005 Naheed Shariff: The Shariff Group

UrbanYEG Podcast Episode 5

Naheed Shariff: The Shariff Group

As Naheed says, he was born into business. His parents opened an East African restaurant after coming to Canada from Nairobi Kenya, and his mothers first job was at Boston Pizza. In 1983, his parents purchased their first Boston Pizza franchise. Naheed himself started at Boston at the age of 12, and by his 15th birthday, his goal was to become a franchisee by 23, which he achieved. By 2014 The Shariff Group owned and operated 4 Boston Pizza locations in Edmonton. As Naheed speaks about in the podcast, He positioned to exit the Boston Pizza brand and in 2014 they had sold all four of their restaurants. They now own all six Brown Social House locations in Edmonton. His focus on family, his employees, and his customers has allowed him to create a brand within a brand and a larger family within the corporate structure.

In this podcast Chan and Jeff get a chance to sit down with Naheed and hear his story in his own words. His ups and downs, his wins and losses and the lessons he has learned that not only help him to be successful in business, but also as a son, husband and father.

Naheed Shariff @nns0075

Jeffrey Kelly jeffreypaulkelly.com @jeffreypaulkelly

Chan Rin vividribbon.ca @vividribbon

UrbanYEG urbanyeg.ca @urbanyeg