Perfectly Mentored With Jason Portnoy

David Segal is the founder of DAVIDsTEA and Mad Radish. During his time at DAVIDsTEA, he grew the company from a single store to a $200M brand. David left DAVIDsTEA in 2016 and started Mad Radish, a quick-service restaurant concept. In 2017, he was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40. Why did David leave his former company? How was he able to bounce back and achieve a higher level of success? Well, time to find out.On this episode of the Perfectly Mentored Podcast, David and Jason discuss what makes an entrepreneur, how important it is to accept the intangibles in business, and the whys and hows of work-life balance.Topics Covered:Who is David Segal? [00:19]How did you build a business without having prior knowledge about your main product? [10:53]How do you reconcile having to pitch into meetings with investors when the business isn’t moving at all? [15:35]What lessons did you learn from the experience of being so young yet having to pitch ideas in boardrooms? [19:48]From your experience growing DAVIDsTEA,