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EPISODE · May 31, 2026 · 50 MIN

The Accountant Who Hated Accounting - Now Runs 26 Chain Stores

from Recovery Room · host Life-ETC

He was a qualified accountant who was, by his own admission, terrible at accounting. Today he manages 8 franchise locations across Steers, Debonairs, Milky Lane and Fishaways. This is how Shaun Pillay actually got there - and nobody gave him a blueprint.On his first day at one of his most formative jobs, his new boss asked him: "What are you going to do here?" Shaun said operations manager. Boss asked again. Same answer. Third time - same question. It was only then that Shaun realised the man wasn't asking for a job title. He wanted to know how Shaun was going to shift the needle.That moment changed everything.In this episode, Shaun sits down with JC and Jennis for one of the most grounded, no-nonsense conversations about business we've recorded. No hype. No highlight reel. Just the real mechanics of building something from nothing - and keeping it alive when things go wrong.

He was a qualified accountant who was, by his own admission, terrible at accounting. Today he manages 8 franchise locations across Steers, Debonairs, Milky Lane and Fishaways. This is how Shaun Pillay actually got there - and nobody gave him a blueprint.On his first day at one of his most formative jobs, his new boss asked him: "What are you going to do here?" Shaun said operations manager. Boss asked again. Same answer. Third time - same question. It was only then that Shaun realised the man wasn't asking for a job title. He wanted to know how Shaun was going to shift the needle.That moment changed everything.In this episode, Shaun sits down with JC and Jennis for one of the most grounded, no-nonsense conversations about business we've recorded. No hype. No highlight reel. Just the real mechanics of building something from nothing - and keeping it alive when things go wrong.

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