EE486 - From Bakery to Cult Favourite: Eoin Cluskey on Scaling Bread 41

About this episode

Eoin Cluskey shares his journey from carpenter to founder of Bread 41, discussing the challenges and values behind scaling his bakery business.

In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with Eoin Cluskey, founder and head baker of Bread 41, the Dublin bakery business built on craft, care, and real food. From leaving school early and training as a carpenter to finding his calling in kitchens abroad, Eoin shares the winding road that led him back to Ireland to build one of the country’s most loved bakery brands. Bread 41 launched in 2018 and has since expanded across multiple locations while staying fiercely committed to quality and values. This is a conversation about much more than bread. Eoin opens up about losing money in a failed early venture, writing the original Bread 41 vision in a copybook, building a 24/7 bakery model, scaling without taking on growth for growth’s sake, and why he’d rather walk away than compromise the product. If you’re trying to build a business that grows without losing its soul, this episode is packed with practical wisdom. Show notes In this episode, we cover: 🔥 Why “simplicity scales, complexity fails” applies to almost every business 🥖 How Eoin went from carpenter to baker after a chance opportunity in Australia 🌍 Why travel, loneliness, and coming home to…

People in this episode

Host: Gary Fox

Guest: Eoin Cluskey

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business growth
• baking
• failure and learning
• community impact
• scaling a business

Keywords

• Bread 41
• Eoin Cluskey
• entrepreneurship
• baking
• business growth
• failure
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bread 41

Places: Dublin, Ireland

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