Subscribe
Share
Share
Embed
Pressure. Perfection.Stress. Suffering.Teamwork. Trust.Authentic Creativity.Delicious leadership lessons bubble in the kitchen and spill in the board room.Leading a brigade of chefs or challenger brands are the same.The latest guests on HUNGRY. are James Cochran and Dan Henry.James’ career sparkles:- Worked under Bret Graham at The Ledbury, taking it from a 1 to 2 Michelin Star * - becoming the 11th best restaurant in the world.- Head Chef of The Harwood Arms, London’s ONLY Michelin Star pub....
Pressure. Perfection.
Stress. Suffering.
Teamwork. Trust.
Authentic Creativity.
Delicious leadership lessons bubble in the kitchen and spill in the board room.
Leading a brigade of chefs or challenger brands are the same.
The latest guests on HUNGRY. are James Cochran and Dan Henry.
James’ career sparkles:
- Worked under Bret Graham at The Ledbury, taking it from a 1 to 2 Michelin Star * - becoming the 11th best restaurant in the world.
- Head Chef of The Harwood Arms, London’s ONLY Michelin Star pub.
- James and Dan, co-founded the restaurants 12.51 and Around The Cluck.
- Creating an INSANE Scotch Bonnet Jam product with the legends Pam Digva and James Digva - listed in 500+ Sainsbury's stores.
The biggest lesson?
The Art of Simplicity.
Humans convolute EVERYTHING, adding more and more.
BUT.
The best strategy?
SIMPLICITY.
Our conversation rifled home a quote I love: SLOW IS SMOOTH. SMOOTH IS FAST.
Slowing down allows, Simplification.
Simplicity = Speed.
ON THE MENU:
1. HOW TO FIND YOUR AUTHENTIC EDGE IN CROWDED CATEGORIES: FIND YOUR SOULS’ STORY + EMBRACE ROUGH AND READY
2. WHY GREAT PRODUCT *ALWAYS* TRUMPS SEXY PACKAGING OR PRODUCT: BE FASTIDIOUS WITH YOUR PRODUCT
3. WHY BRANDS MUST MAKE THEIR *WHY* AND PRODUCT *UNIVERSAL* - THE DANGERS OF BEING “TOO NICHE”
4. *THE* LEADERSHIPS LESSONS FROM MICHELIN STAR KITCHENS: HIGH STANDARDS + RESILIENCE + TRUST + REDUCE YOUR EGO = PERFECTION
5. THE ART OF SIMPLICITY: WHAT DEADWEIGHT CAN YOU *SUBTRACT* FROM YOUR BUSINESS OR LIFE
🤝 Let's Connect!
►Let’s link-up here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/)
►Stalk me here (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)
HUNGRY is the podcast for Challenger Food and Drink brands wanting to pour gasoline on their growth. Fancy being kind? Want to feel warm inside? Please hit the Subscribe button. You’d really, really make my week.