The Hard Part with Evan McCann

Nicolas Mulroney from Bond Bakery Brands

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Nicolas Mulroney is the Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO & President of Bond Bakery Brands.


Bond is focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce that bakes high-quality, delicious breads, pizzas, cakes, cookies, buns and more for retail and food service customers throughout North America.

Through their bakery companies, Bond employs more than 600 people across 11 facilities in Canada.


We discussed...

  • His time in investment banking.
  • The opportunity he saw in the bakery market.
  • Deep dive into the bakery space from commodity products to artisanal offerings.
  • What the acquisition process is like when acquiring family and founder-run businesses.
  • Distribution and sales channels to expand businesses.
  • Building strong relationships with the employees of a business after they are acquired.
  • Automation costs, efficiencies and tradeoffs.
  • Learnings from his father former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.


    • Chapters

    00:00 Investment Banking and Foundational Learning

    03:54 Building Blocks for a Career

    08:12 Tailoring Investments to Match Needs

    14:17 Balancing Craftsmanship and Scale

    19:04 Opportunities in the Bakery Space

    24:22 Automation and the Middle Ground

    27:13 Building Relationships and Legacy

    29:09 Lessons from Brian Mulroney

    35:41 Support System and Entrepreneurship


    Keywords

    investment banking, bakery industry, acquisition, automation, legacy

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