The Dirt Dog Pod
@TheDirtDogPod
Digging up the Dirt on Retail Real Estate
This week on @TheDirtDogPod, we sit down with Shawn Nelson, the visionary founder and CEO of @Lovesac. From a spontaneous idea on his parents' couch to a publicly traded company, Sean shares the incredible journey of Lovesac's evolution. Discover how a giant beanbag concept…
We have David Slavny, CDO of The Learning Experience on the pod today. Over 300 Locations and thousands of kids enrolled. What do we ask them?
When are we getting Metro / Jon on the pod???
Necessity is the Mother of Invention There are no McDonald’s in Iceland. During the Great Financial Crisis Iceland had massive financial troubles as a country. That caused their Krona Dollars to tank. The local franchisee Jon Ogmundsson was paying big $$ for corporate…
No pod this week, too many closings! 😅 Next up is Dave Anderson, Founder of Famous Dave’s BBQ. What should we talk to Dave about?
Dok Kwon shares the wild story of how a food truck based in Salt Lake City become a massive brand in Indonesia. #business #CRE #realestate #cupbop @cupboptruck
Dok Kwon, President of @cupboptruck tells us why he left his finance job in New York to move across the country back to Utah for a cause that excited him. #retail #realestate #CRE #business
Dok Kwon, the COO and President of @cupboptruck, joins @chriswhatch on @TheDirtDogPod. Dok moved to Utah to join the Cupbop brand leaving behind his high paying finance life in New York. Dok made this big change in his life because of the goal that Cupbop is trying to obtain. Dok…
This is called The Dirt Dog Pod Effect You too can take your company to a Billion valuation. If you are hyper scaling and growing unit count quickly then you need to come on the DDP. DM me and we can get you scheduled.
Dave's Hot Chicken officially getting acquired by Roark Capital for ~$1 Billion 🚨 The franchisor turned $2M of capital into a $1B exit. What started as a pop-up location in a parking lot in 2017, now has 300+ locations (with 700+ more coming). Incredible outcome
Let’s go Dave’s. Boom!
Dave's Hot Chicken officially getting acquired by Roark Capital for ~$1 Billion 🚨 The franchisor turned $2M of capital into a $1B exit. What started as a pop-up location in a parking lot in 2017, now has 300+ locations (with 700+ more coming). Incredible outcome
Bob O'Connell, A recently retired Senior Real Estate Manager for @McDonalds, joins us on @TheDirtDogPod. We are thrilled to have Bob join us on the pod to give us a glimpse into what has for a long time been the gold standard for quick service brands, McDonald's. Bob has been a…
We are recording with Dok Kwon, COO of CupBop this week. CupBop started in a food truck in 2013 and has grown to several hundred locations including some recent international store openings in Dubai and Indonesia. What should I ask Don?
We are recording episode 20 tomorrow with Bob O’Connell. Bob recently retired as an Associate Director of Real Estate at McDonald’s after spending over 30 years with the company 🤯 What should we ask Bob?
Shelly Holt, President of First Community Bank Utah, joins us on the Dirt Dog Pod. We are thrilled to have Shelly on the pod because she provides a banker's point of view on the real estate and retail market. Shelly has been in banking her entire career starting as a teller for…
Jeremy Carlson, Founder and CEO of @crispycones_, joins us on the Dirt Dog Pod. Jeremy created Crispy Cones after a dream he had of bringing a desert traditional in the Czech Republic back to his friends and family in the US. From there Jeremy perfected his take on the chimney…
Nate Minnis, Head of Real Estate for @SmallsSliders, joins us on the Dirt Dog Pod. Nate has spent over 15 years working with different brands learning all the ins-and-outs of the franchise business model. Nate has spent time working and consulting for many brands like:…