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Fika Brunch and BusinessEpisode 34. Asking each other a series of personal & business questions!Welcome back to another episode of the Fika Brunch & Business Podcast. We’re back again this week from the OG set-up in Fika Stamford! In this weeks episode we ask each other some very personal as well as business related questions. Despite the fairly rapid growth of our business, both of us aren’t in the personal financial situation we had planned to be - turns out being an entrepreneur isn’t all cash money, despite what the influencers portray! We also touch on the annual business argument that is had between the two of us quite consistently as well as dis...
2023-11-0629 minFika Brunch and Business33. An honest conversation about GoalsWelcome back to another episode of the Fika Brunch & Business Podcast. This week we’re coming to you from the OG set-up in Fika Stamford (with an unintentional guest appearance from regulars Anna & Mike as well as a Dizzee Rascal interlude from a noisy Stamford High Street!)
In today’s episode we’re discussing our goals, or as Tia likes to phrase it, “manifestations”, both personal and business. While reflecting on childhood experiences and how they are shaping our ambitions as we mature. We also discuss the concept of long-term goals and how effective they are i...
2023-10-3034 minFika Brunch and Business32. Navigating the unknownWelcome back to another episode of the Fika Brunch and Business podcast. This week we’re reunited, finding time in our schedules to film together in a very cosy Fika Woolfox. In todays episode we have a very honest conversation about how we REALLY are; leading to Tia disclosing her controversial decision to quit caffeine and Ivo admitting he prefers his old routine at home compared to London life! We also discuss our need for constant pressure to grow and perform to the fullest as well as the frustrations experienced over the past few months in regards to finance....
2023-10-1734 minFika Brunch and Business31. The four pillars of our CEO’s lifeWelcome back to another episode of the Fika Brunch & Business Podcast! In this week’s episode we’ve got another solo host, this time by Fika CEO Ivo.
In this episode he uses his reflections from the recent downtime he’s had to come up with the four pillars in his life that drive and guide him to make sure that he’s not only working hard, but is working for and towards the right things.
We hope you enjoy this one, keep your eyes peeled for next week’s episode...
2023-10-0916 minFika Brunch and Business30. Getting Out Of A Creative RutWelcome back to another episode of the Fika Brunch & Business Podcast! In this week’s episode Tia’s hosting solo as her and Ivo’s schedules fail to align, you can’t say we aren’t committed to the weekly uploads!
This episode she discusses her current struggles after being in a creative rut as well as giving advice on how to feel inspired and get your creative spark back. Just don’t put your phone down until after the full episode, this is the kind of scrolling that’ll fuel your creative inspiration!
Keep your eyes peeled for Ivo’s solo epi...
2023-10-0325 minFika Brunch and Business29. Naming our London CafeWelcome back to another episode of the Fika Brunch & Business podcast, this time we’re coming to you from Fika Woolfox! In this week’s episode Tia apologises for her sleep deprived behaviour, as well as filling us in on her recent trip to Crete - nearly in chef trousers (you don’t want to miss this story)! Along with Ivo reminiscing on his salsa dancing days and giving us a bakery update.
Make sure you stay tuned to the end for the inside scoop on some very exciting London updates and even a name r...
2023-09-2623 minFika Brunch and Business28. Advice to our younger selvesWelcome back to another episode of the Fika Brunch and Business Podcast, this time around some of us are on holiday (we work hard we deserve it) but that didn't hinder our commitment to bringing you a new episode every week!
This week we're having a candid conversation with the younger versions of Ivo and Tia. Now that we're older (and hopefully wiser), we like to think we've learnt a thing or two about the world and ourselves.
If there are any young Tias and Ivos out there, this is a good one to listen...
2023-09-1819 minFika Brunch and Business27. The odds are against us!Welcome back to another episode of the Fika Brunch & Business Podcast, this time in a slightly different format. Some may argue it’s not a traditional podcast, but there are no rules round here!
This week we touched on microphone mishaps (the reason behind the brief episode) updates on our current whereabouts and celebrating the Fika team!
Bear with us while we navigate a couple of busy weeks, we’ll be back in our new podcast studio in no time (the time it takes Ivo to fix the microphone issues)!
2023-09-1104 minFika Brunch and Business26. Struggles as a growing businessWelcome back everyone to the Fika Brunch & Business podcast, we’re staying consistent as promised and back in the OG Stamford location! This week we’re discussing the struggles we’re currently facing as the business expands. As we look to grow and take on new ventures, it’s becoming very apparent that most banks require your first born child in return of a minimal loan - something we didn’t expect after being in the business for a few years now! Further struggles consist of staffing issues - where are all the chefs at and why it appears to have be...
