Episodes

  • "You won’t die quickly" - Andreas J. Young & Sebastian Sung Chu Lechle, Mmaah Korean BBQ

    "You won’t die quickly" - Andreas J. Young & Sebastian Sung Chu Lechle, Mmaah Korean BBQ
    Nov 6 2024
    This week with Andreas J. Young and Sebastian Sung Chu Lechle from Mmaah, Korean BBQ. For the first time, we have two guests—and they’re brothers! Having grown up between Germany and Korea, they opened their first restaurant in 2013, combining fast food with a healthy twist inspired by Korean street food. Mmaah now operates 10 locations: 8 in Berlin and 2 in Munich. With over 120 employees, they’ve reached €9 million in total sales, with 50% of sales coming from delivery.
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    56 mins
  • "Embrace the crazy ones." - Christoph Hoffmann, Founder 25hours

    "Embrace the crazy ones." - Christoph Hoffmann, Founder 25hours
    Oct 23 2024
    Today, we have Christoph Hoffmann, Founder of 25hours Hotels, with the motto: "You know one, you know none." With 2.000 employees and almost 40 culinary outlets, including NENI, Christoph discusses how she and other F&B heroes shaped the brand positioning of 25hours Hotels through their culinary focus.
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    55 mins
  • NewMorrow, Shaping the Future of Hospitality

    NewMorrow, Shaping the Future of Hospitality
    Oct 9 2024
    We have spoken 1,6 Mio. words so far in our podcasts and gathered lots of learnings from interviewing 25 entrepreneurs which we summarized in our White Paper. Download for free here: https://www.new-morrow.com/whitepaper
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    39 mins
  • "The perfect storm almost killed us" - Alberto Cartasegna, MISCUSI

    "The perfect storm almost killed us" - Alberto Cartasegna, MISCUSI
    Oct 2 2024
    Today, we have Alberto Cartasegna, Founder & CEO of Miscusi, a smart casual restaurant chain centered around pasta, which he started in 2017. Now, Miscusi has 18 restaurants across 7 Italian cities, serving over 1 million guests per year, employing 300 people, and generating €20 million in sales. With top investors on board, they have raised over €25 million in equity, achieved B-Corp certification, and created a place even Italian grandmothers love to dine.
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    58 mins
  • "Get up and stand on two legs" - Enrico Sodano, Serial Entrepreneur

    "Get up and stand on two legs" - Enrico Sodano, Serial Entrepreneur
    Sep 25 2024
    This week with Enrico Sodano, serial entrepreneur, started his career as a goldsmith and jewelry trader before he ended up in the hospitality business. He became a McDonald’s franchisee, followed by taking over the Vapiano franchise in Switzerland and Egypt. Today, he runs different restaurant concepts in Switzerland, built his own delivery service and launched recently a small Vapiano format for gas stations – aiming double-digit numbers in stores for Switzerland.
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    52 mins
  • "Failing is just an opportunity to learn more." - Travis Masiero, Luke’s Oyster Bar & Chop House

    "Failing is just an opportunity to learn more." - Travis Masiero, Luke’s Oyster Bar & Chop House
    Sep 18 2024
    This week, we’re speaking with Travis Masiero, Founder & CEO of Luke’s Oyster Bar & Chop House and four other restaurants in Singapore and Japan.
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    57 mins
  • “We have spent our entire life learning to be unhappy” - Dr. Srikumar Rao - The Rao Institute

    “We have spent our entire life learning to be unhappy” - Dr. Srikumar Rao - The Rao Institute
    Sep 11 2024
    This week with Dr. Srikumar Rao, founder and.head of the Rao Institute, former business school professor, executive coach and TED Talk Speaker, who helped thousands of entrepreneurs to achieve “quantum leaps of effectiveness, resilience and happiness”.
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    53 mins
  • “10% idea, 90% sweat” - Gregor Gerlach, Seaside Hotel Collection, Vapiano

    “10% idea, 90% sweat” - Gregor Gerlach, Seaside Hotel Collection, Vapiano
    Sep 4 2024
    This week with Gregor Gerlach, CEO of Seaside Hotel Collection, co-founder & shareholder of Vapiano. Gregor has an amazing track record: 20 years ago, he co-founded Vapiano, bought his co-founders out and led the company as CEO for several years. As a shareholder he experienced then the exciting days when Vapiano first went public and how his “baby” later went bankrupt. He is an integral part of the new shareholders, who bought Vapiano out of bankruptcy.
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    47 mins