"If I Don't Do It Now, I Never Will" - Ritesh Doshi Bet On Himself And It Keeps Paying Off!

Ritesh Doshi didn't plan to build a coffee empire. After investment banking across three continents and running Nairobi's first food delivery startup (Naked Pizza, later sold to Pizza Hut), he took nearly two years off to figure out what he wanted and ended up buying his local neighbourhood coffee shop. Spring Valley Coffee now has 10 cafes in Nairobi, one in London, and over 250 hospitality partners worldwide. But the story behind it is about more than coffee. We get into: Why a $22.50 bag of Kenyan coffee in Brooklyn — where the farmer got less than 9% — became the business thesis What burnout really feels like, and the one question that snapped him out of it How his grandmother's biscuit recipe and his mother's hospitality ended up in the business Sharon: the staff cook who taught herself to roast by peering over the roaster's shoulder Why Spring Valley has no loyalty program, no sales team, and no paid media — and doesn't need them And why he always carries a $100 bill in his wallet. Ritesh is building a business on three rules: do the right thing, make incredible coffee, delight everyone. Simple on paper, rare in practice. This one will stay with you. Credits: Gab Master (AKA The Host) - Carol Musyoka Ball Juggler (AKA The Producer) - Kui Njoroge Assistant Ball Juggler(AKA Associate Producer) - Zawadi Njeru Whip Cracker (AKA The Director) - Kui Njoroge Kissungu Mingi (AKA Script Writer)- Zawadi Njeru & Kui Njoroge Lights, Camera, Action – Snapnest Photography Motion Graphics - Nyambura Irungu The Big Kahuna (AKA Executive Producer) - Carol Musyoka The Nitpicker Podcast – A Ficus Tree Production. The views and opinions expressed by the guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Nitpicker Podcast or its affiliates. Any mention of people, products, services, or organisations does not constitute endorsement.