public health. The book serves as a call to action, urging readers to consider their role in shaping a more resilient and responsible food future.
Honour to sit down with Tom Molnar, co-founder of GAILS's. What Tom’s built in GAIL’s is truly amazing.
You’re in for a treat
ON THE MENU:
Skateboarding & Slaying Monsters & Building GAIL’s: “Be in Flow” + Don’t let Big hot shot executives ruin the flow
Why a FOOD business MUST make FOOD decisions… “STOP adding more business to the business for the sake of business”
The GAIL’s No Celebration Cakes Rule: “Understand something deeply and make it better” + “Don’t change it before you know it”
Why GAIL’s Competitive Advantage is an INSIDE JOB.. “Don’t change the thing that made you great”
GAIL’s + Seth Godin’s “Circle of Us & Circle of Now”: Your Purpose Must Widen as You Scale
The Different Founder Mode Gears: Accept you’ll NEVER switch off, but you can switch gears: “Sleep is an active part of your life”
Black Belt Leadership Lesson ONE: Shut The F*ck Up and Listen. Listen first. Act Second.
Black Belt Leadership Lesson TWO: Creativity across the WHOLE business + “…let your team play jazz”
Why Brand Building is Like Water: a complex system, it never stands still, keep moving
Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast: you need speed humps to slow you down
How GAIL’s Charge £4.30 for a coffee: “The world has voted that it wants good coffee”
Why Joy is Different from Happiness. Joy Comes from Doing HARD Things. Hard Things = Fulfilment.
The Gail’s Algorithm for Picking Success Sites (this is GENIUS): Science is Art, Art is Science: “art is always asking questions”
Why It’s a SuperPower to Believe The Best Days Are Ahead of Us
Sausage Roll Rule Food decisions vs business decisions: How do we sell more? vs. How do we make it better?
One year business plans are DUMB copy, Invent: What’s this going to look like in 5 or 10 years?
HUNGRY. 
