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Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/Tommy Banks was on course to cricket-stardom.Until a debilitating disease struck him down.Hospitalised. Bed ridden for 2 years. His adolescence eviscerated.In the hospital bed he piously inhaled cook books. Tommy course corrected.He came out swinging with hell-bent drive.🥦 The youngest chef in the UK to win a Michelin Star.🥦 Great British Menu Winner in 2016 and 2017.🥦 Owner of 2 Michelin Star restaurants, Roots, York and The Black Swan, Oldstead.🥦 Owner of pub The Abbey Inn.🥦 Owner of Made in Olstead delivery boxes🥦 Founder of Banks Brothers Canned Wine.SO LOVED this conversation.A total Master Class in empathetic leadership.When your back is against the wall, always come out swinging.ON THE MENU:1. Why Perfection is a curse for founders: set ridiculously high standards but move quickly2. Why competition is for LOSERS - be a forager - create unique IP - protect it at all costs3. How to build a culture WITHOUT ego: the difference between self-respect and ego4. How to create systems that facilitate magic, you need a frightening amount of detail behind the scenes5. The Principles of Great Leadership: Inspiration + Empathy = (Self) Discipline6. The Effect of being Idle is to Spiral” (downwards)Mackenzie Jones - the FMCG recruitment specialists.There’s salacious-yet-superfluous recruiters out there - proper Cowboys. Thank goodness for Billy and Paul. The Good guys.Loved by brands like Lucky Saint, Candy Kittens, Hunter & Gather, FULFIL. Looking to build out your team? Deeply implore you to reach out to Billy or Paul.GS1 UKYou’ve set the business up, the website is in development, got the bank account, what’s next? Barcodes! Get the barcodes for your products from GS1 UK from the start and don’t risk going with cheaper alternatives – it’ll cost you in the long run. Enjoy more than just barcodes and get 20% off your first year’s membership with GS1 UK by using the discount code HUNGRY20 at checkout.www.gs1uk.org/hungryBOWIMI - Food & Drink Founders and Sales Teams.  BOWIMI makes you better at your job and saves you stress, time and improves your bottom line.Save time, planning out your sales routes.Quickly sort out transfers ordersTrack store availability to ensure you’re not losing sales/leaving money on the table.🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)

Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Paul Ainsworth, Ainsworth Collection Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode here  Oh and btw!! Every top and food and drink founder reads our news letter why wouldn't you? Click here Have a wonderful day Popey  xx 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)

One man and his merry band of brand enthusiasts is behind all these brands.Perry Haydn Taylor 💚 Haydn Taylor and bigfish. Dream Big. Dive Deep. Swim Fast.The creative dynamite, unleashing explosive, wild-fire-spreading growth for buccaneering brands.Buckle up. Strap in. A wild adventure awaits you.Thrilled to Welcome back my friend, Perry for a Part Three. Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/How many of these brands are in your life?🥔 Tyrells🥥 The Coconut Collaborative🎂 GU🥛 Yeo Valley🥘 Charlie Bigham🥕 Freddies Flowers🍾 SipSmith Clipper Tea🍖 Dorset Cereals🍔 Maldon Sea Salts🍪 Biscuiteers🧈 Roddas Cream🍞 St. Pierre Bakery🥒 Belvoir🍌 Riverford Organic🍝 RANAON THE MENU:1. How to Challenger founders can use Chat GPT to escape competition.2. The Dangers of Measure-bation - when you’re not agile, you’re fragile3. Why Institutional Memory is a curse - founders must foster a Naive Intelligence, Stay Dumb and Foolish as you get wiser4. Today ask yourself: am I blindly going to accept what I've been told: why why why?5. How to build teams that build house hold brands: Visionaries (trail blazers) why? >Settlers and shapers (executioners) how? > Town planners (do)6. The Pillars of Brand: Attention > Interest > Desire > Actions7. Why the Trend is your Friend, rely on early adopters and turn them into evangelists 👌 

Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Ed Perry, founder of COOK. Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode here Oh and btw!! Every top and food and drink founder reads our news letter why wouldn't you? Click here Have a wonderful day Popey  xx 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/Gut-health-pioneer & Industry GuruJon Walsh & Dr. Megan RossiOpposites attract,  1+1 = 3.Had a good gut feelin’ about this one. BOY OH BOY - it was UNREAL Bio & Me have won listings at Sainsbury’s, Tesco, CoOp, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Sainsbury’s. ON THE MENU:1. Why just because you WIN more listings doesn't mean you should HIRE more resource 2. The Dangers of CPG (Creator Packaged Goods) - just because you’ve a big following doesn’t mean it’s easy 3. Bio & Me’s Secrets to driving rate of sale on a shoe string budget 4. The secrets to driving rate of sale on a shoe string drive rate of sale on a shoestring budget5. Megan's Art of Taking Calculated Risks: leave it a week + sleep on it + use iPhone notes6. Why 1 + 1 = 3 - the science of building successful co-founder partnerships7. How to stop being nervous, what to eat before BIG pitches and presentations🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?He grew up in an Orphanage.Dad died at 6.Mum at 11.He transformed Pain into Beauty and suffering into Safety.Living by the mantra “Whatever You Want”In a sun-drenched attic, high above the hubbub of Covent GardenSurrounded by the cantankerous cuddles of clattering knifes, forks and conversationI met Greg Marchand.Greg is a wildly successful restauranteur, founder of “Frenchie”🇫🇷 Frenchie Rue Du Nil (Michelin Star)🇫🇷 Frenchie Verbier🇫🇷 Frenchie Food To Go🇫🇷 Frenchie Bar Au Vino🇫🇷 Frencihe Covent Garden🇫🇷 Frenchie Pigalle🇫🇷 Frencihe Caviste🇫🇷 Frenchie Biartizz (coming soon)ON THE MENU:1. “Whatever You Want”: Why founders must learn to Survive the Wild2. Why pain and suffering is a great driver - but at some point you must learn to fucking relax3. Jamie Oliver & Nick Jones Leadership Lessons: Energy + Emotional Connection builds loyal teams4. Hug The Cleaner: Why Great leadership is when NO ONE IS LOOKING.4. Be the DNA Keeper: Why the Founder’s job is to feed the machine, employees feed the founder5. The 51% Rule + The Eyes Never Lie: Danny Meyer’s Principle for Hiring Great, Loyal Talent.🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)

 Bankrupt. Suicidal. RunningRunning from the worms and snakes and spiders crawling his mind.Running somewhere, nowhere, anywhereWilliam Chase had lost EVERYTHING.Will escaped to AustraliaReturning to Blighty, a tenacious Builder.Tyrell's - won listings at Waitrose & Partners Selfridges Harvey Nichols Tesco Morrisons, HarrodsTyrells sold for £50 million in 2008.In 2008, Will founded @Chase Distillery, another successful exit to Diageo in 2021.Now Will’s into Wellness, founder of Willy’s Apple Cider Vinegar and Kombucha.Full episode goes live MondayON THE MENU1. Why Food and Drink Founders: Don't be a romantic “founder” be a cold blooded “builder”2. How to STOP great talent leaving your business without giving them more money. Culture. Be first in, last out.3. What it feels like when £50 mill drops in your bank account: “It’s Not Until You're in the Winners Enclosure, You Realise All The Fun is In The Race”4. Why a brand is a “Friend” and must speak like a “Friend” to find the moments of Magic5. Why Nature is The Escape, Let Nature Fill your Mind With Freedom6. Everything you do. Do it properly + If you're in a hole stop digging7. Why Tyrells NEVER promoted: Don't sell 5ers for 4 quid Grow by DESIRE. Not by DISCOUNT. Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?Email me alwayshungrydan@gmail.com if you need a sounding board and finding/building teams xx🤝 Let's Connect!►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/)►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)