2023-09-0452 minFika Brunch and Business25. Cool or Not Cool?Welcome back to the Fika Brunch & Business podcast peeps, this time we’re back filming in London with our third wheel. This weeks episode is on a bit of a lighter note with a game of “cool or not” where we rate a list of random items/ concepts against our definition of “cool”.
Disclaimer: this is a completely light hearted game in which we mean to cause no offence to Croc wearing, Fiat 500 driving, Jordan loving, mullet headed pornstar martini lovers!
Let us know your opinions of our cool or not verdicts in the comments below!...
2023-08-2827 minFika Brunch and Business24. Fika’s Creative Director Interviews Fika’s CEOWelcome back to the Fika Brunch & Business podcast guys, we're staying consistent with the uploads as promised and this time we’re back to the OG setting in Fika Stam'!
The roles have been reversed and in this weeks episode Tia, Fika’s Creative Director interviews CEO Ivo - discussing how Ivo's latest challenge hiking the Mont Blanc trail has impacted his ability to tackle challenges as CEO. As well as discovering his biggest motivation for Fika's success - you may be surprised, but no it's not cash money! Most importantly unveiling the secret to w...
2023-08-2148 minFika Brunch and Business23. Fika's CEO interviews Fika's Creative DirectorWelcome back to the Fika Brunch & Business podcast peeps, this time we’re mixing it up in a new setting!
In this weeks episode Ivo, Fika’s CEO interviews Tia, Creative Director - discussing Tia’s biggest fear of fumbling the bag when it comes to making business decisions. As well as finding out how her role as Creative Director has changed her understanding of the world from both an employee and employer perspective. Most importantly discovering how Fika’s limitlessness could lead to childhood tram driving aspirations - stay tuned it’s a good one...
2023-08-1446 minFika Brunch and Business22. Our most honest conversation so farWelcome back to the Fika Brunch and Business podcast peeps!
This week we got real, raw and deep real quick - we delved into our Annual Clash and worked through our disagreements as business partners in real time. We also talked about our differences as people and how we’re learning to accept that it’s okay that we don’t want to head in the same direction in life and that wanting to do our own thing doesn’t make us any less solid of a partnership in Fika than before.
We hope you enjoy th...
2023-05-0445 minFika Brunch and Business21. Going From A Small Business To Fully-Fledged CompanyWelcome back to our podcast! We know it's been a minute but we're not even going to make excuses this time...
Over the past few months, we've been working hard behind the scenes. It feels like we've crossed a barrier - and that is transitioning from a small business to a fully-fledged company. In this video, we discuss what it has taken to do that, as well as covering many other topics such as the stigma around success.
We hope you enjoyed this, we loved being back behind the mics and will hopefully, with a bi...
2023-03-141h 03Fika Brunch and BusinessBritish Idioms, snacks and an all round good chuckleWe’re back! After a week’s delay (sorry peeps, life is busy right now!), last week’s podcast episode is out!
We feel that we’ve been discussing heavier, deeper and more serious topics recently so we thought it was time to lighten the mood with this one. We asked Caitlin and Laura, both Fika gals at heart, to join us and to lead the way. We went in blind and it’s fair to say there were many surprises along the way! We talked British idioms that have caught Ivo and Tia out before, tried some quintessentially British snacks and...
2022-11-091h 15Fika Brunch and BusinessThe education system - does it nurture and encourage entrepreneurship?!Hello everyone & welcome back to a new episode of the Fika Brunch and Business pod! This week we talked about a subject that Ivo particularly feels very strongly about - the education system. We picked apart our experiences with it and weighed in on our opinions of the good & bad aspects of it, and how we feel it’s not tailored to getting the most out of an entrepreneurial mind. We also did a bit of laughing mainly at Rowan, as always, so it wasn’t all serious. We hope you enjoy this one and look forward to all feedback!📚🖌✌🏽💙
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2022-10-191h 06Fika Brunch and BusinessSuccess - where’s the threshold?!This week we got a bit deep and talked about a very subjective topic; success, what it means successful and how we would define our own success. This one felt personal and we had a lot of different angles so we really hope you enjoy it and please let us know what you think!!!💙✌🏽
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2022-10-0549 minFika Brunch and BusinessWork & relationships… how do the two work together?!This week we sat and talked about what the dynamic between your job and personal relationships is and how it might change and evolve. We talked through our own experience of running our own business and how that’s impacted our platonic, familial and romantic relationships as we have grown our business (and with that, responsibility and work load). We loved this one as it felt very personal and we truly could have kept going for hours! Hope you enjoy and we’d love to hear what you think✌🏽💙
2022-09-2146 minFika Brunch and BusinessThe Hospitality Industry: How Is It Changing?Hi guys and welcome back to another episode of the Fika Brunch and Business pod! As always we started with a little update of what’s been going on and where we’ve been/what we’ve been doing over the last week or two. We also talked about the hospitality industry and how it’s changing and evolving nowadays. This is an industry that we’ve both worked in for a lot of our working adult lives so we touch on this, but also delve deeper in to how hospitality may be perceived differently now versus many years ago and why th...
