At 40, a finance guy walking away from the London Stock Exchange so he could learn to cook pasta.Sounds wild? It’s only the beginning.Meet Chris Rensell — former financier turned co-founder of Pasta Evangelists. He built a pasta brand from a kitchen in East London, scaled it into a £30-plus million business, hit Harrods, Ocado and 50+ delivery kitchens, and then got acquired by Barilla.In this episode you’ll hear:Why quitting your “safe” job at 40 might be the smartest move you makeHow to turn a hobby into a startup empireThe insane pivot during Covid that made the brand explodeHow the Barilla acquisition went down behind the scenesReal talk on burnout, scaling, and building with real peopleIf you’re building something, thinking of starting something, or just love a wild founder story — you’re in the right place.Show Notes:(00:00) Quitting finance & taking the leap(09:45) The birth of Pasta Evangelists(16:10) First kitchen in East London(30:40) Covid pivot & delivery boom(36:00) 50+ kitchens and national scaling(52:00) Barilla acquisition story(1:16:00) Dragons’ Den chaos & PR wins(1:20:10) Advice for every founder out thereAbout Chris:Chris Rensell is the co-founder of Pasta Evangelists, built the brand from scratch after leaving finance, and turned pasta into a national startup success story.Pasta Evangelists:Website: https://pastaevangelists.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pastaevangelists/Connect with us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

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