{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/612f97acc68da9001203e9e6/683ebadba14b2948246d00cd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Grind Behind Grind: David Abrahamovitch on Luck, Lessons and Leadership.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/612f97acc68da9001203e9e6/1748941452858-5620e3ff-c8f5-4688-804a-449c1493d133.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This is an episode from our newly launched Founder to Founder podcast. Follow us on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/7Etwk2dEI2iDUHQBwm7ZFG?si=daaed9429e6b4c20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> and <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/founder-to-founder/id1813380277\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple</a> to get the latest episodes when they drop. </p><p><br></p><p>In today’s episode, we’re joined by David Abrahamovitch, founder and CEO of Grind – from turning his Dad’s old phone shop into a go to coffee come cocktail destination, he’s since built a brilliant D2C brand. Today the company is a certified B Corp, they have 14 locations across London and sell millions of coffees every year through their home delivery service.</p><p><br></p><p>We’re talking to David about what it really takes to scale a business, how mentorship has played a role in his journey, and why surrounding yourself with the right people can make all the difference.</p><p><br></p><p>FOLLOW DAVID ABRAHAMOVITCH</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/davidabrahamovitch/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidabrahamovitch?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></p><p><br></p><p>FOLLOW VIRGIN STARTUP</p><p>If you’re an early-stage founder looking for support to help you start up, join the Virgin StartUp Community to connect with other founders, mentors and advisors to support you through your journey.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://community.virginstartup.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Community.virginstartup.org</a></p><p><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/virginstartup/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@virginstartupvideos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@virginstartup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/virgin-startup/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin</a></p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukebjohnstone/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Luke Johnstone</a>, founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/DciTC4LQkf7E44LTXIyc4kcoc?domain=packd.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PACK’D</a>, Young Entrepreneur of the Year winner and Startup Mentor.</p><p><br></p><p>Luke started and scaled his disruptive food business, generating over £15M in sales delivering impactful products to more than 1 million customers.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>PACK'D originally launched with support and funding from Virgin StartUp and now Luke returns to support the next generation of founders as a Virgin StartUp Mentor.</p>","author_name":"Virgin StartUp"}