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Chuck Sillari

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Chuck Sillari: He was born and raised in Boston and is a graduate of Boston College and Law school. He’s a lawyer and a real estate developer who is currently focusing full-time on the expansion of his nationally known Boston Burger Company – a new e-commerce business called BurgaBox.com. Burgabox is in the process of disrupting both the meal kit industry and full service casual dining experience. Famous Five:  Favorite Book? – Quench Your Own Thirst What CEO do you follow? –  Samuel Adams   Favorite online tool? — Hotjar Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “I wish I knew that I should have travelled more and...spend a lot time meeting interesting people because that’s where you get inspiration from”    Time Stamped Show Notes:  01:40 – Nathan introduces Chuck to the show 02:21 – Boston Burger Company’s 2015 revenue is around $5.5M for three locations 02:50 – Chuck has always loved the restaurant industry 03:39 – Chuck jumped into the burger business after 13 years in a law firm 03:45 – BurgaBox opened up in 2009, and Chuck went full-time in 2013 04:07 – “People really loved what we’re doing” 04:17 – BurgaBox was in different TV shows 04:30 – BurgaBox became a must-try destination in Boston 04:50 – Chuck brought on 1 investor   05:13 – The investor approached Chuck for the second location 05:31 – The investor knew about the Boston Burger Company because of its popularity in Boston   05:56 – Chuck shares how much they’ve spent to open up a new location   06:20 – There was no full burger joint in Boston before   06:43 – Chuck shares why the second location costs 10x more than the first location 07:55 – The first location’s growth was $700K in their first year   08:24 – It was 450 sq. ft. 08:30 – It is now doing a $1.85M   09:15 – The amount the investor gets in return 10:00 – Chuck has a good partnership with the investor 10:20 – A restaurant’s gross margin   11:49 – For every dollar you bring in, 20% should go to your pocket   12:09 – The second location will do around $2.5M in 2016 12:27 – Average profit of each restaurant 12:45 – Chuck’s plan for the business 13:03 – Chuck saw how the meal kit delivery industry was booming and wanted a piece of that market 13:20 – The biggest percentage of the diners are tourists and students 13:53 – Chuck started to get into the meal kit delivery in February 14:00 – The meal kit delivery sold around 100 kits in the first month, 2nd month: 150 kits, 3rd month: 400 kits 14:35 – Burger kit’s pricing 15:36 – There’s a subscription: a monthly box or as a gift 16:05 – Shipping process of the burger kits 16:33 – Follow Chuck by checking out Boston Burger and BurgaBox 18:00 – The Famous Five    3 Key Points:  Do what you love and people will, in turn, love what you have to offer. Trust and believe in your business partners. Get your inspiration from people – learn and improve from their feedback.    Resources Mentioned:  Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible. Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books. The Top Inbox  – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens and follow-up with email sequences Boston Burger &amp; BurgaBox – Chuck’s business website Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives 

Chuck Sillari: He was born and raised in Boston and is a graduate of Boston College and Law school. He’s a lawyer and a real estate developer who is currently focusing full-time on the expansion of his nationally known Boston Burger Company – a new e-commerce business called <a href="http://BurgaBox.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BurgaBox.com</a>. Burgabox is in the process of disrupting both the meal kit industry and full service casual dining experience. Famous Five: <ul> <li>Favorite Book? – Quench Your Own Thirst</li> <li>What CEO do you follow? –  Samuel Adams</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Favorite online tool? — Hotjar</li> <li>Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No</li> <li>If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “I wish I knew that I should have travelled more and...spend a lot time meeting interesting people because that’s where you get inspiration from”</li> </ul> Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>01:40 – Nathan introduces Chuck to the show</li> <li>02:21 – Boston Burger Company’s 2015 revenue is around $5.5M for three locations</li> <li>02:50 – Chuck has always loved the restaurant industry</li> <li>03:39 – Chuck jumped into the burger business after 13 years in a law firm</li> <li>03:45 – BurgaBox opened up in 2009, and Chuck went full-time in 2013</li> <li>04:07 – “People really loved what we’re doing”</li> <li>04:17 – BurgaBox was in different TV shows</li> <li>04:30 – BurgaBox became a must-try destination in Boston</li> <li>04:50 – Chuck brought on 1 investor</li> <li> <ul> <li>05:13 – The investor approached Chuck for the second location</li> <li>05:31 – The investor knew about the Boston Burger Company because of its popularity in Boston</li> </ul> </li> <li>05:56 – Chuck shares how much they’ve spent to open up a new location</li> <li> <ul> <li>06:20 – There was no full burger joint in Boston before</li> </ul> </li> <li>06:43 – Chuck shares why the second location costs 10x more than the first location</li> <li>07:55 – The first location’s growth was $700K in their first year</li> <li> <ul> <li>08:24 – It was 450 sq. ft.</li> <li>08:30 – It is now doing a $1.85M</li> </ul> </li> <li>09:15 – The amount the investor gets in return</li> <li>10:00 – Chuck has a good partnership with the investor</li> <li>10:20 – A restaurant’s gross margin</li> <li> <ul> <li>11:49 – For every dollar you bring in, 20% should go to your pocket</li> </ul> </li> <li>12:09 – The second location will do around $2.5M in 2016</li> <li>12:27 – Average profit of each restaurant</li> <li>12:45 – Chuck’s plan for the business</li> <li>13:03 – Chuck saw how the meal kit delivery industry was booming and wanted a piece of that market</li> <li>13:20 – The biggest percentage of the diners are tourists and students</li> <li>13:53 – Chuck started to get into the meal kit delivery in February</li> <li>14:00 – The meal kit delivery sold around 100 kits in the first month, 2nd month: 150 kits, 3rd month: 400 kits</li> <li>14:35 – Burger kit’s pricing</li> <li>15:36 – There’s a subscription: a monthly box or as a gift</li> <li>16:05 – Shipping process of the burger kits</li> <li>16:33 – Follow Chuck by checking out Boston Burger and BurgaBox</li> <li>18:00 – The Famous Five</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ul> <li>Do what you love and people will, in turn, love what you have to offer.</li> <li>Trust and believe in your business partners.</li> <li>Get your inspiration from people – learn and improve from their feedback.</li> </ul> Resources Mentioned: <ul> <li>Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments</li> <li>Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel</li> <li>Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal</li> <li>Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.</li> <li>Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books.</li> <li>The Top Inbox  – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens and follow-up with email sequences</li> <li>Boston Burger &amp; BurgaBox – Chuck’s business website</li> <li>Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives</li> </ul>

EP 521: $5.5M Burger Business, Gets Into Monthly Subscriptions with BurgaBox CEO Chuck Sillari