23 min

The Path to Entrepreneurship with Lord Verjee Why's Words

    • Entrepreneurship

In this episode Rupert talks to Lord Verjee - a businessman and philanthropist who founded Domino's pizza in the UK and oversaw the development of the Brompton Hospital site. In addition, Lord Verjee founded the Rumi Foundation to support humanitarian work through education, innovation and knowledge building.  Lord Verjee is also a member of the House of Lords where his political activity includes support for the party’s leadership programme to improve representation from under-represented groups.

They talk about the impact that COVID-19 has had personally and professionally for start-ups, what advice Lord Verjee has for fledging founders, and what the future for businesses might look like. 

In this episode Rupert talks to Lord Verjee - a businessman and philanthropist who founded Domino's pizza in the UK and oversaw the development of the Brompton Hospital site. In addition, Lord Verjee founded the Rumi Foundation to support humanitarian work through education, innovation and knowledge building.  Lord Verjee is also a member of the House of Lords where his political activity includes support for the party’s leadership programme to improve representation from under-represented groups.

They talk about the impact that COVID-19 has had personally and professionally for start-ups, what advice Lord Verjee has for fledging founders, and what the future for businesses might look like. 

23 min