John Lazarou's guest appearances

John Lazarou

The Hospopreneurs Podcast

Table for Two

SPIN is a Four Letter Word

Sarah Nolet

Janine Allis

John Collins

James Madden

Jamie Cook

Chris Sheldrick

Matt Perger

Bryony Cole

ROB SCOTT

Dan Norris

Julie Parker

Tim Williams

Henry Wilson

Will Sharpe

Rob Nelson

OwlTail

With the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic still being felt globally, we invite John Lazarou, Media Relations Manager of our long time client, Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), to weigh in on how the pandemic has changed the medical and media landscape. With so many unknowns surrounding the pandemic, GBMC was forced to adapt quickly to maintain the safety of their staff and patients, implementing programs to support their clinical professionals and recognizing educational opportunities through media interviews to inform the public and colleagues about their research and expertise regarding the pandemic. Lazarou discusses media relation strategies, the importance of accuracy and timeliness, influence of social media, and expresses great appreciation for healthcare workers and staff.

With the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic still being felt globally, we invite John Lazarou, Media Relations Manager of our long time client, Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), to weigh in on how the pandemic has changed the medical and media landscape. With so many unknowns surrounding the pandemic, GBMC was forced to adapt quickly to maintain the safety of their staff and patients, implementing programs to support their clinical professionals and recognizing educational opportunities through media interviews to inform the public and colleagues about their research and expertise regarding the pandemic. Lazarou discusses media relation strategies, the importance of accuracy and timeliness, influence of social media, and expresses great appreciation for healthcare workers and staff.


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Episode #52 is now Live!Meet John lazarou, John is one of the founders of the coffee club, which now has over 400 locations world wide. Johns journey in hospitality started a little different to most successful hospitality operators. At the age of 15 he left school to take on a hairdressing apprenticeship, 2 years later he quit his job and bought a existing salon, taking two of the seniors at his previous work place while still doing his apprenticeship. He continued hairdressing for over 10 years, and had a very successful career but one of his biggest mistakes was that he was the face of the salon which put pressure on him to be at the store 7 days a week where he felt trapped. In 1989 by two of his friends, both named  Emmanuel, were opening a coffee shop called The Coffee Club, and approched him to help out. So he split his time between the salon and The Coffee Club. It didn’t take long for him to sell his salon and become a partner. After opening 7 company stores in 5 years, they decided to start franchising with massive success. They opened over 180 stores before selling 50% of their company to Minor International, one of Thailand's largest resort companies in 2007, they then sold another 20% seven years later, Setting up the original founders for life. The coffee club started the cafe scene and is one of Australia biggest success stories.I’m very grateful to John for taking the time to chat to me about his journey.One of Johns greatest assets is his ability to make people feel welcome and comfortable and is a massive reason for the success of the coffee club.

Episode #52 is now Live! Meet John lazarou,  John is one of the founders of the coffee club, which now has over 400 locations world wide.  Johns journey in hospitality started a little different to most successful hospitality operators.  At the age of 15 he left school to take on a hairdressing apprenticeship,  2 years later he quit his job and bought a existing salon, taking two of the seniors at his previous work place while still doing his apprenticeship.  He continued hairdressing for over 10 years, and had a very successful career but one of his biggest mistakes was that he was the face of the salon which put pressure on him to be at the store 7 days a week where he felt trapped.  In 1989 by two of his friends, both named  Emmanuel, were opening a coffee shop called The Coffee Club, and approched him to help out. So he split his time between the salon and The Coffee Club.  It didn’t take long for him to sell his salon and become a partner.  After opening 7 company stores in 5 years, they decided to start franchising with massive success.  They opened over 180 stores before selling 50% of their company to Minor International, one of Thailand's largest resort companies in 2007, they then sold another 20% seven years later, Setting up the original founders for life.  The coffee club started the cafe scene and is one of Australia biggest success stories. I’m very grateful to John for taking the time to chat to me about his journey. One of Johns greatest assets is his ability to make people feel welcome and comfortable and is a massive reason for the success of the coffee club.

TABLE FOR TWO: Episode 52: Meet John Lazarou

John Lazarou went from being a hairdresser 1989, to joining two forwarding-thinking business minds the following year, in operating a small cafe in Brisbane. That same venue over the next 30 years, evolved into one of the most notable franchises in the coffee industry - now, with 400 venues across 9 countries. John joins the program as a Director of that brand - The Coffee Club - and its holding company, Minor DKL Food Group.

John Lazarou went from being a hairdresser 1989, to joining two forwarding-thinking business minds the following year, in operating a small cafe in Brisbane. That same venue over the next 30 years, evolved into one of the most notable franchises in the coffee industry - now, with 400 venues across 9 countries. John joins the program as a Director of that brand - The Coffee Club - and its holding company, Minor DKL Food Group.

Episode 93 - The Coffee Club with John Lazarou