53. Wan Kim | CEO & Owner of Smoothie King, an $850M annual business

Wan Kim is the owner and CEO of Smoothie King, overseeing 1,202 stores and $850M annually. 

Originally an immigrant from South Korea, Wan and I discuss: 

• How his first store almost failed and why he pushed forward for 4 years with little results 
• How to create momentum: spark a series of small wins. Even if you aren’t getting sales, get 100 people to sign up for your marketing list or wake up at 5:30am every day. 
• The expectation to work for his father's manufacturing business and walking away from it. 
• His decision to upset current customers with a menu change towards healthier ingredients in order to obtain a younger audience.
• Consuming smoothies ONLY for 30 days and the effects it had. 

• The first people to tell you to quit your entrepreneurial dream are your loved ones and why you shouldn’t listen to them. 
• His 2 key leadership principles: correct incentives & feedback without emotion.

Connect with Andrew Namanny: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-namanny/

Connect with Wan Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wan-kim-3a4a604/

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