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Simon Woodroffe
British businessman
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.
He currently speaks around the world at corporate and promotional events, and has appeared on stage at the Edinburgh Festival to discuss his YO! ventures including YO! Company.[citation needed]
Woodroffe received an OBE on 17 June 2006.