Ep168 | Town & Country Pizza and Pasta: From Delivery Driver to Franchise Owner ft. Himanshu Gandhi

Key Takeaways:

How Himanshu went from delivery driver to franchise owner without ever working for anyone else

Why choosing the business over buying a house paid off in two and a half years

How he built community trust in a conservative Australian suburb through local sponsorship

Why the four to nine evening model makes Town and Country a genuine lifestyle business

What staying consistent for ten years with one brand can lead to

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Welcome and guest introduction Himanshu Gandhi franchise owner Town and Country Pizza and Pasta Lara Victoria

00:37 Arriving in Australia in 2016 as a Masters engineering student and starting as a delivery driver at Town and Country Geelong Waterfront

01:21 Rising through every role from delivery driver to kitchen hand pizza maker kitchen supervisor and store manager in just three years

06:14 Asking Joe Rossi if he was ready to own his own store after 10 years with the same employer

07:31 Buying an existing 13 year old store in 2023 and how visa conditions and timing aligned perfectly