#163 - Hospitality Meets Philip Eeles - Burgering it up, A Founders Journey

You'll most likely know today's guest as Co-Founder of Honest Burgers but he's been working away on something transformative and has also Co-Founded another business in the form of Pineapple described as "future proofing hospitality through people data and research". I am of course talking about Philip Eeles.Philip is high on energy from the outset and to the backdrop of his balcony in Brighton, and a Gin & Tonic, we set to getting through his rather wonderful story.There's so much to love, including:-The 2023 Philip EelesJournalism aspirationStarting in hospitality to pay the billsMeeting TomGetting off and runningNaivetyLewes FireworksThe Third Co-FounderBrixton MarketExpansionReal LoyaltyMistakesStorytelling and cultureThe futurePineappleAnd so much more. At times through his story you'd be forgiven for thinking that Philip lunged from one mistake to the next (Hence the title, burgering it up - You see what I did there), but the reality is that under this fun loving and high energy guy, is one driven human and as a result we have so many lessons to take from our chat.Enjoy!The GuestPhilip is the Co-Founder of National treasure burger chain, Honest Burgers now at 40+ restaurants and Pineapple among many other ventures.LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-eeles-02229ba6/The SponsorToday’s episode comes to you in partnership with RotaCloud, the people management platform for shift-based teams.RotaCloud lets managers create and share rotas, record attendance, and manage annual leave in minutes — all from a single, web-based app.It makes work simple for your team, too, allowing them to check their rotas, request holiday, and even pick up extra shifts straight from their phones.Try RotaCloud’s time-saving tools today by heading to https://rotacloud.com/philThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy