Restaurant Growth Accelerator: More Profit, More Locations, And More Time With Your Family

When Michelle McGlone opened her restaurant, Lucy's Burger Bar in Denver (Colorado), she had great food and busy nights - but something wasn't adding up.

Despite strong sales and "good" systems, she found herself trapped in the daily operations of her restaurant business, unable to focus on growth.

In this episode of Restaurant Growth Accelerator, Michelle shares how she transformed her burger bar from requiring her constant presence - to running smoothly without her.

You'll discover:

✅Why most restaurant training materials fail (and the simple fix that changes everything)

✅How rewriting job ads attracted top talent instead of warm bodies

✅The exact systems that enabled Michelle's expansion into a sports stadium partnership

Michelle reveals how rethinking basic operations - from hiring to training to special events - has completely transformed her business.

She also shares creative revenue-driving ideas that’ve turned slow periods into profitable occasions.

Key moments:

00:04:05 - Initial struggles
00:06:30 - Realizing systems needed improvement
00:15:40 - Transforming job ads to attract better candidates
00:21:25 - Implementing detailed training systems
00:24:50 - Successfully training new staff in just 6 days
00:31:45 - Landing partnership with a sports stadium
00:33:40 - Creative promotions driving business growth

Ready to transform your restaurant from constant chaos to systematic success? Click play to discover the exact framework that made it possible.

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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:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/?el=podcast

Are you tired of waking up to constant fires that need putting out in your restaurant?

Maybe you're always reacting to the next crisis - instead of actually running or growing your restaurant business.

In this powerful first episode of The Restaurant Growth Accelerator podcast, I’m joined by Dave Doyle (Business Success Coach here at OwnerShift Training).

We dive deep into how restaurant owners can break free from the emotional turmoil of day-to-day operations.

Drawing from decades of experience, we reveal the hidden patterns behind most restaurant "emergencies" - along with practical strategies to get ahead of problems before they occur.

Tune in to discover:

• Why emotional decisions poison both profits AND relationships (and the simple system for staying clear-headed)
• Why planning your best month should start months before it happens
• The dangerous way most owners analyze their numbers… and the “year-over-year” method that should be used instead
• Being "100% staffed" means you're fully staffed, right? Wrong! See why you might actually be understaffed
• Transform from reactive to proactive management - and reclaim hours of your life back each week

Whether you're struggling with staffing or stressed about sales - this episode provides the blueprint for getting off the emotional rollercoaster.

Which means you can build a restaurant business that runs smoothly - with or without you there.

Key moments:

00:06:05 - Understanding restaurant seasonality and cycles
00:13:35 - Why hiring early before peak seasons is crucial
00:19:15 - Proper data: year-over-year vs month-to-month
00:24:40 - Importance of regular financial reporting and tracking
00:32:15 - Mental health benefits of proper business systems

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Claim your FREE Restaurant Weekly Financial Tracker to uncover thousands in hidden profits and optimize your costs (in less time than it takes to finish your morning coffee): https://ghl.ownershifttraining.com/weekly-tracker-lp?el=podcast

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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:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/?el=podcast

From managing eight restaurants and $60M in annual revenue, former regional manager Nathan Voulgaris brings practical insights on food cost management.

Join your host, Andrew Scott, as he speaks with Nathan about five proven strategies to slash your food costs without sacrificing quality.

These battle-tested methods have helped restaurants boost their profit margins to 15-20%.

You'll discover how to:

• Implement proper recipe costing systems
• Negotiate better vendor agreements (one client saved $6,000 with just one meeting)
• Create practical portion control methods your staff can consistently follow
• And more

Nathan and Andrew also share other useful strategies and bust common myths about pricing.

And if you’re competing on price, you’ll see why this could actually be hurting your business.

Key moments:

00:02:10 Profit margins in restaurants
00:21:05 Recipe costings
00:23:15 Prime vendor agreements 
00:27:35 Market analysis
00:31:15 How to prevent overordering and reduce waste
00:34:35 Small percentage changes for big savings
00:39:25 Daily portion control practices

These proven strategies could transform your restaurant's bottom line.

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Thinking of opening another restaurant? Avoid costly mistakes with my free guide: 👉 https://hs.ownershifttraining.com/optin-mupb?el=podcast

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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:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/?el=podcast

Running a restaurant business is NOT easy.

In my twenties, I faced a nightmare scenario - potential bankruptcy that could cost my father his house.

Working 80-100 hour weeks while battling severe health issues, I discovered the hard way what it takes to transform a failing restaurant into a thriving operation.

In this deeply personal episode, I share my journey from $10,000 in overdraft to building four locations that now run on just 5 hours of my time per week.

My mission now? Ensuring no other restaurant owner has to learn these lessons the hard way.

Tune in to discover:

• The critical mistakes that almost cost me everything
• A proven method for escaping the restaurant owner trap
• The exact system that turned my struggling location into my most profitable
• How top restaurant owners scale without sacrificing freedom
• The leadership transformation required to manage multiple units

Key moments:

00:02:15 Near bankruptcy and working 100hr weeks
00:04:15 Strategies for controlling costs
00:06:35 Finding new revenue opportunities
00:08:35 Challenges of multiple locations
00:10:15 Developing systems for scale
00:12:40 Tips for struggling restaurant owners

Ready to transform your restaurant from a burden into an asset that serves you? Tune in now

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Thinking of opening another restaurant? Avoid costly mistakes with my free guide: 👉https://hs.ownershifttraining.com/optin-mupb?el=podcast

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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:
👉 Restaurant Assessment Call

✅Connect With Us✅

https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscott
https://ownershifttraining.com/?el=podcast