After a successful career on Wall Street as the Global Director of US Fixed Income Derivative Trading for the National Australia Bank, Andrew Pudalov decided to move across the country to Boulder, Colorado with his family to pursue his passion for healthy living. After seeing the need for healthy, nutritious and delicious grab-and-go meals, Andrew develop his own concept for meals-in-a-bowl, made with fruit and vegetable bases, topped with organic granola and honey, and Rush Bowls was born. Today, Andrew serves as the founder and CEO of the brand, which has three locations open and more than 40 locations in various stages of development.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Howard Schultz
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Starting from scratch. I had to better understand the business in general. As a young person starting a business I really did not have any knowledge about. I had to really get up to speed really quickly, from the simplistic aspect of signing a lease or paying rent or understanding supply side and cost and structure like that”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah Novel by Richard Bach
- Undaunted Courage Book by Stephen E. Ambrose
Favourite Quote:
“There are only 2 mistakes one can make along the way to truth, not going all the way, and not starting”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“You have to build a great team around you. Delegate to a certain degree, I think the number one problem with a lot of entrepreneurs and even myself is you don’t like to delegate, if someone’s going to do the job and do it as effectively as you then you can focus on bigger picture items. Do your homework; get as much information as possible. “…[Listen for More]
More About Andrew Pudalov:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“It is the answers, not the questions, that are embarrassing.” Helen Suzman
Other Quotes From the Chat with Andrew Pudalov:
- “You’ve got to be in the game to play”
- “I don’t think failure should be looked at as a real major negative, obviously no one wants to fail. I think you’ve got to look at it in a manner that you’ve got to learn from it but it will allow you to succeed that much further”
- “Don’t get stuck in the numbers or opinions, create your own”
- “Nothing comes easy”
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