NEWMORROW SESSIONS - A PodCast Series on the Future of Hospitality You need strong passion & sparkling eyes to make your dreams come true - Gamze Cizreli - Big Chefs
From Doubt to Drive - Entrepreneurs Only.
This week with Gamze Cizreli, Founder & Chairwoman of Big Chefs (https://www.bigchefs.com.tr/) a full day dining concept based in Turkey, currently operating over 100 restaurants in 13 countries. Big Chef is a public company listed on the Turkish Stock Market.
In this episode, Gamze talks with us about her journey as a single female entrepreneur in the challenging, gender-inequality-ridden hospitality industry of her home country. Gamze speaks very openly about her challenges and how choosing the wrong partners can be painful Our main learnings from this conversation are:
- You need strong passion & sparkling eyes to make your dreams come true.
- Think Global, Act Local – “Glocal” Mindset is a success factor for international growth.
- Partners need to have the same vision & mindset.
- If you fail, take your jackets, and move on.
- Expand into countries, which don’t have good own food.
- Make your personal “SWOT” analyses for yourself.
- Set goals you cannot reach, so you have something to live for.
- Never lose your hope.
- Embrace uncertainty. It is an opportunity to grow.
- Take manageable risks.
- Build resilience.
Gamze’s book “Those who play with fire” is currently only available in Turkish, but soon in German and English. Stay Tuned.
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© From Doubt to Drive Podcast, owned and operated by Aperitivo International B.V Recorded on 18th April 2024 via Zoom in Istanbul, Turkey (Gamze Cizreli) – Bandarawella, Sri Lanka (Mario C. Bauer) – Amsterdam, Netherlands (Florian Schneider).