2022-09-0939 minFika Brunch and BusinessBrunch institution… what even is that?!Welcome back to the Fika Brunch & Business pod! This week we had a little catch up about everything that’s gone on over the last couple of weeks at Fika and talked about the direction and ambition for our brand. We tried to unpick *exactly* what a “brunch institution” means to us and how we think Fika fits in to that. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to listen and we would, as always, love all feedback.💙✌🏽
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2022-08-2535 minFika Brunch and BusinessSame Podcast… New FormatWhoaaa, what’s this?! The podcast is back (….again….)?! In a new format?! Yeah baby…⚡️⚡️⚡️
This week we talked about where we’ve been, what we’ve been up to & exciting things we’ve been working on. Join us fortnightly to tune in. We’d love all your feedback💙✌🏽 #podcast #fikabrunchandbusiness
2022-08-1044 minFika Brunch and BusinessThe Best and Worst Parts of Being Your Own BossWelcome to another off the cuff episode of our podcast. Today we talk about what keeps us going when times are tough and the things we love and hate about our job + plus Ivo’s obsession with computer strategy games.
2022-04-1348 minFika Brunch and BusinessRoutine, Self-Discipline and how we’re trying to get back into itWe didn’t really know what we wanted to talk about today so we just hit record. We ended up covering some pretty big topics like morning routines and our relationship with discipline.
2022-04-0637 minFika Brunch and BusinessBurnout, Motivation and the Sunny SideWelcome back everyone! It’s been about 6 months since we opened Fika Stamford and in today’s episode we’re going to talk a little bit about how that’s going. We’re also going to talk about both our run-ins with burnout - something we never though would be a problem for us.
2022-03-1550 minFika Brunch and Business37 Questions with ThesecretsalonhallatonJoin us for some of Ben and Liv’s, fellow ‘siblings in business’, best questions (both professional and highly inappropriate).
2021-09-2149 minFika Brunch and BusinessThe beginnings of the Fika empireWe’ve got a very important announcement today - Fika will soon be coming to Stamford! You may have already heard it through the grapevine, but the rumours are true. In this episode we talk about how the events of the past 6 months have led to us preparing to open our second location.
2021-08-1228 minFika Brunch and BusinessComing Out of Hibernation and Our Love for TikTokIt’s been a minute. The last few months have been pretty dull, but we feel like we’re finally coming out of hibernation. In this episode we cover so many good topics - our experiences of lockdown, mental health, social media and work-life balance to name a few. I hope you enjoy it.
2021-04-1533 minFika Brunch and BusinessSee ya 2020, roll on 2021!In this episode we have a bit of a recap of 2020 and talk about how we feel it’s gone compared to what we imagined. We also touch on what we’ve got in store for 2021 - our goals, ambitions, and everything we’re excited about.
2021-01-0428 minFika Brunch and BusinessQ&A: What Scares Us, The Best Advice We’ve Heard and Our Favourite Fika DishWhat were we most afraid of when we took over Fika? How did our employees react? Do we have any regrets? What’s the best day we’ve had at Fika? Find out in today’s Q&A episode.
2020-12-0742 minFika Brunch and BusinessMeet RuaraidhToday we sit down with Ruaraidh, Fika’s Head Chef. We talk about everything from how he got into cooking to his favourite ABBA song and more.
2020-11-1730 minFika Brunch and BusinessLockdown 2.0In this episode we talk about what it was like going into lockdown for the second time and how we’re keeping busy.
2020-11-1129 minFika Brunch and BusinessOur Ambition and Business IntuitionIn this episode we talk about where we would like to go with Fika and our own individual ambitions. We also touch on what the next few months will look like for us.
2020-10-2632 minFika Brunch and BusinessEat Out To Help Out and Family Business DynamicsLast week we left off just as we were getting ready to reopen the cafe for sitting in. In this episode we talk about what reopening was like, the crazy times of Eat Out To Help Out and how running a business has affected our relationship.
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