Andrew Pudalov
Founder and CEO of Rush Bowls who left a 15-year career in fixed income derivatives trading to start a health-and-wellness bowl concept in Boulder; grew Rush Bowls into a multi-state franchise and expanded into wholesale distribution including Whole Foods.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 57min
From Wall Street to Boulder - How Andrew Pudalov Invented a Food Category and Built a 25 State Empire
Andrew Pudalov, founder and CEO of Rush Bowls who left a 15-year Wall Street trading career to start a health-and-wellness bowl concept. He recounts quitting after 9/11, perfecting one store for years, scaling into Whole Foods and wholesale, pivoting to franchising across 25 states, and the unusual unit economics and operations choices that made it work.
