Simon Woodroffe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon Woodroffe
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1952(1952-02-14)
Age	72
Birthplace	Oxford
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Aquarius

Simon Woodroffe Biography

Simon Woodroffe is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on February 14, 1952 in Oxford, United Kingdom. Woodroffe was born in Oxford in 1952. The father of the family was an officer in the army and was promoted to brigadier. Patrick was his brother. Patrick had been born on the same date in. The family resided in a five-bedroom detached house in Essex. Woodroffe graduated from Marlborough College towards the end of the 1960s, around 16 years of age having completed two O-levels.

Woodroffe lives together with his daughter, 18 years old Charlotte on a houseboat that is priced at PS1m situated in Chelsea, London. He purchased an Bentley Continental in 2008 for PS147,000.

Woodroffe appeared on the first series of Dragons’ Den. However, after only one series of the programme, he left the panel. Woodroffe stated that the reason behind his departure was: “The show became a battle of egos — not a forum for business innovation. The thing to remember was that when you walk up the stairs to pitch, it’s not five people necessarily thinking, ‘How am I going to be able to make an investment here?’, they’re also thinking, ‘Am I going to be the star of this next little piece?’. That’s not how I was told the show would go down.”

On September 3, 2003, the Woodroffe family decided to sell his stake in the majority of YO! Sushi in an PS10m deal, which was backed by the private equity company Primary Capital. Woodroffe remained with 22% of the company and continued to work as an entrepreneur in the business and also a producer of broadcast TV programs. Primary Capital has since sold YO! Sushi. Woodroffe has sold his last stake and can claim a royalties that is 1% of gross sales, for as long as.

Simon Woodroffe Net Worth

Simon Woodroffe is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon Woodroffe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Simon Woodroffe OBE (born 14 February 1952) is an English motivational speaker and an entrepreneur. He founded the chain of sushi YO! Sushi in 1997. He was an “Dragon” on the first UK series of Dragons Den. Woodroffe came up with the idea and then launched YO! Sushi following an initial stint in the field of television. The company established the conveyor belt-style sushi bar that include call buttons, drinks trolleys with robots, Japanese TV, self heating plates, and other interesting features.

Woodroffe was the founder of YO! Sushi in 1997, without the need for capital for the start-up. In the year 1997, when the first restaurant he opened despite its success Woodroffe was unable to get financial assistance from banks. Instead, Woodroffe contacted his biggest supplier for longer time to pay off his debt. The company believed that YO! Sushi was an “safe bet” because it had the backing of Honda, Sony, and All Nippon Airways. In a 2008 interview Woodroffe revealed these three companies had provided only a small amount of sponsorship to Sushi: a few cheap TVs and a bike.

In 2008, Woodroffe diversified his business portfolio by launching the YOTEL brand of airport and city hotels.

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Who is Simon Woodroffe Dating?

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Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Simon Woodroffe celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.