Yo! Sushi king Simon Woodroffe dishes out soy-sauce of innovation and creativity

By Workplace Evolution

06 Oct 2020

In this episode Business Psychologist Michael Costello heads to the River Thames to meet with former Dragon’s Den member and founder of Yo! Sushi to discuss how businesses can drive innovation and creativity by following the way of Yo!

This podcast delves in to the Yo! brand (Yo! Home, Yo! Sushi and Yo! Hotel) alongside the lessons Simon has learnt during his career and the risks he took to blow the customer’s mind with new technology - including robots telling the customer to shift their arse out of the way!

Simon predicts huge casualties on the high street if businesses fail to re-invent, innovate & foster creativity this year but also predicts opportunities for those that embrace change, look to the future for inspiration & challenge the old systems in place. Speaking of opportunities, you will also hear about his future plans of 'Yo! Topia', an island in the Bahamas to rival Richard Branson's Necca Island.

Pocast Link: https://bit.ly/2GBn7Qr

Podcast Notes:

Website: https://yo.co.uk/ Yo! Brand: https://yosushi.com/content/about-yo Simon's Yo! Book: https://yo.co.uk/blog/the-book-of-yo-2/ Twitter: @YOSushi & @woodroffe_simon Felix Dennis Poem (How to get Rich!): http://felixdennis.com/Poet/How-To-Get-Rich.aspx

If you feel you have been impacted by any of the issues raised in the podcast please have a look at the links below: Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/workplace/ If you enjoyed the podcast please like and share! If you would like to be on the podcast and have great business insights to share get in touch at [email protected] . Thank-you for listening!

You can find out more about us at the following addresses:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/workplaceevol

Michael Costello's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcostellooccpsych1/

The Workplace Evolution podcast is brought to you by Workplace Evolution Ltd - The Natural Selection For Workplace Solutions! Michael Costello is the Managing Director of Workplace Evolution based in Lancaster, UK

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