Back in 2012 Katie was 26, I was 27 and we had been married for five and a half years. After travelling for 16 months on one way tickets we came back home to good ole Upper Hutt. The previous year we had picked up the Silverspoon (a local restaurant that was about to close) … Read more
This text came in the other day from a friend… “How do you juggle being a good husband, dad, business owner, friend and still find time to think, journal and reflect? You’re great at it and I think people would totally benefit from any tips you have! Obviously everyone has time to think…but you seem … Read more
I have an iPhone6 for my personal phone, its been with me for about 2 1/2 years now. Despite it still going strong I found myself recently thinking its time for an upgrade. This awesome little video by Matt D’Avella about upgrades was very timely. It has made me stop and think about it more. … Read more
Peter Drucker, Management Expert There is a quote on our wall: “What gets measured gets managed.” It looks like I have incorrectly attributed it to Peter Drucker who wrote the classic management book The Effective Executive. It also looks like there is some good debate about how this quote applies to things you can’t measure in business, … Read more
This is the first post in a series: Maccas to Million$ – A mini-series of lessons learned from McDonald’s and how it helped us buy, fix and sell the Silverspoon – A local restaurant that was about to close its doors. Find out more about the series here. Our First Accountant Our first accountant was … Read more