Andrew Pudalov spent 15 years as a global head of fixed income derivatives trading at Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley and National Australia Bank. Then 9/11 happened and everything changed.
He quit his job, moved his family to Boulder with no plan and no food experience, and spent the next two decades building Rush Bowls into a 25 state franchise empire completely privately owned.
In this episode Andrew shares the raw origin story, why he spent 10 years in one location before expanding, how he took Rush Bowls into Whole Foods across 40 states before pivoting to franchising, and why the unit economics of his model are unlike anything else in food. If you are thinking about making a bold career pivot or building something from scratch this one is for you.
