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Join our community Panjabi Pod Business Academy👉 https://academy.panjabipod.comSukhjinder Singh arrived in Perth in 2008 and started in kitchens. By 18 he was managing shifts at McDonald's. Today he owns three Indian restaurants, employs more than 50 people, and turns over $4.5M from a single venue.In this episode he breaks down the real numbers behind running restaurants in Australia — the ones most owners never say out loud. Restaurant profit margins sit at just 10–15%, even at multiple locations. A single venue needs roughly $2.5M a year in sales just to be worth operating. And being a great chef is not the same skill as running a restaurant — as he puts it, they're "two totally opposite things."We cover:• Why cash flow is the heart of the business — and the only two costs you can actually control (labour and food wastage)• Buy vs. build: acquiring a thriving business at a premium vs. taking on an underperformer and fixing it• Why franchises trap owners — you never really own it, plus forced upgrades, commissions and rigid contracts• Why catering, takeaway and dine-in cross-market each other, and what you lose by skipping a channel• Hiring for attitude over skill• The one golden rule of hospitality: value for money• Why bad reputation spreads fast and good reputation takes time• How he turned a failed restaurant into a money machine✅ Subscribe to Our Other Social Media:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/panjabipodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/panjabipodTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@panjabipodAbout Panjabi Pod:Panjabi Pod, founded in 2023 by Manpreet Dhillon and Harry Deol, brings together a dynamic duo with strong entrepreneurial experience and exceptional communication skills. With a deep understanding of extracting practical insights from high-level guests, they are committed to providing meaningful, growth-focused conversations.In a space where many podcasts focus on entertainment, Panjabi Pod focuses on education, business growth, and real-world lessons that empower the community.For any other queries EMAIL: admin@panjabipod.comHosts:Manpreet Dhillon: https://www.instagram.com/manpreetdhillon_dhillon/Harry Deol: https://www.instagram.com/theharrydeol/

Join our community Panjabi Pod Business Academy👉 https://academy.panjabipod.comHe cuts hair while revealing how he built his life in Australia - from Punjab to Perth on a student visa.In this special episode of Panjabi Pod, we bring you Vivek Bahl - hairdresser, salon owner, and Punjabi entrepreneur in Australia. While he gives Manpreet a live haircut, he opens up about his raw journey: coming from India to Australia on a student visa, struggling to survive, family sacrifices, and how he went from nothing to owning his own salons.If you are a student in Australia, a new migrant, or dreaming of starting your own business - this success story is for you.✅ Subscribe to Our Other Social Media:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/panjabipodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/panjabipodTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@panjabipodAbout Panjabi Pod:Panjabi Pod, founded in 2023 by Manpreet Dhillon and Harry Deol, brings together a dynamic duo with strong entrepreneurial experience and exceptional communication skills. With a deep understanding of extracting practical insights from high-level guests, they are committed to providing meaningful, growth-focused conversations.In a space where many podcasts focus on entertainment, Panjabi Pod focuses on education, business growth, and real-world lessons that empower the community.For any other queries EMAIL: admin@panjabipod.comHosts:Manpreet Dhillon: https://www.instagram.com/manpreetdhillon_dhillon/Harry Deol: https://www.instagram.com/theharrydeol/

Join our community Panjabi Pod Business Academy👉 https://academy.panjabipod.comFrom a suburban warehouse in Neerabup, WA, Raman Rakhra built a packaging and hygiene supply business that's still growing while the big distributors squeeze everyone else out. In this episode we walk the warehouse floor — forklift, delivery van, floor-to-ceiling racking — and get the full story: the first van, the near-misses with freight and imports, and the playbook that keeps a family-run supplier winning at national scale.We cover:How Raman started the business and the early days that almost didn't workThe growth battles — cash flow, freight costs, and import headachesWhat Raman does differently from the big distributorsThe one lesson for anyone starting their own supply businessReal business, real grit, real machinery. No set dressing.✅ Subscribe to Our Other Social Media:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/panjabipodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/panjabipodTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@panjabipodAbout Panjabi Pod:Panjabi Pod, founded in 2023 by Manpreet Dhillon and Harry Deol, brings together a dynamic duo with strong entrepreneurial experience and exceptional communication skills. With a deep understanding of extracting practical insights from high-level guests, they are committed to providing meaningful, growth-focused conversations.In a space where many podcasts focus on entertainment, Panjabi Pod focuses on education, business growth, and real-world lessons that empower the community.For any other queries EMAIL: admin@panjabipod.comHosts:Manpreet Dhillon: https://www.instagram.com/manpreetdhillon_dhillon/Harry Deol: https://www.instagram.com/theharrydeol/

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From a failed Italian restaurant to a multi-venue Indian dining empire across Perth. Satnam of the Sarur Restaurant Group joins Panjabi Pod to break down how he built it.In this episode, Satnam shares the systems, structure, and mindset behind running Sarur, Longview, and Bib & Tucker — and why most Indian restaurants leave money on the table when it comes to hospitality standards.We get into:→ How he structures a multi-venue operation (and why chain of command matters)→ The delegation lesson every founder learns too late→ Why he pivoted from Italian to Indian — and what the first failure taught him→ Building a business as a Brown Australian, and the drive that comes with it→ The mentorship from Nick that changed his trajectory→ Menu philosophy: why Indian menus play by different rules than Western ones→ Taking pride in your culture instead of downplaying itIf you're building anything — a restaurant, an agency, a brand, this one's a masterclass in scaling without losing the plot.✅ Subscribe to Our Other Social Media:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/panjabipodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/panjabipodTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@panjabipodAbout Panjabi Pod:Panjabi Pod, founded in 2023 by Manpreet Dhillon and Harry Deol, brings together a dynamic duo with strong entrepreneurial experience and exceptional communication skills. With a deep understanding of extracting practical insights from high-level guests, they are committed to providing meaningful, growth-focused conversations.In a space where many podcasts focus on entertainment, Panjabi Pod focuses on education, business growth, and real-world lessons that empower the community.For any other queries EMAIL: admin@panjabipod.comHosts:Manpreet Dhillon: https://www.instagram.com/manpreetdhillon_dhillon/Harry Deol: https://www.instagram.com/theharrydeol/

We took our podcast to a glass factory this time.Cooling Brothers is the biggest glass factory in Perth. It started way back in 1946. It began as a small family shop. Now it sends glass all over Australia.We got to walk through the factory. We saw the big machines. We saw how flat glass turns into things like windows, printed art, and even curved glass. It was really cool.Then we sat down and talked with them. They told us how it all started. They told us about the hard days. They told us what keeps them going.No script. Just a real talk on the factory floor.Here's what we talk about:How the business started in 1946How glass gets made, step by stepThe cool stuff they make, like printed glass art and super strong safety glassBig jobs they worked on, like train stations and schoolsIf you want to build your own business one day, you'll like this one.✅ Subscribe to Our Other Social Media:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/panjabipodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/panjabipodTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@panjabipodAbout Panjabi Pod:Panjabi Pod, founded in 2023 by Manpreet Dhillon and Harry Deol, brings together a dynamic duo with strong entrepreneurial experience and exceptional communication skills. With a deep understanding of extracting practical insights from high-level guests, they are committed to providing meaningful, growth-focused conversations.In a space where many podcasts focus on entertainment, Panjabi Pod focuses on education, business growth, and real-world lessons that empower the community.For any other queries EMAIL: admin@panjabipod.comHosts:Manpreet Dhillon: https://www.instagram.com/manpreetdhillon_dhillon/Harry Deol: https://www.instagram.com/theharrydeol/