Opening Soon

About Opening Soon

Opening Soon is the podcast where we go behind the scenes with founders of brick-and-mortar businesses - from Pilates studios to coffee shops, boutiques, medspas, and more. Hosted by Alan Li, co-founder of FotoLab Studio and Signs and Mirrors, each episode explores how real entrepreneurs found their space, designed their store, hired their team, and built something from nothing.

Publisher

Alan Li

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jun 2025

Latest episode

9 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Building a $60M Restaurant Business Selling Tapas - Teleferique Founder Xavi Padrosa

   In this episode, we sit down with Xavi Padrosa, co-founder and CEO of Teleferique Barcelona. A rapidly growing Spanish restaurant group with locations across Spain, California and Arizona. Known for authentic tapas, pinchos, paella and a hospitality experience designed to transport guests straight to Barcelona. Before building Teleferique Barcelona, Xavi came to the United States as a teenager to pursue tennis, eventually staying in California for college after realizing a professional ...

2. 

   5 Aug 2026

   Selling 600 Sandwiches a Day in NYC with Sandwell Founder Andy Gottlieb

   Andy Gottlieb is the founder of Sandwell. A New York City sandwich brand focused on serving healthy-ish sandwiches made with high quality proteins, fresh baked bread and simple ingredients. What started as a search for a sandwich he wanted to eat every day has grown into a restaurant brand serving hundreds of customers daily across multiple locations. Before launching Sandwell and after studying finance preparing for a career in banking, Andy walked away from the industry to attend culinary ...

3. 

   22 Jul 2026

   Building an Indoor Golf Club in NYC - Clubhouse Golf with Liam Hyde

   Liam Hyde is the founder of Clubhouse Golf. A premium indoor golf simulator concept in New York City that officially opened in April 2026. Designed as a 24/7, self-service golf experience, Clubhouse Golf is rethinking what indoor golf can look like. Before launching Clubhouse Golf, Liam spent years working in tech sales at companies like Salesforce and MuleSoft. While building a successful career in software, he always knew he wanted to create something of his own. After noticing major gaps ...

Who has been a guest on Opening Soon

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Shobha Tummala
• Samantha Score
• Cassie Piasecki

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

160

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

54

Social presence

91

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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