#15: Ace of Clubs - Josh Simons talks Restaurants and Nightlife - a podcast by Alex Chisnall

“When you’re 32 and getting home at five in the morning, having dealt with police and then a fight outside the club at 3am, you think there must be a better way.” 

After a decade in the nightclub business hosting events from Barbados to Bournmeouth, serial entrepreneur Josh Simons has found a better way and is celebrating four years with the Chicken and Blues restaurant chain he co-founded with business partner Steve Crawford.

As a teenager Josh played golf for England, but with his family's business in the hospitality sector it wasn't long before he decided that his future lay in business and not sport.

If you ever wondered what it would be like to open a restaurant then listen to Josh who warns of the pitfalls as well as the rewards.

FYB stands for 'Follow Your Bliss' and that's pretty much what Jason and Dani have done. With both having travelled over 250,000 miles each year racking up airmiles on business they encountered a number of problems. FYB's smart technology incorporated into travel luggage provides solutions for business travellers. With features including wireless phone charging, fingerprint recognition locks and bluetooth capability they have got you covered.

I caught up with Jason before the launch of their kickstarter campaign, and then report back on how it went...

 

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