Bob Dylan has a quote I love“I was like NO ONE ELSE”Bold Bean Co remind me of Bob Dylan.Bold Bean Co. are like *NO ONE ELSE*Different how they approach buyers and drive Rate of SaleDifferent in how they prioritise MEDIA and CONTENTDifferent in how they hire and build an incredible culture.Most brands don’t win a Waitrose listing in their first year.So why Bold Bean Co. do?And how?So thrilled to welcome my great friend and fellow Enthusiast, Amelia Christie-Miller on to the podcast.Bold Bean Co. are making us “obsessed with beans by giving us the best of beans”ON THE MENU:1. Why being a founder is like being in a Toxic-Relationship - fall in love with the pain2. Pick your priority: How to use CONTENT to drive Rate of Sale?3. Why Founders need Two Hats: Coal-Face-Problem-solver vs. Zoomed-Out-Path4. How brands can develop Authentic Audacity - “just stop trying” “be YOU”5. Why Brands need both Product-Market-Fit AND Buyer-Brand Fit = LIFT OFF Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?Email me alwayshungrydan@gmail.com if you need a sounding board and finding/building teams xx🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? Do yourself a favour and sign up here My whole view of entrepreneurship CHANGED We entered unchartered, uncluttered waters I’d never explored I learnt you can be hyper-driven and super-chilled simultaneously. It made me reeeelaxxxxxSlooooowww down Enjoy it moreHave fun. Yes, Flat Whites, Creamy cups of molten dynamite are flung out of every coffee shop now. And yes, Avocado on Toast is totally ubiquitous. But who bought them to British soils? CARAVAN. A trio of kind, warm, affable, fun, hardworking New Zealanders DELIGHTED to welcome Laura-Harper Hinton and Chris Ammerman  co-founders of CARAVAN to the podcast. Caravan changed Coffee, they made Coffee culture.   ON THE MENU: 1. Why Founders must embrace  the mantra “Constant Gentle Pressure” 2. Why you DON’T HAVE to SCALE FAST - grow sloooowwww in your most organic way 3. How to not get “Bored of Your Own Brand” as you scale - keep the magic alive by working with epic, fun people 4. How to be Original: all great artists steal + constantly be the Magpie 5. Why Great leadership =  Balance of Empathy + Strength + Don’t Be a Dick and pack the boxes. 6. Why the key to successful restaurants (and brands) is ENERGY. Mackenzie Jones - the FMCG recruitment specialists.There’s salacious-yet-superfluous recruiters out there - proper Cowboys. Thank goodness for Billy and Paul. The Good guys.Loved by brands like Lucky Saint, Candy Kittens, Hunter & Gather, FULFIL. Looking to build out your team? Deeply implore you to reach out to Billy or Paul.GS1 UKYou’ve set the business up, the website is in development, got the bank account, what’s next? Barcodes! Get the barcodes for your products from GS1 UK from the start and don’t risk going with cheaper alternatives – it’ll cost you in the long run. Enjoy more than just barcodes and get 20% off your first year’s membership with GS1 UK by using the discount code HUNGRY20 at checkout.www.gs1uk.org/hungryBOWIMI - Food & Drink Founders and Sales Teams.  BOWIMI makes you better at your job and saves you stress, time and improves your bottom line.Save time, planning out your sales routes.Quickly sort out transfers ordersTrack store availability to ensure you’re not losing sales/leaving money on the table.🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)

Download BOWIMI's Top Sales Tips and Tricks Course https://share.hsforms.com/1MYRWIkOjQwGK8jZLfUM-rA3imhIf Brand is frontman, Marketing: guitar and Operations: bassField sales is the DrummerThe pulse, heart beatMomentum-thumper, good mood-pumperField sales builds hustle and graft.J’Adore the Road Runners, Street Stompers, Pavement PoundersBut field sales is toil, hard-graft, rejection.Get it right and you're brand will be flying, turn-up unprepared and you'll be down a path of soul-crushing failure.Delighted to welcome my great friend, Dom BowcockDom is founder of Bowimi.BOWIMI - they’re a sponsor of the podcast too.BOWIMI work with THE fastest growing challenger brands, helping them scale.OLLY’s, NICE, Lucky Saint, Moju, Minor Figures, Double Dutch, KINDThis is a very special episode.Dom kindly reached out to BOWIMI brands asking their ONE Salient piece of field sales wisdom.We collected their learning, stuffed them into a delicious podcast.ON THE MENU:1. The simple trick is UNLOCK indie listings by reducing RISK and BUILDING TRUST with shop owners2. Why the Greasy Cog ALWAYS gets the Oil - You’re not that important, so always follow up - how to patiently persist3. The Power of Planning: fail to prepare, prepare to fail4. How Lucky Saint use Data to Drive to unlock more sales growth during the World CupMackenzie Jones - the FMCG recruitment specialists.There’s salacious-yet-superfluous recruiters out there - proper Cowboys. Thank goodness for Billy and Paul. The Good guys.Loved by brands like Lucky Saint, Candy Kittens, Hunter & Gather, FULFIL. Looking to build out your team? Deeply implore you to reach out to Billy or Paul.GS1 UKYou’ve set the business up, the website is in development, got the bank account, what’s next? Barcodes! Get the barcodes for your products from GS1 UK from the start and don’t risk going with cheaper alternatives – it’ll cost you in the long run. Enjoy more than just barcodes and get 20% off your first year’s membership with GS1 UK by using the discount code HUNGRY20 at checkout.www.gs1uk.org/hungryBOWIMI - Food & Drink Founders and Sales Teams.  BOWIMI makes you better at your job and saves you stress, time and improves your bottom line.Save time, planning out your sales routes.Quickly sort out transfers ordersTrack store availability to ensure you’re not losing sales/leaving money on the table.🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)