Episode
E163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
Description
Nick Jones is the founder of Soho House, the worldwide exclusive private members club worth an incredible $2.8 billion. He’s rewritten the rulebook on hospitality, and his business covers restaurants, hotels, events, and so much more! If you want to know not just how to build a business, but invent a whole industry, this is the conversation for you. If you want to know how to maintain worklife balance while making billions, this is the mentoring you needed to hear. Nick is so calm and collected in his thoughts it’s strange to think it all came so close to crashing down, and his business was born out of his first initial business failure when he had nowhere else to turn. Because when you get knocked down, sometimes that forces you to come back in a whole new way. Topics: Early years The first inspiration for soho house What did you have that others didn’t? Why dyslexia is a great gift Starting your own restaurant chain at 22 The best marketing tactic Why did the first SoHo House work? the factors that made SoHo house what it is today The line between ambition & family What do you wish you had known? Whats hospitality taught you about life? Are you shy? Whats next? The last guests question Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Huel: https://my.huel.com/Steven Crafted: https://bit.ly/3JKOPFx
Chapters
Nick Jones, the founder and CEO of Soho House, discusses the challenges he faced growing up with dyslexia and how that drove him to create an empire of private clubs around the world that brings people joy.
00:00 - 00:33 (00:33)
Summary
Nick Jones, the founder and CEO of Soho House, discusses the challenges he faced growing up with dyslexia and how that drove him to create an empire of private clubs around the world that brings people joy. He also reflects on the success of the first Soho House on Greek Street and why it worked.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The speaker shares their experience with dyslexia and how they managed to succeed in school despite facing challenges.
00:33 - 05:20 (04:47)
Summary
The speaker shares their experience with dyslexia and how they managed to succeed in school despite facing challenges. They encourage others with dyslexia to embrace their differences and persevere towards success.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The speaker shares his journey of discovering his passion for the hospitality industry despite coming from a middle-class background and facing initial difficulties.
05:20 - 13:27 (08:07)
Summary
The speaker shares his journey of discovering his passion for the hospitality industry despite coming from a middle-class background and facing initial difficulties.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The speaker shares their experience of managing a restaurant with little cash, and how it taught them valuable lessons in business management and employee payroll.
13:27 - 20:37 (07:09)
Summary
The speaker shares their experience of managing a restaurant with little cash, and how it taught them valuable lessons in business management and employee payroll. They believe that these lessons can be applied to any area of business, whether it's design or technology.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The guest speaker shares their experiences of overcoming failure and fundraising for a cause through multiple efforts such as raising money from members and cold-calling donors to support their journey.
20:37 - 29:32 (08:55)
Summary
The guest speaker shares their experiences of overcoming failure and fundraising for a cause through multiple efforts such as raising money from members and cold-calling donors to support their journey.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Nick Jones shares the success story of Soho House, from its early days to becoming an iconic private club, and how it has evolved over the years with new locations and offerings to keep members happy.
29:32 - 35:38 (06:05)
Summary
Nick Jones shares the success story of Soho House, from its early days to becoming an iconic private club, and how it has evolved over the years with new locations and offerings to keep members happy.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The founder of Soho House, Nick Jones, shares his experience of arriving in New York City for a meeting regarding the opening of a new club just days before 9/11 and how it impacted the process.
35:38 - 39:26 (03:47)
Summary
The founder of Soho House, Nick Jones, shares his experience of arriving in New York City for a meeting regarding the opening of a new club just days before 9/11 and how it impacted the process.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The owner of Cafe Boheme in New York discusses her love for people connecting with each other over good food and jazz, and how the cafe adapted to changing times.
39:26 - 45:53 (06:27)
Summary
The owner of Cafe Boheme in New York discusses her love for people connecting with each other over good food and jazz, and how the cafe adapted to changing times. She reflects on her entrepreneurial spirit and the resilience of New Yorkers during difficult times.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The speaker talks about how she successfully integrated her family life into her work life by merging them together in the past but now they have successfully been demerged, creating a better work-life balance.
45:53 - 53:38 (07:45)
Summary
The speaker talks about how she successfully integrated her family life into her work life by merging them together in the past but now they have successfully been demerged, creating a better work-life balance.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The CEO shares his vision of creating a community of like-minded creatives and how his company is bringing together people who share the same interests and passion for creativity.
53:38 - 1:02:27 (08:48)
Summary
The CEO shares his vision of creating a community of like-minded creatives and how his company is bringing together people who share the same interests and passion for creativity. He also shares the number of under 27 members who make up a significant portion of their overall membership.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Community is an integral part of being human and can often be lost in the world of entrepreneurship and CEO obsession.
1:02:27 - 1:08:47 (06:20)
Summary
Community is an integral part of being human and can often be lost in the world of entrepreneurship and CEO obsession. Prioritizing the happiness of employees and customers through community building can lead to a successful and fulfilling business.
EpisodeE163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones
PodcastThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The speaker explains why lions represent courage, calmness, and tenacity, and how he applies those qualities to his business and personal life.
1:08:47 - 1:10:08 (01:20)
Summary
The speaker explains why lions represent courage, calmness, and tenacity, and how he applies those qualities to his business and personal life. He also believes that community will always be important, despite technological advancements.