EPISODE · Aug 30, 2022 · 1H 25M
How James Cochran Won Great British Menu and Leadership Lessons From Michelin Star Restaurants - James Cochran, Dan Henry, 12.51, Around The Cluck
from HUNGRY. · host Dan Pope
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 READY2. WHY GREAT PRODUCT *ALWAYS* TRUMPS SEXY PACKAGING OR PRODUCT: BE FASTIDIOUS WITH YOUR PRODUCT3. 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 = PERFECTION5. 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/)
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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....
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