The Venture

Razvan Paraschiv
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The stories behind the greatest companies in the world, with their founders.

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  1. 3d ago

    How I Turned $50,000 Into a $300M Business | Oakberry Açaí Founder (Georgios Frangulis)

    Georgios Frangulis is the founder of Oakberry, the world's largest açaí chain, and a man who opened his first store the same month he came out of cancer surgery. At 26, he took $50,000 from a life insurance policy he had called to cancel and opened a 60-square-foot kiosk in a São Paulo mall two weeks before Christmas. Within three years he had hundreds of locations across Brazil. Today Oakberry has over 1,100 locations across 50 countries, opens a new store every two days, and does over $300 million a year in revenue. (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:15) How Georgios discovered the OAKBERRY opportunity (00:03:53) Why the original US launch failed (00:06:14) Finding the first 60-square-foot location (00:07:41) Engineering the business for franchising (00:09:50) The meaning behind the OAKBERRY name (00:13:26) Funding the first store after cancer (00:16:14) Staying positive when failure feels inevitable (00:18:21) How to build a scalable franchise model (00:22:06) Who should become a franchisee (00:25:00) Expanding into international markets (00:26:50) The no-kitchen operating advantage (00:28:20) Why German-speaking locations perform best (00:31:20) Building a lifestyle brand before a food brand (00:33:14) From a missed meeting to the Super Bowl (00:38:08) Why Formula 1 made commercial sense (00:43:44) OAKBERRY's revenue and growth numbers (00:45:06) Choosing the right international partners (00:47:33) Expanding into consumer packaged goods (00:50:39) Vertical integration and stronger margins (00:51:59) Why OAKBERRY buys franchises back (00:54:40) Hiring leaders who are better than the founder (00:56:31) Could OAKBERRY become a public company? (00:59:52) Georgios on work-life balance (01:01:11) Racing, cars, and unfinished ambitions (01:03:27) Buying a professional football club (01:05:25) First million and biggest founder mistake (01:06:16) The advice Georgios would give his younger self The Venture by Razvan Paraschiv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theventureshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure X: https://x.com/razvanparaschiv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/razvanpb/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033TtpChxNEQr6CMO5c1up?si=887a734ceb11408a Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-venture/id6800411217 Georgios Frangulis https://www.instagram.com/georgiosfrangulis/ https://www.oakberry.com/

    How I Turned $50,000 Into a $300M Business | Oakberry Açaí Founder (Georgios Frangulis)

  2. Aug 11

    Welcome to The Venture Podcast

    Welcome to The Venture Podcast The Stories of The World’s Greatest Companies, with Their Founder Hosted by Razvan Paraschiv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theventureshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure X: https://x.com/razvanparaschiv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/razvanpb/

    Welcome to The Venture Podcast

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The stories behind the greatest companies in the world, with their founders.

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  • Creator
    Razvan Paraschiv
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
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