The CODE Founders Series, powered by Toast, is back. Now in its third year, this popular panel series explores what it takes to make it in hospitality through the eyes of founders and operators. Across two events, expect lessons in leadership, candid conversations with career changers, and practical advice on starting your own hospitality business from those who’ve done it before.

Both panels will take place at Shoreditch Arts Club, London. Tickets are £25 and include the talk, drinks and canapés. CODE members get tickets at the discounted price of £15 by using the access code available in the CODE app. Become a member here and start saving today at 700+ restaurants, hotels and bars.

Learn how to start, scale and succeed from our experienced industry panel comprising Laura Harper-Hinton, co-founder and CEO of Caravan Restaurants and Coffee Roasters; James Robson, co-owner of Fallow, Roe, Fowl and OXO Tower Restaurant; and Ravinder Bhogal and Nadeem Lalani Nanjuwany, the husband and wife team behind Jikoni, Café Jikoni at V&A East.

Our panellists have all started from scratch (at least once) and will answer all your questions about finances, property, tech and more.

Our panellists – John Devitt, founder of Koya; Cynthia Shanmugalingam, founder of Rambutan; Ollie Gold, founder of Pophams Bakery; and Ria Morgan-Ratcliffe, founder of Ria’s – have all come from other industries.

Hear how they’ve turned their outsider’s perspective into a competitive advantage, managed imposter syndrome, and identified which skills transfer – and which don’t.

T&C’s: Tickets include refreshments & canapés. For the CODE member tickets price, please use the access code available in the CODE app, in the ‘events’ section. 2 tickets per member. Tickets are refundable until 7 days prior to the event.