Tom Kerridge - entrepreneur extraordinaire

Today’s business podcast is a little different, and that’s all down to my guest, chef Tom Kerridge.  Except that I didn’t invite Tom the chef on to the show, I invited Tom the business man, and I’m pleased to say that’s who I got.

The first half of the show is an impassioned plea from Tom for help – not for him, but for his industry.  I am comfortable that he talked a lot of sense – I hope you agree.

We then turned to Tom himself, to his career and to his business skills.

Topics covered off included:

·         All business owners take a first really challenging step – the decision to start their own business.   What (or who!) made him decide to do it, did he have a business plan and (if he did) did he stick to it.  

·         Being an expert in your field is one thing, running a business is another.  He may be a great chef, but what does he know about marketing, finance, HR and all of the other stuff involved in running a business?  In those early days, how did he acquire those skills – by learning them or by paying others to do stuff for him?

·         He will have learned much about business on his journey.  What words of wisdom would he share with those setting up a business now, be that in or out of the pub trade?

·         He and I both have portfolio careers - what advice would he have if someone’s running a successful business and is looking to do other things at the same time?

You can find out more about Tom’s flagship enterprise at https://www.thehandandflowers.co.uk/ . 

His Instagram feed (with getting on for half a million followers) is at https://www.instagram.com/cheftomkerridge/?hl=en and his Twitter feed (a mere ¼ of a million followers) is at https://twitter.com/ChefTomKerridge .

If you want to connect with me, to talk about the mentoring and coaching I deliver to small businesses, or if you think you'd be a good guest on the show, please do let me know.  You can do that via https://www.linkedin.com/in/enterprisedoctor/ .  

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And to see more about my portfolio career, my lovely new website is at https://enterprisedoctor.co.uk/ 

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