Story of Effoyi - የእፎይ ታሪክ - With Tsega Woubshet - S06 EP 60

Established in 2007, Effoi Pizza has not only become a household name but also a symbol of excellence in delivering gourmet pizzas with a unique twist. Today, we are thrilled to have Tsega Woubshet, the visionary founder behind this culinary sensation, as our honored guest.
Discover how Effoi Pizza has kept folks coming back for more by serving up not just tasty pizzas, but also awesome experiences. Tsega's love for food and dedication to doing things right have turned Effoi into a pizza paradise in Addis Ababa.
0:00- intro
2:52 - who is tsega ?
4:46 - Effoi
9:58 -Naming the meals
13:57 - Expanding Business
15:57 - Partnership
20:41 - Challenging part of Restaurant industry
22:33- specialization vs vertical integration
28:47 - Reviewing price
48:35- efficiency
1:05:33 - Challenges in starting Business
1: 21:10 - The venue warehouse
1:33:02 - You never know
1:36:20- Challenging time
1:44:34 - Vision
1:59:00- Managing Business
20:07:10- What's enough's enough
2:09:21 - Entertainment & life philosophy
2:16:22 - self education
2:19:00 - one wisdom & closing
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[@abdurahimamin2401]

መሪዎች በጣም ነው ምናመሰግነው.... እንደ ሃሳብ ማቅረብ ምፈልገው ተጋባዥ እንግዶች introduce ሲደረጉ ያሉበትን ቢዝነስ የሚያሳይና ስለ ቢዝነሳቸው image ሊፈጥር በሚችል short video ቢታገዝ አሪፍ ነው....keep up the good work👍

[@BestofAddis]

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[@abdurahimamin2401]

​@@BestofAddisThere is nothing formal in buisness bro. it's a journey of creativity for customer satisfaction.

[@aberasherpagie7268]

I like Keenan father interview . That man is so attractive when he talks very natural others must learn from that interview

[@yonaskidane988]

Am really happy to see my mentor , my boss …. In this show . He is one of the greatest businessmen in town also creative and far sighted person. (Mercury)

[@mtewahade]

As an old Ethiopian who spent 46 years abroad. I am finally ensured that my homeland is going to be in good hands. Seeing such an amazing business people like Tsige and great questions makes me happy. To recruit good young people the owner has to be sharing and giving. Particularly for Ethiopians as we are hierarchical society, please don’t put others down and expect a good result. As employers we have to care about our employees and encourage them to be more diligent.frugal.disciplined. on time, and hard working. Employers have to help think about the future including the retirement of our employees. Employees on the other hand need to be kind and be giving to their employers and community. Everyone needs to be kinder and more positive towards one another.

[@hennawubeshet6395]

my first ever Ethiopian podcast, and what an impression you made on me. truly fitting words from start to finish. "ከመማረር መማር ይሻላል" 💚💛❤

[@user-zc1mu5di6y]

1, quality of life 2, formal informal bussines 3, centralize production i love all ur point of view

[@danifi6779]

He looks like typical an art person, he is not far away from art by working on efoyta, applying creativity in all his businesses

[@Abinet_A_O]

“There is not love of life without despair about life.” Memento Mori. “Remember you must die.” Such a nice and Honest person! Thanks for the honest lessons.

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[@bereketgedlu3727]

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Rewatching this and for me, this is one of the best from Meri's podcast. This guy is absolutely amazing and we're lucky as a country to have people like him. And You guys are doing an incredible job. Keep up the good work 😊

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[@melatTUBE]

Oh my favorite pizza 🍕 😋 😍 place in addis

[@ikramahmed2949]

I miss your content

[@user-fe9wx7il6w]

Loved every single second of the podcast 👏 thank you መሪ -Tsegab & Kenean you guys are absolutely amazing and thank you Gigi for your honesty, how I love Effoy pizza.... The best Pizza spot!!!

