Fedor Ovchinnikov was born in Syktyvkar - the capital of the Komi Republic. Founder of Dodo Pizza in 2011.
Education
He received higher education at Syktyvkar State University at the Faculty of History at the Department of Source Studies, Archeology and Ethnography.
Business
Fedor began to show himself as an entrepreneur at the age of 21.
At the beginning of his journey, he created his own blog "The Power of the Mind"(«Сила Ума») on the Internet. In it, he told the story of his journey, thereby attracting the attention of the audience. In 2006, Ovchinnikov opened a bookstore. The business turned out to be profitable, Fedor had investors. Thus, he founded a network of 8 bookstores. For 3 years, the annual turnover of the company was about two million dollars.
In 2008, Ovchinnikov sold his stake in the company. He again borrowed a huge amount of money and in 2011 opened a pizzeria. Up to this point, he already had experience in this field when he worked in a fast food cafe in St. Petersburg.
Dodo pizza
In 2011, the businessman founded the pizzeria "Dodo Pizza". In his blog, he described the costs and modernization of the cafe, while he himself worked in it: He washed the floors, kneaded the dough.
Almost all the work in the institution was automated. The order is made via a tablet, also in the program can see the time during which the dish will be served.
Fedor Ovchinnikov's business is open to visitors, they can watch the chefs cook through a webcam.
At this stage, the Dodo Pizza chain operates not only in Russia, but also in Kazakhstan, Romania, Latvia, Estonia, China, and the USA.
The starting capital at the opening of Dodo Pizza was 400 thousand rubles. Today there are 640 establishments in Russia, and there are 696 in the world.
Personal life
Fedor Ovchinnikov is married and has two children.
Encourages children's sporting interests. The daughter is engaged in ballet, the son is passionate about taekwondo.
The crisis that occurred in 2020 did not greatly affect the activities of Ovchinnikov's organization. According to the rating of Forbes magazine, Dodo Pizza was on the eighth line among the most successful franchises.
Rules of life followed by Fyodor Ovchinnikov
1. Do not listen to those who claim that it is impossible to do business in Russia. Maybe our country still has not the best conditions for this, but if you just sit, it will only get worse. It is necessary to act, to try, to realize your dreams in order to become successful.
2. When I think about big business, about big goals, for some reason I always imagine climbers. I imagine a big mountain. Why? Because to climb to the big top, you need to study a lot, train. You can't do it instantly. Take, buy a ticket and climb to Everest. You must first ascend Elbrus, then to Mont Blanc and only then think about Everest. And the most important thing is that you have to believe that this is real, that you can do it!
3. Each person probably has to make the mistakes he has been allowed to make, at least in order to simply become different. It's scary to stay the same all the time. And a person can change only by making mistakes.
4. The lack of competition corrupts anyone, even the most progressive businessman.
