I used to wake up at 6:00 a.m. scared to look at my own phone. Because I knew as soon as I looked, I’d see somebody had quit or didn’t show up. And I was the only one who could fix it.

If your restaurant falls apart the minute you leave, this episode shows you the way out.

In this episode I was a guest on The Pre Shift podcast, hosted by DJ Constantino, and presented by 7Shifts. I share my story as a multi-unit restaurant owner. I had the sales, the managers and 50-plus employees.

Yet I still worked 100-hour weeks and had no life.

Then I saw the real problem - I was the system. I walk through how I fixed that, and how restaurant owners can build restaurant systems that grow profit and give them their time back.

We also get into the fifth location mistake that pulled 30% of the customers away from my best store. I share the "streaky mirror" example that explains why your team gets simple tasks wrong. And you'll hear why I track food cost and labor cost every week instead of waiting on a monthly P&L.

If you want a restaurant business that works for you instead of you working for it, hit play now.

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:45 My Restaurant Story
00:04:26 Afraid Of My Phone
00:07:45 When Scaling Turns Risky
00:13:31 The Streaky Mirror Lesson
00:20:06 The Walk-In Problem List
00:23:56 Finding Five Free Hours
00:27:08 Track Your Numbers Weekly
00:32:11 Why I Raised Wages
00:35:16 The Overstaffing Trap
00:38:55 Two Fixes This Week

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✅Check out 7Shifts and the Pre-Shift Podcast✅

https://www.7shifts.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pre-shift/id1534369183

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✅About Us✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.

✅For Restaurant Owners✅

Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:
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