[@kefayzeleke1571]

የሀገሬ ጉዳይ ግራ ገባኝ እንዱ 10 ምጣድ ጥጄ ጋግሬ ልኑር ሲል ሌላው ደግሞ መቃብር እስከምገባ የስው ዘር ልጨርስ ሲል ይገርመኛል ብቻ ጂጂ በርታ

[@Abenzerg]

መሪዎች ዘመናችሁ ይባረክ ከነአን እና ጥጋቡ

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This guy is a thinker and have pure heart my salute for the podcasters and the guest

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ብጣዕሚ ፁቡቅ ትምህርቲ ፍልጠት ሓበሬታ መንቅሒ ዘለዎ መደብ ቀፅልዎ❤ ናይ ግድን ግን ተግባራዊ ብሙካን ጥራሕ ::

[@coffeelatte6344]

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Great video! I really enjoyed the content you shared. One suggestion I have is to consider adding timestamps in the video description as always or as overlays within the video itself. This will help viewers navigate through the different sections of the video more easily and find the specific information they're looking for. It can greatly enhance the overall user experience. Keep up the good work!

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እሂን ዩትብ እናሳድገዉ ላይክ ሸር እንድርግ

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[@hassenmohammed2535]

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[@chefephrem2288]

He was my Boss Gigi the owner of efoy and Choma grill strong and creative person I ever seen Gigi thank you for sharing your Culinary experience❤❤❤ Becha Tinish chuhetehen kenes

[@eyobzewd5821]

real in depth discussion on real issues . great

[@BetheNidfbyLydia]

My goodness ጂው, glad that I know you. And I’m glad you’re alive and I’m alive to see you being you and be so useful. You must be proud of yourself ጂው:: Not only for how much you are contribute to the City but mainly for who you are. You’ve been consistent for as long as I know you. I believe it’s very easy to find oneself once we are aware how to, but being yourself while perusing your dreams in the business world, where you relay on the input of others is a different story. You are የአድስ ፈርጥ:: Situations could be different if many of us could view Addis through your lenses. After all what is, is what we are willing to see. Tons of hugs and kisses to you ጂው:: ሊዱዋ

[@visiteth251]

Thanks for bringing such a great episode!

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Inspiring and show us different perspective

[@misgana1638]

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[@amrotaberra1022]

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Great man

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Great Podcast Keep it Up!

[@finderaddis9528]

Very nice!! You should also consider inviting Bowbow , organizer of Kebeteske ketema radio show.

[@tesrakidus6543]

l like the way he explain ,

[@naomibeyene9742]

I am proud of you!❤

[@henoksolomon0254]

I love it the show … same pain but stile trying to satisfy our costumer thank JJ

[@redietmengesha8041]

This is what we call "hidden gem" 💎💎💎 Where have you been away from the public all this time Gigi cause you're imparting such valuable entrepreneurial wisdom & lessons of owning business in Ethiopia that we would have loved to learn about 🤩🤩🤩 wish i had known you a bit earlier but hope God gives me a chance to work with you sometime in the future 🙏🙏🙏 Thank you for being a Creative Genius who gave us beautiful work that outleted as "Food Art" which can relate to everyone who enjoys the pleasure of eatery further than requiring it as necessity for survival. So please know we appreciate the Legacy you created with Effoy 🍕😋 our own Ethiopian-touch Brand 💚💛❤️

[@AishaIdrisMedia]

Very true

[@ferehiwotshanka8087]

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[@ferehiwotshanka8087]

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[@hanandad9666]

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[@binyamgirma3144]

How do you learn kenihan I learn from the challenge ^gust እንዴት ትማራለህ ከመከራ ከስእት እማራለሁ ሟችነን ሰርተን የምናልፈው ግን ሕያው ነው እና ብዙ አትጨነቁ Wow even though I didn't realize the time thanks

[@Tullisha]

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[@princeleula4070]

I Remember A Nice Pizza Named Chichinya Which Was Awesome

[@yomamavsai]

Dude seems mad high

[@abenezerterefe9394]

I don't know if it's me, but the dude is speaking so slowly that I had to fast-forward by 1.5*. however, it's worth to watch ✌🏼

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ይህ ፖድ ካስት በኢትዮጵያ እና ለኢትዮጲያዊያን ነው የምታቀርቡት ካልተሳሳትኩ? አማርኛ ፖድካስት እስከሆነ ድረስ አክሰንታችሁን ወደ ፈረጅኛ የምትወስዱት ነገር አያምርባችሁም እና አስተካክሉት!!!

