Restaurant Realities, Launching Buddha Burger and Mentorship as an Entrepreneur | Raaziq Bhimani

On our second episode of Behind the Business, Raaziq Bhimani of ⁠Buddha Burger ⁠joins Faheem to talk about the restaurant game, building food culture and his approach on mentorship and people as an entrepreneur. Raaziq also shares his hockey and bollywood aspirations along the way! Tons of laughs and wild stories in this one. If you've ever wondered what the heat of the kitchen is like, you don't want to miss this one. Welcome to Behind the Business. Thank you for tuning in to our first season! Tons of new content on the way. Stay connected with #behindthebusiness : 📱 Instagram: www.instagram.com/behindthebiz_pod/ 📱 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/behind-the-business-podcast/ (0:00) Intro (0:23) Deciding to Leave Toronto (2:56) Regret of not trying (5:33) Born for restaurants! (7:05) Did you always know restaurants were the career path? (9:16) Realities of the restaurant game (11:38) Glorifying entrepreneurship (13:03) Managing staff in the restaurant industry (19:03) Raaziq's biggest challenges in building Buddha Burger (25:40) The future of Austin's food scene (28:04) Deciding to Franchise or Build (31:00) Perpetual restaurant owners are crazy...in love with it (34:48) Technical knowledge before entrepreneurship (37:48) Mentorship as an entrepreneur (42:36) Raaziq's advice to before becoming an entrepreneur