On today's episode we’re speaking to co founder of Crosstown Doughtnuts and founder of Slerp, JP Then.

Crosstown - London's first artisanal sourdough donut and gourmet coffee brand - was founded by JP and Adam Wills (founder of Gourmet Burger Kitchen).

If you work in Media or in an office near a Crosstown stall or store you’re sure to have had these. They started as a stall in Leather Lane in 2014 and have since grown to 11 stores, 10 market stalls and they're stocked in 6 retailers.

As well as creating a multimillion pounds company out of doughnuts JP also recently launched an online ordering platform that businesses can plug into to sell direct to consumer. This product is called Slerp and is a challenger brand. Charging clients a third of what the current operators charge it could stamp out the competition or certainly get them to reconsider their own models. Slerp launched in Dec 2019 and unlike many other businesses during the pandemic its growing exponentially.  

In this episode we’ll be weaving between the two products during our chat both in terms of how they were created and what they are doing during the pandemic.

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Today's episode pivots a bit from my usual type of guest. It's still in the realm of hospitality but more looking at a business that helps power it rather than the bars and restaurants themselves. It's a story of 2 guys in their 20s chatting over an idea over burritos and margaritas- who ended selling their business at the age of 35 for over 25 million pounds. 

Most of you will have used DesignMyNight in some way either to reserve a table at a bar or buy tickets to a pop up. It's hard to remember but before Design My Night it was next to impossible to do this.

In this episode we hear from co founder Nick Telson on their journey of setting up the company, bumps they hit along the way and then the huge insight for pivoting from being a nightlife guide into a multimillion pound software company.

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It's Cinco De Mayo Tuesday May 5th and the guys at Corazon have opened up their kitchen just for one day to help you celebrate it. You can order a taco and margarita kit now on their website.

Corazon is London's number one rated Mexican restaurant. Founded by former Corbin and King group GM Laura Sheffield and partner, both in life and in business, Chef Paul Daniel who comes from Riding House Cafe and Satoria. They launched in 2016 on Poland Street, recently started a kiosk at Westfield and are looking to open a 3rd location soon.

Laura is such a fun business owner to chat with and she has a lot of tips for entrepreneurs looking to start their own business too!

If you want to get in touch to suggest people for the show or if you just want to chat tacos you can reach me at [email protected].

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James tells us the story of how him and brother Thom, quit their day jobs in 2011 to travel across Italy for 6 weeks to learn about pIzza They then returned to London to start a business selling pizza out the back of an ape van. They guys have since grown that business into a 300 person, 13 location operation.

You’ll also hear that, you can, in fact, pay for a service in pizza if the pizza's good enough!

If you're interested in food startups, creating a business through passion or just miss thinking about pizza, you are honestly going to love this.

Also if you're having Pizza Pilgrims withdrawals you can now order for delivery(only near the Victoria branch). Or you can make it yourself at home with their pizza in the post kits. This kits are available nationwide.

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The stories and secrets of how your favourite bars and restaurants in London came to be.

Hear from the founders themselves about their journeys. 

For aspiring entrepreneurs, foodies or lovers of a great story. 

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