Entrepreneur of the Week - Simon Woodroffe, founder of Yo! Sushi and YOTEL...with TRE's Hannah Murray
Simon Woodroffe OBE is best known for founding Yo! Sushi in 1997 and YOTEL in 2006, and for being one of the original Dragons on the BBC Dragon's Den. After leaving boarding school at 16, and serving time in prison at 19, he spent two decades in the music business, designeing stages for major rock acts and working on Live Aid in 1985. At 45, after business failures and divorce, he opened Yo! Sushi with 200,000 pounds, and created one of Britain's most iconic restaurant brands.
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