S12 Ep10: Tom Gozney: Designer, Entrepreneur and Founder of Gozney Wood Fired Ovens

Nov 26, 2021

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Surprise! We are back with another BONUS episode for you!

My guest today is Tom Gozney.

Tom is an entrepreneur and designer, he is the founder of Gozney. Gozney for those who don’t know, make incredible outdoor ovens and the business really is taking the world by storm.

Tom started out designing a brick pizza oven for his back garden in 2008, and by 2014 was supplying professional ovens to some of the UK’s leading restaurants including Chewton Glen, River Cottage and pizza chain Franco Manca. But his domestic ovens have also collected a loyal following of very famous fans including Tom Aikens, Paul Hollywood, the founder of Instagram, Mike Krieger, and Richard Branson – who flew Tom out to his personal island: Necker Island to build one.

Tom had in his own words, a “colourful youth” and might not necessarily be the stereotypical entrepreneur. He moved from school to school after being expelled and was constantly told he would amount to nothing. After battling with alcohol and drug addiction, he used his passion for food to turn his life around and proved all his teachers wrong. Despite not really being one for material possessions, by the age of 29 he was able to fulfil one of his dreams and to buy himself his dream car - a Lamborghini. Not too shabby for someone teachers told just a few years earlier was on a road to nowhere.

Thank you to Gozney for sponsoring today's episode. You can buy the Gozney Roccbox from Amazon and also from their website www.gozney.com where you will find lots more information. The Roccbox is £399 for the gas only option or £499 for dual-fuel. Happy Christmas shopping!

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