Alan Yau played an important role in elevating Chinese food in the UK, showing the western market that Chinese food can also compete in the fine dining category, and is a very sophisticated cuisine. Alan initially did not like working in the restaurant sector, and his journey into food is a unique and interesting one. As an entrepreneur who continues to innovate, Alan Yau's story is definitely worth studying. 

Pradeep's story is an inspiring one. After dropping out of High School, he went on to study at top institutions such as Harvard, make Vice President at a $1.6 billion / year biotech company, and launch an 8 figure e-commerce business. Having worked across the world from China to the UK, Pradeep shares his story and reflections on how he became the entrepreneur he is today

Most people know Arnold Schwarzenegger as an actor, a bodybuilder and politician, but what is probably less well known is the fact that Arnold made a sizeable fortune early on in his career as a real estate entrepreneur. Beginning with a bricklaying business, Arnold parlayed his profits into buying up real estate, eventually trading up and buying bigger and bigger assets. I talk about how he managed to build his multi-million dollar real estate portfolio. 

John Bogle is the founder of Vanguard, the world's largest mutual fund provider and second largest ETF provider. Bogle is often credited with bringing index tracking mutual funds to the mass market and allowing more retail investors to gain access to indicies such as the S&P 500. 

Miyamoto Musashi is one of histories most well known swordsmen. He reportedly had an undefeated record of 61 - 0. Having fought many duels throughout his life, Miyamoto is famous for using innovative tactics against his opponents, whether they be individual samurai or groups of challengers. Miyamoto also wrote a book called The Book of Five Rings, which includes his philosophies on the art of fighting. I look at some of Miyamoto's duels to see what lessons we can learn from his tactics and attitude towards combat. 

Indra Nooyi climbed the ranks of PepsiCo and led the company to massive growth during her tenure as CEO. Nooyi implemented changes in design, marketing and global expansion, transforming the way the companies does business around the world and interacts with customers. 

Mike Cessario is the founder of Liquid Death, the canned water company that was started a mere 5 years ago and is now worth over $525 million. Breaking into any industry successfully is tough, and breaking into the canned / bottled water industry is no joke. But that is exactly how Mike scaled his company, with jokes. Liquid Death's website is full of hilarious taglines and puns, which they have incorporated into their marketing strategy. Listen to the podcast to find out how Mike successfully built his company in a highly competitive market. 

Lita Peng and Leon Zhao are the co-founders of Nayuki, one of the largest tea companies in China and in the world. Having first met on a blind date, the couple co-founded Nayuki together and scaled the business into an up-market tea business and bakery brand, providing high quality foods and drinks, together with a unique environment to socialise and congregate. In 2021, Nayuki floated on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, becoming the first listed milk and fruit tea company to be listed in Hong Kong. 

Itthipat Peeradechapan, or otherwise known as Tob, founded Tao Kae Noi, one of Asia's most popular snack businesses, when he was just a teenager. Getting his start running a chestnut stall, Tob had the vision of building a massive company. Facing financing obstacles, lack of experience and various obstacles, Tob managed to push through and build a snack food kingdom. At the age of 26, Tob became Thailand's youngest billionaire and inspired the 2011 movie The Billionaire. 

Do Won Chang came to the United States with his wife, Jin Sook, and worked hard to grow their shop near the local Koreatown into a global phenomenon, which became Forever 21. In 2019, Forever 21 filed for Chapter 11 and closed many of its shops overseas. I understand that Forever 21 still operates under new owners in the US and Latin America. I talk about the rise and success story of Do Won Chang, while also looking at the lessons that can be learned from the business problems that Forever 21 faced.