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Brad Barritt: ex-England & Saracens rugby player and founder of Tiki Tonga Coffee

Brad Barritt: ex-England & Saracens rugby player and founder of Tiki Tonga Coffee

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In this instalment of Business Leader Insight, presented by
Purplex Marketing, we were honoured to get to talk to Brad
Barritt, highly-accomplished professional rugby player,
entrepreneur and founder of Tiki Tonga Coffee.

On the rugby field, Brad is the captain of Saracens, leading them
to four Gallagher Premiership titles and three European Champions
Cup titles. He has also represented England at Test level, with
26 caps and 2 tries under his belt.

Off the field, Brad is an experienced Director with a history of
working in private equity, healthcare and coffee industry. In
2017, he co-founded Tiki Tonga Coffee Roasters, which has been
making waves in the coffee industry around the world.

Don’t forget to visit the Tiki Tonga website and use discount
code BUSINESSLEADER10 at checkout for 10% off
your first order. Terms & conditions apply.

Here's what we discussed during the interview:

Brad Barritt background (0:58)

What lead you to set up Tiki Tonga? (1:57)

How has your business been affected by COVID-19? (2:57)

How have you adapted your business to handle COVID-19? (4:31)

Could you give us a comparison between how the UK has handled
COVID-19 with how South Africa has handled the pandemic? (5:17)

What’s kept you motivated to work as hard in business as you
do in rugby? (7:25)

Are there any lessons that you’ve learnt on the rugby field
that has carried over to your management style? (8:22)

How do you keep mentally resilient with the uncertainty in
business and in sport? (10:05)

Questions from the public

Who was the best fly-half you ever played with? (11:41)

Who did you support in 2019 Rugby World Cup Final? (13:20)

When do you think we’ll see professional rugby back on our TV
screens? (14:27)

Will you ever look at franchising Tiki Tonga? (15:43)

Could you tell us one fact about you that people won’t be
able to find online? (16:34)

Have you taken any lessons from current/previous coaches and
used them in your business? (17:35)

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