Pranav Chopra - NemiTeas
episodePreviously titled “Pranav Chopra - Founder: NemiTeas” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 6, 2026
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Why is product excellence crucial for impact‑driven businesses?
Welcome, welcome, welcome to Good Business Tokyo. And listeners, I'm your host, Ravi Rye. You know, it's been a few months since my last episode. You know, we've been doing some deeper thinking into what we do here at Four Points. And if you're interested in learning more, please go to our website fourpoints.net forward slash impact. But for today, welcome back to the podcast where we chat about doing business with a heart. Today, we're spinning the tea, part of the pun, with Pranav, the mastermind behind. Imagine swapping a corporate suit for a mission to change lives. Pranav did just that and he's brewed up a multi-million pound social enterprise while he's at it. We'll be diving into how he's managed to blend purpose with profit while giving big brands a run for their money.
In this episode we'll cover topics like the power of an exceptional product alongside an authentic story. strategic sourcing to outcompete big brands and embedding social impact into business governance. So grab your cuppa and get ready to learn how you can make a difference in the business world without losing your soul. But firstly, seriously, Prabhupada, thank you so much for uh making the time. Um you know, I like I shared with you when we first caught up. Um you know, reading about you and then uh meeting your M D at the uh the uh entrepreneur refugee network session. I was like just blown away. Honestly, just blown away what you have created. So I just thought I have to I have to talk to this guy 'cause he's got a lot of stuff to share.
So thank you.
Um no pressure, yeah? No pressure.
You know what I've learnt? Uh uh it's it's so clear when Stuff comes from the heart, it's done with intention and it's done with discipline. Yeah. There's some beautiful stuff to say. So I know this is gonna be an amazing conversation, but again, thanks for taking the time.
No, my pleasure, honestly, Robbie. Um yeah, like Clay, obviously the MD. Um, she told me about you and I had a quick look and obviously um listen to Chris um uh uh podcast as well. Um Rogers, sorry. Um Rogers podcast and me, that was great. So yeah, happy to be here.
Cool. All right, let's dive in. So No, brother, what would be amazing, maybe if you could just take a couple of minutes just to get the audience really acquainted with Nemeti's, what it does, who it serves, how it came to be. That'd be amazing.
Yeah, sure. Um Look, it's been a long journey, uh, like I shared with you. Um you know, it's nearly actually um yeah, over nearly ten years now, I started this um or at least I registered the company, um, which back in the day when believe it was called Chigar Unlimited, um in uh October twenty fifteen. Um, and that actually uh started on a random night out that I went with I was I used to do back um corporate back in the day, um corporate management consulting. Um, and I actually went for a a communal dinner. Um it was actually a Syrian night uh with my work colleagues, and I actually never tried Syrian food um per se. Um so I was really excited, went down um and it was like Communal dining, we're sitting with lots of, I guess, random people uh on the evening.
Um, and we started eating and you know, obviously started conversing with each other about um the gym journal questions about what do you do, where are you from, that sort of thing. Um and uh, you know, a couple of guys sitting around us were like, Oh, um, you know, I'm a I'm a teacher, I'm a journalist, etc. And um from like Sudan and Syria, et cetera. And I'm like, we do you work? And like that, oh, we're unemployed and we haven't worked for quite a few years now. And I was like, oh that's tough. And they're like, Yeah, we've um we're actually here as refugees and like really struggle um getting jobs. And I was like, okay, well as an armed migrant myself into the UK, uh I'll share that a bit later.
But um I was just like, you know, what are the hurdles? Like, you know, why not? Like sort of thing. And they're very open and honest with me and that night. Um, I felt and they were like, look, um, you know, we don't have local work experience um or um, you know, a UK company on our C V and that's a mag major hurdle that I face.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why is product excellence crucial for impact‑driven businesses?
0:00–8:52
2
How did Pranav’s personal experiences spark the creation of NemiTeas?
8:52–17:11
3
How does NemiTeas secure partnerships with large corporates like PWC and Goldman Sachs?
17:11–24:32
4
How does NemiTeas compete on price while staying true to its social mission?
24:32–31:33
5
What were the main drivers behind NemiTeas’ 10× revenue growth in four years?
31:33–38:55
6
How does being a UK social‑enterprise shape profit reinvestment and funding choices?
38:55–46:11
7
What training and employment programs does NemiTeas run for refugees?
46:11–53:01
8
What key advice does Pranav give to entrepreneurs building impact‑focused businesses?
53:01–57:31