Podcasts about pieminister

The introvert who was told he looked too free-spirited, and whose software now runs ordering for the UK's biggest food brands. Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/founded. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. "This poor lady had to say to me, 'There are concerns that you look a bit free-spirited.' They were worried I was suddenly gonna disappear and become a yoga teacher in Goa or something." Simon Bos has spent more than 20 years building other people's startups at Gravitywell, his Bristol venture studio, watching entrepreneurs' hearts break over cheap builds that couldn't be rescued, and learning exactly what separates the products that work from the ones that die. Then he found his own gap: one of the UK's largest food-to-go manufacturers taking thousands of daily sandwich orders through a call centre. "Three BLTs, two chicken and bacon... no, three chicken and bacon." On the phone. Every day. That absurdity became Mezze, the B2B ordering platform for food manufacturers. Since we recorded this conversation, it has grown into exactly what Simon describes planning here: the platform now handles over £10M of orders a month for names like Samworth Brothers, Pieminister and The Real Wrap Co. It has expanded into AI features and the US market. The playbook he lays out in this episode is the playbook that worked. Along the way: a prime example of being an introvert founder, from months without networking to discovering that one-to-many content is the introvert's cheat code, plus the no-suit mantra, the three-month reset in Laos, and the client work (including the ADHD Love app) that reminds him why any of it matters. 3 KEY TAKEAWAYS 1. Cheap builds break hearts. Simon has had to tell founders "there's no way of fixing this, it's gone." Under-investing in your foundation doesn't save money; a bad build is often unrescuable, and rebuilding costs more than doing it properly once. 2. Introversion is a design constraint, not a defect. Simon went months without networking and felt guilty. The fix wasn't forcing himself into rooms; it was one-to-many: content, talks, a strong product. Build the version of visibility that suits your wiring. 3. Perspective is a tool you have to schedule. From regular stakeholder mapping to three months in Laos, Simon's pattern is to step back deliberately. When the day-to-day consumes you, you can't see the business; distance is what shows you where you actually sit in the ecosystem. WHAT WE COVER - 25+ years of Gravitywell: what building hundreds of products teaches you about founders - "Entrepreneurs' hearts breaking": the truth about unrescuable builds - The call-centre absurdity which became Mezze - Spotting your place in the supply chain instead of trying to be the big thing - The introvert founder: networking guilt, one-to-many, and deep 1:1s over room-working - "You look a bit free-spirited": appearance bias, procurement, and the no-suit mantra - The ADHD Love app, body doubling, and the messages that say "it changed my life" - Three months in Laos and what stepping back showed him - Asking for help with an explicit ask, and failure as raw material - Simon's question for you: is introversion a barrier or a gift?

Tristan Hogg and Jon Simon – Pieminister – Live and eat pie! Ethical and sustainable pie making...with TRE's Selina MacKenzie

On this episode, James chats to Matthew Sparkes, Head of product development for Pieminister, the UK's leading pie company. We learn about Matthews background, the history of Pieminister and of course discuss all things pie to celebrate this Great British Dish. Get Involved Website - www.Pieminister.comInstagram - @Pieminister

This week we discuss our experience at last weeks Leeds game, unfortunate events at a Pieminister and the real downsides of being a vampire in the modern day. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGeneralRant/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegeneralr... EMAIL US: generalrantpodcast@gmail.com

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry.  Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. In this episode, Phil meets Chris Fletcher, MD of Askfletch.com, Co-founder of EXP101 (https://www.experience101.live/) as well as remaining on the board of Pieminister (https://pieminister.co.uk/). Join us as we talk through Chris' journey to date as well as some of the work he's doing now.  There's some cracking stories in here told with passion and humour. If you are interested in any of the work that Chris is doing (And there is a lot), you can reach out to him at chris@askfletch.com This chat was recorded on February 20th 2020, before Covid-19 Lock Down procedures were put in place. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Support this podcast

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry.  Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. The show will feature a wide variety of people including people like Robin Sheppard, Chairman at Bespoke Hotels, Kate Nicholls, CEO of UK Hospitality & Chris Fletcher, Operations Director at Pieminister and MD of Askfletch.com and a whole lot more. All of this to showcase the greatest industry on earth. Don't forget to hit Subscribe This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Support this podcast

Happy Thanksgiving! We've got pies, cannibals, what more could you want? Rose regales us with tales of PieMinister in the Northern Quarter. Then Chelsea went down the internet rabbit hole to bring you the story of Levi Boone Helm, the Kentucky Cannibal. Hosts: Rose Fueston & Chelsea West Edited by: Chelsea West Theme Song Composer: Jorge Ivan Ramirez Marin Find us on: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DAAMpod Email: dinnerandamurderpod@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/daampod/support

In the final week of Pie Month, Stefin’s flying solo, and has the scoop on the 2017 and 2018 American Pie Council winners (a must-listen for any fan of Episode 14’s Totally Biscoff Pie, the 2016 winner), a review of Four & Twenty Blackbirds' Black Bottom Oatmeal Pie, and a Preview Review of a savory steak and ale pie from London fave Pieminister featuring new-to-her “rough puff” pastry. Finally, she takes a jaunt into the wide world of pie. From mini to slab, Jamaica to Canada, there’s a pie for everyone! You can read the full show notes here.Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!

Daniel Benneworth-Gray — book designer, writer, Twitter noise, and all round nice chap — joins us on the podcast that is, and isn't, about design. We talk about his career in design, as well as gravy carbonisation, and telephone chairs. News includes a new freelance rate calculator, Birmingham Design Festival, Record Store Day, and Rob updates us with Martin Sorrell's latest movements. This week's pies are from Marks and Spencer, Pieminister and Yorkshire Baker. One of the pies is called Kevin. Special Guest: Daniel Benneworth-Gray.

Daniel Benneworth-Gray — book designer, writer, Twitter noise, and all round nice chap — joins us on the podcast that is, and isn't, about design. We talk about his career in design, as well as gravy carbonisation, and telephone chairs. News includes a new freelance rate calculator, Birmingham Design Festival, Record Store Day, and Rob updates us with Martin Sorrell’s latest movements. This week’s pies are from Marks and Spencer, Pieminister and Yorkshire Baker. One of the pies is called Kevin. Special Guest: Daniel Benneworth-Gray.

!! NEU FORMAT !! In the Palantír this week: Ben the Illustrator's illustrator survey, the last pencil factory, Nintendo's Switch to cardboard, and backward-facing books. The Guardian has had a redesign. North V South takes a look at what's changed. Pies this week are from Pieminister and Marks and Spencer. Then it's onto the first chapter of The Lord of the Rings: An unexpected party.

!! NEU FORMAT !! In the Palantír this week: Ben the Illustrator’s illustrator survey, the last pencil factory, Nintendo’s Switch to cardboard, and backward-facing books. The Guardian has had a redesign. North V South takes a look at what’s changed. Pies this week are from Pieminister and Marks and Spencer. Then it’s onto the first chapter of The Lord of the Rings: An unexpected party.