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“I was down to my last 50 cent" – Resilience & Reinvention with Noel Anderson, MD of Grand Slam Bars
“If you don’t adapt, you’re dead.” – What does it actually take to build and keep a hospitality business alive?
In this episode of CEO Corner, Noel Anderson—publican, industry advocate, and co-founder of Grand Slam Bars (The Bridge 1859, Lemon & Duke, and more)–joins Sarah McGrath with a masterclass in operator mindset:
→ bouncing back from liquidation
→ settling a TV3 defamation case
→ bootstrapping Grafton Lounge, Lemon & Duke, The Bridge 1859
→ and navigating policy shocks, energy costs, and shifting customer behaviour
All without losing sight of people, product, and profit.
Noel shares…
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