59 | Brittany Garbutt, Pretzel and Doughing It Right

Brittany Garbutt is the founder of Pretzel Australia. Pretzel has 11 stores across Australia, a business turnover of more than $5 million a year and over 300 staff.

In addition to Pretzel, she’s also the founder of Voodoo Cafe, Voodoo Priestess, and Chubby Boy Breakfast and Bar. But I'm (k)not joking, the pretzels are beyond amazing. So pretty stoked I got to interview Brittany!

In this interview, we cover the story of starting up with her life savings invested in a pink shipping container selling pretzels, managing store expansion right as the pandemic started, and lessons learned along the way.

 

Incredibly fun conversation this one, Britt’s energy is infectious, but fair warning, a few F-bombs will be dropped so don’t say I didn’t warn ya!

But please enjoy my conversation with Brittany Garbutt.

 

For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on  https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep59 

 

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Show Notes:

[00:00:31] - [First question] - How Britt started Pretzel

[00:05:38] - When did she feel she was onto something?

[00:09:28] - Interesting notes about store layout 

[00:11:27] - The challenges of driving demand through Instagram

[00:17:26] - Advertising off from Social Media

[00:20:16] - Talking about the expansion from Perth to Melbourne

[00:29:48] - The hospitality industry culture of having a crack

[00:34:27] - How to juggle multiple brands and stores

[00:38:14] - Being honest about her work

[00:44:04] - The challenges of asking for money

[00:47:06] - About Mentors

[00:51:10] - Perth, blessing or a curse?

 

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Connect with Brittany:

Pretzel Australia: https://www.pretzelaustralia.com.au/  

Connect with Brittany on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-garbutt-10557a48/ 

 

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