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Restaurant Growth Accelerator: More Profit, More Locations, And More Time With Your Family
Most restaurant owners are trapped - working crushing hours, missing time with loved ones, and wondering if all this sacrifice will ever pay off.
But there's a better way.
Welcome to Restaurant Growth Accelerator, your blueprint for transforming your restaurant into a profitable, scalable business that runs on autopilot.
Your host, Andrew Scott has scaled multiple successful restaurants himself. Andrew is also the founder of Owner Shift Training - where he helps restaurants increase profits while working less.
In each episode of Restaurant Growth Accelerator, you'll discover actionable strategies, systems, and stories for transforming your restaurant from a burden to an asset.
Whether you're struggling with your restaurant staffing, restaurant marketing, restaurant profits, or just want to spend more time with your family - this show gives you the exact roadmap to restaurant freedom.
If you're ready to increase your profits while spending more time with your family, click here and we'll map out a strategy together https://hs.ownershifttraining.com/doubleprofits
Restaurant Growth Accelerator: More Profit, More Locations, And More Time With Your Family
The Hardest Lessons From 20 Years of Owning Restaurants Part 1
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Andrew Scott (founder of Owner Shift) didn't plan to buy a restaurant at 20.
He just said yes when the owner offered it to him, and his dad co-signed a loan that put the family house on the line.
What followed was seven years of 80-hour weeks, no days off, zero profit, and a 100-pound weight gain.
In Part 1 of this raw series, Andrew sits down with his new Director of Marketing Joe DiRoma to crack open the early years of his restaurant journey.
From getting fired by his own great-aunt at a fried chicken shop to losing every friend he had, this is the side of restaurant ownership nobody likes to share.
You'll hear the birthday party story he's never told anyone, the Christmas party that taught him not to trust people, and the assistant manager whose resignation email broke him.
Andrew also shares the moment everything shifted.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
✅The hidden personal cost of restaurant ownership and burnout
✅How doing everything yourself can keep your restaurant stuck
✅Why restaurant owners struggle to trust employees and delegate
✅The difference between single-unit leadership and multi-unit leadership
✅How limiting beliefs can cap your restaurant’s profitability
✅Why systems, SOPs, staffing, and leadership are essential for scaling
✅How to avoid the painful mistakes many restaurant owners learn too late
✅What it really takes to build a restaurant business that works without you being there every hour
Key moments:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Meet Joe DiRoma
00:04:33 Fired from fast food
00:18:43 Radio days and writing
00:21:40 Moving to Ottawa
00:24:30 Buying at twenty
00:27:40 A normal Tuesday
00:33:50 The birthday party
00:49:00 Losing trust completely
00:53:20 The resignation moment
00:56:15 Finding good people
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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✅
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✅Connect With Us✅
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