Wahoo's Founder on AI, Failure, and 38 Years of Grind | Coffeez Ep. 307

About this episode

Wing Lam discusses his experiences and insights from 38 years in the business, including the impact of AI and the importance of networking.

Wahoo's Fish Taco founder Wing Lam sits down with Joe after 38 years in the game. Buying Thrifty Ice Cream, why AI still can't replace hospitality, the trades comeback, launching brands on social media, referrals over everything, the mistakes that cost him a fortune, and why networking is the biggest opportunity most people miss. New episodes every week. Pour up. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Joe Shalaby

Guest: Wing Lam

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• AI in hospitality
• networking
• social media branding
• business mistakes
• trades comeback

Keywords

• Wahoo's Fish Taco
• AI
• hospitality
• networking
• social media
• business mistakes
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wahoo's Fish Taco, Thrifty Ice Cream

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