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Tom Gozney, founder of Gozney, shares his journey from overcoming addiction to building a $100 million pizza oven brand. He emphasizes flipping conventional ideas, focusing on vision over operations, and the blend of modern design with traditional cooking. Gozney discusses the emotional connections brands must forge, the balance between humility and ego in growth, and the evolution of authentic partnerships in marketing. He highlights the importance of resilience and community in entrepreneurship, showing how challenges can fuel creativity and determination.

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Today’s poddy is sponsored by Square. Square is the all-in-one restaurant tech platform designed to streamline operations and give hospitality business owners the time back to focus on growth. Square is Big In Restaurants - which is the name of its latest UK marketing campaign - offering everything you need for day-to-day service, including Square’s payments, point of sale and reporting capabilities. Whether you’re a single-location FSR, a multilocation QSR, a bar or a multi-concept restaurant, improve the flow of orders and find more ways to keep profit in your pocket. For more information visit  👉 squareup.comJackson Boxer is ferociously bright.brilliant writer. profound cook.eclectic line up of stunningly irreverent restaurants-Brunswick House-Dove-Henri-The Corner-Below Stonenest-Cowley ManorJackson’ speaks exclusively in prose.describes plates of food as “unimpeachably delicious”.light words, land heavydelicious truths blossom and flower from his mindThe most deeply irreverent podcast I’ve ever recorded.ON THE MENU:Nassim Taleb “Intelligent Yet Idiot” Theory: Smart people inflict their smartness on themselvesThe Power of Kitchens for Poor Mental Health: mechanical chopping, stops pointed thoughts entering.Why Writing interrogates your own bullshit: always distill complex thought into simple messagesThe difference between joy and happiness: constantly check which one you’re pursuing?Why Personal Pride = Personal Discipline: how you do one thing is how you do everything.Why London is a Hard Alien City: We have our desires tickled the whole time “true desires” vs “perceived desires”Always remember “the magic lies in the work you’re avoiding”The Prometheus Effect: We’ve stolen “consciousness” but our cost is “self-consciousness”The Real Reason Jackson Shut Down Orasay and opened Dove…”it’s becoming nigh impossible to run a restaurant in in 2025The Sublime & Why Deliciousness is a Universal Truth

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“we changed three words at 10x’d our D2C revenue over night”Citizens of Soil is a BANGING brandeye-splinteringly, soul-nourishing gorgeous packagingtransforming commodity into communitywonderful founders Sarah & Michaely’all gunna love this one!!btw jump to 30 mins, if you wanna plunge straight into the brand building goldON THE MENU:The Origins of Terroir: Things from a Different place have a Different tasteAnti-Fragility in Nature: Stressed Trees release polyphenols to protect themselves, so should humansHow to go MASS MARKET yet use high quality, small producersSeth Godin’s “On Strategy”: Using Time, Game, Empathy, Systems to create changeFormat Innovation> Product Innovation. Format is PISS EASY innovation that literally no one think aboutSteal Clothes from Other Categories Rule: use semiotics of wine to make it easier for consumer to pay £££ for Olive OilNo Bread & No Salad rule: Samplings are the theatre of consumer goods. Your first interaction is everything. Make it Different. Make it Memorable.How to 10x monthly D2C Revenue by changing three words “Join the Olive Oil Club” > “Subscribe to Olive Oil”Why Premium brands must sack off “ABC”Always Be Closing. Replace with Always Build Community. You wont win on price. You’re in the relationship businessThe Art of Successful D2C Adverts using AIDA - attention, interest, desire, actionStephen King “Kill Your Babies” - Never forget Distractions masquerade as OpportunitiesMeek. vs Strong Opinion Decision Making frame work: make hard decisions, under pressure, at SPEEDJeff Bezos: One Way vs. Two Way Door Decision Making RuleRaising Money when there’s no proven “Total Addressable Market” SELL THE FUTURE CATEGORYWhy mpact must be so entrenched in your brand it can’t be taken out, Impact helps you grow fastHow many flat whites were sold 20 years ago? Rule: Brands create new categories from scratch.

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“David Milner has a magic touch” - The GrocerLilly’s, Tyrell’s, St Pierre,  Crosta MollicaEvery brand David touchesMagics a blossoming, beaming Gold.Big wonga exit Gold.David possesses the sacred compassfrom challenger brand - house hold brand -  Exit El DoradoOur chat is laden with gorgeous, glistening Gold.ON THE MENU:Peppermint Tea Rule: Why 95% of NPD Always fails - constantly ask is this a small idea?Picking The Right Category > Picking The Unique Product and BrandStart with End in Mind - know who you’re going to exit to + constantly ask: how do we add value to this business?Why Product-Market Fit and Brand-Exit fit are two COMPLETELY different things (and what to do about it)How to run £100m brand board meetings: every department must possess a strong opinion on every other department“Are you big enough we don’t crush you”… how to position yourself to exit to a big multi-nationalWhy Founders struggle to think like consumer, but all the common sense decision making comes from thinking like a consumerThe “Orange One” St Pierre Rule: build brand at ALL COSTS, “brand” exit multiples > “business” exit multiplesThe Power of Focus: write a list of 10 ways to grow your business, delete the bottom 7. Does it move the needle?“Don’t be a forced seller when exiting”… give yourself a LONG RUNWAY to exit - start the conversations earlyCrosta Mollica Garlic Bread Rule: Always innovate close to the core. BUT. Never cannibalise your core range.

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Delve into the challenges of perfectionism in brand development and the power of taking action. Discover the vital lessons of product quality over flashy packaging and the importance of resilient teams. Explore the significance of building strong customer relationships and maintaining healthy profit margins. Learn about the shift towards healthier meal choices and the nuances of business failures versus mistakes. Finally, uncover the dark side of LinkedIn authenticity amidst curated success stories in this captivating discussion on entrepreneurship.