59 | Brittany Garbutt, Pretzel and Doughing It Right

<p dir="ltr">Brittany Garbutt is the founder of Pretzel Australia. Pretzel has 11 stores across Australia, a business turnover of more than $5 million a year and over 300 staff.</p> <p dir="ltr">In addition to Pretzel, she’s also the founder of Voodoo Cafe, Voodoo Priestess, and Chubby Boy Breakfast and Bar. But I'm (k)not joking, the pretzels are beyond amazing. So pretty stoked I got to interview Brittany!</p> <p dir="ltr">In this interview, we cover the story of starting up with her life savings invested in a pink shipping container selling pretzels, managing store expansion right as the pandemic started, and lessons learned along the way.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Incredibly fun conversation this one, Britt’s energy is infectious, but fair warning, a few F-bombs will be dropped so don’t say I didn’t warn ya!</p> <p dir="ltr">But please enjoy my conversation with Brittany Garbutt.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on  <a href= "https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep59">https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep59</a> </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">------</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Show Notes:</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:00:31] - [First question] - How Britt started Pretzel</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:05:38] - When did she feel she was onto something?</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:09:28] - Interesting notes about store layout </p> <p dir="ltr">[00:11:27] - The challenges of driving demand through Instagram</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:17:26] - Advertising off from Social Media</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:20:16] - Talking about the expansion from Perth to Melbourne</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:29:48] - The hospitality industry culture of having a crack</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:34:27] - How to juggle multiple brands and stores</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:38:14] - Being honest about her work</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:44:04] - The challenges of asking for money</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:47:06] - About Mentors</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:51:10] - Perth, blessing or a curse?</p> <p