[@merhawitmerhawit7920]

እንደው በጣም ይጠነቀቃሉ ይጥራሉ 😢❤English ላለመጠቀም በዚ በጣም ጎበዝ ናቸው ❤

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Yes የቀኔልይ ትክክል ሰብ መዋቲ ምካኑ ክርስዕ የብሉን

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[@hayatredwan5204]

መርካቶ ፒዛ ቆንጆ ነወ ማሻአላህ

[@Addistoday]

የፒዛ ዋጋ ሰማይ አድርሳቹ ልክ በውድነቱ እንደተጎዳቹ አይነት ወሬ ስታወራ ደስ አይልም! ሲጀመር አወራርህ so funny!

[@Etech1616]

የመግቢያ ሙዚቃ 🎧 ስወደው።

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"Libration front " ተመቸኝ

[@efashasho9256]

what an interview with no avarice.

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ጠቃሚ እና አስተማሪ ፖድ ካስት ነው, ግን ዘፈን የሌለበት የህንድ ፊልም ነው የሆነብኝ እርዝመቱ 😂

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GG G.

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ene demo 4th

[@tesrakidus6543]

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[@andenetayalew5665]

በአነሰ የሰው ሀይል ለመሰራት የደንበኛ ባህል ፣ የሚጠቀመውን ወሰኖ ያለመምጣት እንዲሁም ሰነምግባር ከዌሰተርኑ ሰለሚለይ ግዜ ሊወሰድ ይችላል

[@kebedemekuria2088]

Hidden interview

[@user-dv9oy4vs1y]

Pls invite Biniam Mohamad bedawi Ceo of Phison real estate

[@mordecai4675]

ከኮቪድ ክስተት በኋላ ዋጋ ግሽበት የሌለበት ሀገር የለም❗ እኛጋ ደሞ በተለየ የምዕራባዊያን የዶላር ጫና ጦርነት በርካታ ፈተና የተቋቋመች ውብና ❤ ጠንካራ ሀገር ያለን ህዝብ ነን 🇪🇹 🙏

[@fasika8080]

Really?

[@tikuret123]

የመጀመሪያ ላይክ አድራጊ ነኝ

[@bekanbekele]

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[@tsegazeaba.6400]

😂

[@henokmichael7243]

#Memento_Mori

[@mikea6790]

Dear Interviewers, During interviews utilizing a single language, whether it's Amharic or English, is imperative to maintain clarity and professionalism, discouraging the confusing amalgamation of the two languages and any "localisation" of English words, which is off-putting and shows lack of depth of interview techniques . By the way- the Pizza guy seems high ... sorry I cant help noticing!

[@outdoorcat5107]

Pah! Banchi bet yabede English awreteshal. 😂 Keep scrolling if you despise bilingualism. You're not important enough to have your "interview technique" opinions be considered. Weregna hula.

[@Defarenaches]

He is rather softspoken. You are reaching with the comment.

[@user-dream2PROUDMOM]

Protocol???

[@addistesfa9363]

This is not conventional media. Its a podcast.

[@user-dream2PROUDMOM]

@@outdoorcat5107 🤔 stupid!!!

