How Tom Straker Built a 166K Die-Hard Foodie Following and Leadership Lessons from The Kitchen

Published: April 4, 2022, 4 a.m.

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My sleepy inner glutton woke in wild alarm with furious wet eyes.

Mooching through carbohydrate cathedrals of pasta and sarnies and sourdough.

Blistered rust-coloured chicken, chips with a glass-shattering crisp, swimming in a swamp of glistening gravy.

Pummelled with dish after dish of dee-lish.

Tom Straker\\u2019s food is other-worldly and soul-nourishing.

MANZZ GOT THA FOOOOOOD CUZZZZ.

Tom is the latest guest on HUNGRY.

My goal?

Unpack crucial lessons from running high-octane kitchens, apply them to challenger brands.

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  4. WHY SOCIAL MEDIA IS KILLING OUR CURIOSITY AND INQUISITIVENESS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

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