Episode 90: Launching & Selling a $100 Million Business with Noah's Bagels.
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Taking the leap and deciding to launch your business is scary - just ask serial entrepreneur Noah Alper, who has done it six times, including two mega-successful ventures: the West Coast Noah's New York Bagels chain and Bread & Circus, once the Northeast’s largest natural foods chain and now part of Whole Foods Market.
Six and a half years after founding Noah’s New York Bagels, he sold the business for $100 million.
Join me in conversation with Noah, as we talk through his past 50 years in the food industry and learn from his successes & mistakes.
In this show, we’ll discuss:
Noah’s path of launching, growing and selling food & food-related businesses for the past five decades
The three things that Noah did NOT have in place when his business flopped in the 1980’s (you MUST focus on these in order to succeed!)
Why Noah turned down the first opportunity to sell Noah’s New York Bagels, only to turn around and sell it for $100M one year later
To keep in touch with Noah, find his food industry consulting & executive coaching website linked here. You can also find his business book, Business Mensch: Timeless Wisdom for Today's Entrepreneur linked directly here.
Retail Ready® students: here’s your exclusive invite to join Noah and me on May 19, 2021 for our monthly Industry Expert call! Note your questions for Noah as you listen in, and make sure to tune in live in May. More details to follow directly in our Retail Ready® student communications.
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