Greg Lange. American Entrepreneur, Restauranteur, Philanthropist and Businessman runs a restaurant empire in Thailand consisting of 12 subway outlets and 14 Mexican food restaurants called Margherita Storm & Sunrise Tacos.

One of the more famous and successful expats in Thailand, Greg is not only known for his successful restaurant chain Sunrise Tacos but also for his philanthropic charity work in Bangkok.

We sit with Greg and talk about entrepreneurship in Thailand, the Thai style of working, charity, any role the government plays in running a successful business here in Thailand & how to succeed in the restaurant business where so many find it difficult to succeed.

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00:00 Intro

01:21 From state to state

04:59 Why Thailand?

07:51 How many Subway franchises?

11:18 Why Mexican Food in Thailand?

14:12 Who is the target audience?

18:00 The secret recipe to Pumpkin pie

19:15 Biggest difficulties to running a restaurant

21:41 Arriving in Thailand

23:20 Service charge in Thailand

24:32 Tipping in Thailand

27:09 Business in post-pandemic

28:29 Cannabis in Thailand

29:50 How covid affected the business?

30:49 How the Thai Government is responsible for the success of a business

33:00 Bangkok Community Help

40:30 Charity in Bangkok

45:16 What’s your goal?

51:65 Working with Thai people

54:24 How did you adjust to living in Thailand?

1:17:17 Advice for starting a business in Thailand

1:06:08 End