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Sarah Willingham is the founder and CEO of Nightcap, a company with the aim \"to build Britain's biggest bar group\". The former Dragon's Den star set it up in 2020, when the country was in lockdown, and describes how her broker asked if she'd \"gone mad\". 


In this episode we talk about:


•\tWhy opening in the pandemic was the right time 

•\tHow brilliant people will “fill up brain space for you” to concentrate on your business

•\tThe difference between a “career path” and a “life path”

•\tWhat is the “Cocktail Test”? 

•\tHow Nightcap’s using a major investment to take advantage of rent prices 

•\tWhy the “fun element” of being a CEO has to be important

•\tHow the hospitality industry “positively impacted” people’s health after the lockdown


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For more business news, interviews and analysis pick up the Evening Standard newspaper, or go to standard.co.uk/business 


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