Christopher Timm - CloudWaitress

Emily Shanks - The Plant Parlour

Welcome to Burger 2 Business Episode 5.   In this episode, we sit down with Emily Shanks, director and founder of The Plant Parlour, a Plant styling and design provider that specialises in Hospitality but offers so much more.   We had the pleasure of working with Emily on the plant styling and design for our current venue at Fat Puku's [https://www.fatpukus.co.nz/] Queen street. Please head over to The Plant Parlour [https://www.theplantparlour.co.nz/] for more info and connect with Emily directly   Stay rad out there!  V & G

Gerrick Numan - Millé

In this episode, we sit down with Gerrick Numan, director and founder of Millé, a hospitality design firm that focuses on bringing your concepts to life.   Gary and I enjoyed working with Gerrick and his wonderful team to design our 2nd location for our Burger Business Fat Puku's [https://www.fatpukus.co.nz/]   For more info on Millé, please visit their website [https://mille.co.nz/] and see for yourself.   Stay rad out there!  V & G

Christopher Timm - CloudWaitress

Welcome to a new episode of "Burgers to Business"! We're excited to have Christopher Timm, the founder and director of CloudWaitress, join us. CloudWaitress is a cloud-based ordering solution for hospitality businesses, and it's a platform we've relied on since our humble beginnings at the back of a Pie shop. In this episode, we'll dive into what CloudWaitress is all about, starting with a question to Christopher about the platform's fundamentals and how it's revolutionizing the hospitality industry. You can find more information on Cloud Waitress HERE [https://www.cloudwaitress.com/] and you can see the live product on our website right HERE [https://fatpukus.cloudwaitress.com/]

Stuart Robertson - Mean Business

On this episode, we sit down with our business mentor and hospitality expert, Stuart Robertson from Mean Business. Stuart works with landlords and brings business discipline to Hospitality businesses. Whether you're a seasoned business owner or are just starting on your hospitality journey, Stuart is a fantastic expert to have on your side. We hope you enjoy our chat with Stuart as we take you through how we came across his services, where he came from, how he started Mean Business and how he's shaped our Hospitality business, Fat Puku's Smashed Burgers.   Learn more about Stuart and his business here [https://www.meanbusiness.co.nz]

Two burger loving 80's kids

On our first episode, we're joined by our dear friend, Mr Keith Turner. He will take you back to where it all started for us, from how Gary and I conceptualised our business idea, how we came up with the name "Fat Puku's", and how not every journey is a straight line to success. We hope our story can empower people, help them understand the reality of starting a business and that we're all in it together.