{"id":13939,"date":"2019-06-19T11:54:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T11:54:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-06-19T11:54:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T11:54:18","slug":"the-founder-of-freedom-pizza-explains-how-hes-set-up-his-company-to-be-multi-functional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/podcasts\/the-founder-of-freedom-pizza-explains-how-hes-set-up-his-company-to-be-multi-functional\/","title":{"rendered":"The Founder of Freedom Pizza Explains How He&#8217;s Set Up His Company To Be Multi-Functional"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\">  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Freedom Pizza, Wildflower Poke &amp; More and Coco Yogo probably sound all too familiar to you.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s because it&#8217;s a business that started and flourished here, by Ian Ohan who describes himself as &#8216;alter in life entrepreneur&#8217;- since he decided to take all that he had, left the corporate world and took on the challenge of entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>Being in the F&amp;B business is no easy feat and Dubai-based Ohan has seen this, working with seasoned regional and international brands in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>Ian brings something different to the table, thanks to his lengthy experience in the world of finance, knowledge of tech and how the business system works.<\/p>\n<h4>DUBAI WORKSEP 25: Ian Ohan, Founder and CEO of Krush Brands<\/h4>\n<div class=\"content__video\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1iS-u6Bpw0Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Krus Brands not only has several restaurant names under its belt, but its own delivery system, online services and more<\/h3>\n<p>And in this week&#8217;s DUBAI WORKS podcast, Ian Ohan tells us the journey of how he got to action-ing the business plan he had always contemplated.<\/p>\n<p>As the founder and CEO of Krush Brands, Ohan details the mechanics behind his sub-brands and how multi-faceted the company is and aims to be.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\">  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxjfQCtD5mO\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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