BUILDING PASTA BRAND AT 40!
At 40, a finance guy walking away from the London Stock Exchange so he could learn to cook pasta.
Sounds wild? It’s only the beginning.
Meet Chris Rensell — former financier turned co-founder of Pasta Evangelists. He built a pasta brand from a kitchen in East London, scaled it into a £30-plus million business, hit Harrods, Ocado and 50+ delivery kitchens, and then got acquired by Barilla.
In this episode you’ll hear:
Why quitting your “safe” job at 40 might be the smartest move you make
How to turn a hobby into a startup empire
The insane pivot during Covid that made the brand explode
How the…
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