Simon Woodroffe OBE | |
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.jpg) Woodroffe in 2012 | |
| Born | 14 February 1952 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Education | Marlborough College |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, motivational speaker |
| Known for | Dragons' Den |
| Family | Patrick Woodroffe (brother) |
Simon Woodroffe OBE (born 14 February 1952[1]) is an English motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He started the sushi chain YO! Sushi in 1997,[2] and appeared as a "Dragon" on the first UK series of Dragons' Den. Woodroffe conceived and launched YO! Sushi after an early spell in television. The business established conveyor belt sushi bars featuring call buttons, robot drinks trolleys, Japanese TV, self heating plates and other such novelties.
Woodroffe received an OBE on 17 June 2006.
- ^ "The Andrew Davidson Interview Im a celebrity get me a deal". The Times. London. 13 August 2006. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008.
- ^ "Yo! History". Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2006.