#29 Luke Johnson, entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist

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Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify In his 20s, Luke Johnson led the acquisition of Pizza Express and as chairman, helped it become the UK’s leading pizza brand. He has since established and helped develop household names, Strada, Giraffe, the Ivy, Zoggs and Integrated Dental Holdings, as part of his family office vehicle, Risk Capital Partners. He is a successful newspaper columnist, author, former chairman of the Royal Society of Arts, and current Chairman of The Institute of Cancer Research. In our exclusive podcast, Luke provides a critique of private equity, a critique of public markets, a critique of lockdowns and some of the most sensible advice we’ve heard yet about how businesses should be run in this brave new world. Uncorrected transcript\some inaudible parts Ross Butler: You’re listening to a Fund Shack, private chat number 29. Welcome to Fund Shack. I’m Ross Butler, and today I’m here with Luke Johnson, a well known entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist, and private investor, Luke. Welcome.

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