Ep 11- MyLahore owner Ishfaq - Exclusive first ever face to face podcast - P1

Welcome back another episode at The CEO Club. In today's episode we have a very special guest Ishfaq Farooq the owner of MyLahore. We are proud to be bringing you the first ever exclusive face to face podcast Ishfaq has ever done.
MyLahore was started in Bradford in 2002 from humble beginnings by two families and is still a family business .
Our Key not-so-secret ingredient has always been our family spirit of togetherness.
Fast forward to today MyLahore is an iconic multi-site restaurant and catering business that employs over 450 people from around 27 different nationalities.
MyLahore originally is rooted in Yorkshire (Bradford) in a world of small kitchens yet huge hearts, where families tuck into everything from samosas to shepards pie, and karahis to cornflake tarts - it’s a very British Asian story that just had to be shared!
This is a super powerful episode where we discussed a range of topics including mental health, the secrets to building a successful brand, the importance of charity work, the impressive impact MyLahore has had on the local community and the struggles Ishfaq and his family faced growing their successful brand from very humble beginnings. The episode is filled with lots of really useful gems that you can implement into your life today.
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[@TheCeoClub]

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[@Rafz90]

Brilliant episode. Very humble brother MashaAllah. I used to go to myLahore in Birmingham very often but i did have a negative experience about 5 years ago and have not gone back unfortunately. One of my dishes (Pasta) didn’t taste too great and mentioned it to the waiter and was told that’s just the way it is but being a former regular i knew it was different, i was then told if i wait 15 minutes they can bring out another one. Unfortunately we waited quite a while for the meal to come anyway so i decided not to have them bring another one as everyone else had already started on their meal so i had abit of everyone else’s. The worst part is we were still charged for the dish at the end. This experience caused me to not return but listening to the owners beautiful story has changed my perspective and accept it as a misunderstanding by one their staff. I will return again soon InshaAllah. May Allah continue to grant barakah to this brother and his family, Āmeen.

[@TheCeoClub]

Thank you for watching and your detailed comment. After spending time with the owner I can genuinely say this would have been an error from the staff member. Definitely worth visiting the Bradford store if you ever get a chance and experiencing their service first hand. Always take good care of us whenever we go and we have been going for years🙏🏽.

[@nu12ulable]

Great story

[@BashBashir451]

Awesome podcast, such a humble brother. Looking forward to part two. Masha’Allah some great topics covered more than just a business . 💯👏🏼🎙️

[@TheCeoClub]

Thank you Bash really appreciate your support, Insha’Allah part two will be out shortly🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@hamzavurl]

Great guest, good job being the first podcast to get him on face to face. can’t wait to see who’s next?

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[@lemurfanklap]

Can’t wait for part 2

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[@entrepreneurpodcastclub]

Great guest, another really good podcast, well done.

[@TheCeoClub]

Thanks guys hope things are going well on your end🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@hdryilmaz4012]

Setting yourself apart with this calibre of guest

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[@eymenguzeler230]

Another very interesting episode

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[@Takerfanatic]

I knew Ishfaq as Amir Khan's right hand man but mashallah he is successful in his own right.

[@TheCeoClub]

Masha’Allah he is indeed 👏🏽🙏🏽

[@TheTeaisDelicious]

I’d like to see an interview with the interviewer