[@amrotaberra1022]

​@@outdoorcat5107😂

[@aberasherpagie7268]

He is not attractive when he talks . It is a kind of little knowledge is dangers he has to be natural

[@Hkim185]

6;53 ደቁቃ ነዉ ያቆምኩት እሱንም አሸቃባጭ ኮሜንቶች አይቼ የት ይደርሳል የተባለ በሬ ቆራ ላይ ተገኘ ። ኢትዬጰያ ልጆቿ የኘለቲካ ሳይንሰ ማሰተር የሚያደርጉባት ሐገር አንተ አንድ ለናቱ ብትገኝ ጅኦለጂ ብናገኝ ፒሳ ተጠፍጥፍልን የድንጋይ ከሰል፤ ብረት፤bauxite ለ aluminum ታገኝልናለን ብለን ሰንጠብቅ የእንጨት ቅረፃ-ቅርፅ ትለኛለህ። እኔ ፍላጎትህን አትሰራ አልልህም ግን ኢትዬጵያ ያሰተማረችህ ጂኦለጂ እንድትሆንላት እንጂ ሙዚቀኛ ሆነህ አሻሼ ገዳሜ እንድትሆንላት አይደለም ማግባባችን ማሰታረቃችን ከጎን ጅኦለጂህን ሰራና አንድ ግኝት ካገኘህ ወለታህን ከፍለሀል ጡረታ መወጣት ትችላለህ ወይ ሁለተኛ ጂኦለጂ ምሁር እንደሆንክ አትጥቀሰ ምን ይታወቃል ትምህርቱንም ረሰተህዉ ይሆናል

[@amrotaberra1022]

I hope you have contributed 0.1% of what you suggested he should do for his country with his own life.

[@Hkim185]

@@amrotaberra1022 እኔ በሱ ሕይወት አልገባሁኝም ከልጅነት እሰከሚጨርሰ ደረሰ የግል ተማሪ ከሆነ አንተ ያልከዉ ትክክል ነዉ እቅርታ እጠይቃለሁኝ ግን ያልተማረዉ ገበሬ አሰተምሮት ከሆነ አንድ የመሐድን ግኝት አግኝት ከዚያ በኃላ የፈለገዉን ያርግ ግን ሁለት አመት ትምህርት በነፃ ካላገለገለ ዕዳ አለበት ማገልገል አለበት በዚህ ላይ ጂኦለጂ ነኝም ማለት አይችልም ትምህርቱን ከረሳ በኃላ ይህ እኳ አቶ ማለት አይደለም በሰራዉ ላይ ከሌለህ የቀድሞዉ መባል አለብህ አዉን እንጨት ፋቂ ነዉ

[@Defarenaches]

ሙጢ ለፍላፊ

[@Hkim185]

@@Defarenaches እማማ አሼቴን ምችዉ, የምለዉ ገብቶታል ይህ ቀልደኛ ማዕድን አወጥቶ ኢትዬጰያን ሀብታም ያረጋል የተባለ ሰዉዬ ሉካንዳ ቤት ተገኘ

[@merhawitmerhawit7920]

ንግስትዋ ዳጊ ሾው ቀጣይ ጋቡዙሉን😢❤❤❤❤❤በጣም ደስ የሚል ፕሮግራም ኣላቹ

[@bettylove9506]

The way u sit guys it is not comfortable i think please change it

[@Black-lioness]

i love effo but lost my respect when you serve pork.

[@Truth658]

Inclusive market, it isn’t just us who live in Ethiopia there are foreigners and others who eat pork don’t be small minded

[@esmailmolla6017]

He looks depressed,

[@user-vs2nt4fz6o]

ግን አታርዝሙት የቆራረጣችሁ ወይ አቅረቡት አዉቃለሁ ለእኛ ለማስተማር ነዎ ነገር እናንተም ብዙ ቪዉ ማግኘት አለባችሁ ስለዚ 30 ደቂቃ ብታረጉት ብዙ ሰዉ ሊአየዉ ይችላል ።በየ3 ቀኑ 30 ደቂቃ እያረጋችሁ ብትለቁት በጣም ብዙ ሰዉ ሊአያችሁ ይችላል

[@mordecai4675]

👉 ቁርጥራጭ የፈለገ ሰው ቀላል ነው ፦ ቲክቶክ ላይ መሄድ ይችላል ከልብ መማር ለሚፈልግ ግን 👉 ይሄ መተኪያ የሌለው አቅርቦት ነው❗🙏