Pret & Itsu Founder: The One Skill To Build £Billion Brands | Julian Metcalfe
scale with soul28 Feb 2025

Pret & Itsu Founder: The One Skill To Build £Billion Brands | Julian Metcalfe

Julian Metcalfe founded both Pret A Manger and Itsu, which are together worth over $3 billion! That speaks for itself really...

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I visited Julian in the Itsu offices in London where we broke down what it takes to be a unicorn entrepreneur and the operating principles behind building Pret A Manger and Itsu.

📖 Video Chapters

00:00 - Intro

01:20 - The Truth

06:29 - Itsu

09:23 - Innovation

13:55 - Being demanding

16:55 - Passion

20:58 - Beauty

23:06 - What's itsu missing?

26:24 - How Pret changed

27:50 - Pride

30:06 - Trust

34:26 - Itsu's values

35:17 - Evolving

38:51 - Awareness

44:32 - Itsu as a startup

46:53 - Butterfly Club

47:55 - Julian's Drive

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