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How Shamil Thakrar Built Dishoom into one of Britain's Best-Loved Restaurants

5.6K views · 5d ago · 50:31

Guest: Sir Richard Harpin

How Shamil Thakrar Built Dishoom into one of Britain's Best-Loved Restaurants Shamil Thakrar, co-founder and Executive Chair of Dishoom, talks to Sir Richard Harpin about building one of Britain's best-loved restaurant groups with no restaurant experience, while friends and family thought he was bananas. Thakrar believes in the power of storytelling and explains how invented backstories shape every Dishoom restaurant.

Topics: From Harvard and Bain to Building Dishoom · Why Everyone Thought Dishoom Was a Bad Idea · How Dishoom Reinvented the Indian Restaurant · The Power of Storytelling in Business · Why Dishoom Chose Quality Over Rapid Growth · The Biggest Mistake That Changed Dishoom

How Helen Cannon Turned a Crisis Into a £70M Business Opportunity

4.3K views · 1w ago · 42:10

How Helen Cannon Turned a Crisis Into a £70M Business Opportunity Helen Cannon had five children and wanted a sixth. Instead, she decided her next baby would be a company. In 2013 she founded ISON Travel and built a corporate travel management company from scratch that now turns over around £70 million. Sir Richard Harpin talks to Cannon about bootstrapping ISON Travel without ever taking on external funding.

Topics: The Power of Decisive Action · From Marketing Agency to Travel Founder · Bootstrapping a People-First Business · Navigating the Crisis of 2020 · The Strategy Behind Global Acquisitions · Maintaining Culture in a Remote World

Simon Mellin: I Built Modern Milkman To £50M - Then Nearly Ran Out Of Cash

72K views · 2w ago · 42:11

Guest: Simon Mellin

Simon Mellin: I Built Modern Milkman To £50M - Then Nearly Ran Out Of Cash Timecodes

Topics: Simon Mellin's Entrepreneurial Journey · How Modern Milkman Started · Scaling the Business During COVID-19 · Expanding Modern Milkman Into America · The Challenges of Growing a UK Business · Raising £65 Million and the Road to Profitability