Restaurant Growth Accelerator: More Profit, More Locations, And More Time With Your Family
by Andrew Scott
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The Hardest Lessons From 20 Years of Owning Restaurants Part 3
Jun 22, 2026
1h 11m 22s
The Hardest Lessons From 20 Years of Owning Restaurants Part 2
Jun 15, 2026
59m 36s
The Hardest Lessons From 20 Years of Owning Restaurants Part 1
Jun 8, 2026
59m 28s
What You Need To Know About Franchising And Franchises
Jun 3, 2026
35m 07s
Why One Franchisee Made 20% Profit and Another Lost Money
May 25, 2026
13m 05s
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| 6/22/26 | The Hardest Lessons From 20 Years of Owning Restaurants Part 3 | This is the third and final part of my journey as a multi-unit restaurant owner. I share the real cost of growing a restaurant business too fast. I lost the lease on my first shop after ten years of hard work (my landlord gave my space to the neighbor next door). Then I opened a fifth location at the worst possible time and my sales were almost non-existent. I was overwhelmed with loan payments, I lost a key manager, and I worked 100-hour weeks (again). THANKFULLY I fixed everything…... | 1h 11m 22s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | The Hardest Lessons From 20 Years of Owning Restaurants Part 2 | A profitable restaurant is built before it’s scaled. This is part 2 of Andrew Scott sharing the biggest lessons and mistakes from scaling his own restaurants. You’ll hear how Andrew went from one struggling location to three locations - and back to barely surviving. And why he spent years chasing sales when his real problem was something that no amount of sales could ever fix. Tune in to hear about: ✅Why more restaurant sales do not always mean more restaurant profit ✅One thing that can ... | 59m 36s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | The Hardest Lessons From 20 Years of Owning Restaurants Part 1 | 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 ... | 59m 28s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | What You Need To Know About Franchising And Franchises | Franchising your restaurant can be a powerful way to grow a restaurant brand, create recurring revenue, and expand faster - without funding every new location yourself. But if your restaurant isn’t already profitable, systemized, and able to run without you, franchising can create bigger problems than the ones you are trying to solve. In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott and Dave Doyle share the real pros, cons, risks, and hidden challenges of res... | 35m 07s | ||||||
| 5/25/26 | Why One Franchisee Made 20% Profit and Another Lost Money | Why do two restaurants with the same brand and similar sales produce completely different profit margins? In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott breaks down why two restaurants can have completely different financial results. Often, the difference comes down to something unexpected - the restaurant owner’s mindset, decisions, systems, and willingness to improve. You’ll also hear why better bookkeeping and financial tracking matter and how growth-minded ... | 13m 05s | ||||||
| 5/18/26 | How to Control Restaurant Labor Without Hurting Service | Are you cutting restaurant labor to save money… but accidentally destroying your restaurant’s profitability, customer experience, and team morale in the process? In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott breaks down one of the biggest mistakes restaurant owners make during slow seasons… Blindly cutting labor and working more hours themselves instead of fixing the real problem. Tune in to discover: ✅Why blindly cutting restaurant labor can hurt profits inst... | 15m 34s | ||||||
| 5/11/26 | Weak Restaurant Standards Are Costing You Thousands | Are weak standards, poor employee accountability, and avoided financial conversations secretly destroying your restaurant's profitability? In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott (founder of Owner Shift) reveals one of the biggest hidden killers in restaurant management: Inaction. From avoiding financial reports to ignoring employee accountability, this episode explains why sticking your head in the sand keeps restaurants stuck, stressed, and unprofita... | 21m 07s | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | Create a Better Workplace While Lowering Costs. Here’s How | Most restaurant owners think their labor cost is already as low as it can go. But what if they're wrong? If your restaurant labor cost is sitting at 30-35% of sales, you're likely leaving thousands in profit on the table every month. In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott (founder of Owner Shift) reveals why your management team believes lowering labor is impossible - and how to prove them wrong without cutting pay, slashing hours, or hurting your restaur... | 28m 02s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | Your Restaurant Profit Problem Starts Here | If you're a restaurant owner struggling with profit, cash flow, or growth… this might be the most important episode you listen to this year. Most people think restaurants fail because of bad food or bad service. But that's rarely the real reason. Restaurants usually fail because of bad decisions, flawed thinking, and misreading the numbers. And most owners don't even realize they're doing it. In this episode, I break down the biggest mindset and strategy mistakes restaurant owners make - ... | 27m 51s | ||||||
| 4/20/26 | Restaurant Staffing Problems? Here’s What You’re Doing Wrong | Hiring more staff won't fix your restaurant staffing problems. In fact, it's probably making them worse. If you're constantly short-staffed, dealing with unreliable employees, or stuck working in your restaurant instead of on it… this episode will change the way you hire forever . I’m sharing the critical difference between hiring for relief vs hiring for leverage - and how this one mindset shift can transform your team, your profits, and your freedom as a restaurant owner. Tune in to disc... | 14m 23s | ||||||
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| 4/6/26 | The Right Way to CUT COSTS in a Restaurant Business | Most restaurant cost-cutting strategies fail because restaurant owners are cutting costs the wrong way - destroying profit margins and unknowingly making their business harder to run. This episode will help you change that, so you can decrease costs and increase margins for the long term. You’ll also hear why most cost-cutting strategies fail - and how to fix them without hurting your business, your team, or your customers. Tune in to discover: ✅ Why aggressive cost-cutting backfires in r... | 16m 39s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | Why Doing It Yourself Is STOPPING Your Restaurant Growth | Most restaurant owners say, “I can’t afford help”... but what if that mindset is actually costing you tens of thousands of dollars every year? This episode exposes one of the biggest mistakes restaurant owners make - trying to do everything themselves. If you're stuck working long hours, struggling to grow sales, or feeling like your business isn’t moving forward, you need to understand how investing in your restaurant can help. Andrew shares real experiences from his early days as a rest... | 15m 07s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 | The High Sales Low Profit Trap - what most owners get wrong | If your restaurant is packed but your bank account isn’t growing, this shows you exactly why - and how to increase restaurant profits. In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator, Andrew Scott (multi-unit restaurant owner with 20+ years of experience) breaks down one of the biggest myths in the industry: More sales do NOT automatically mean more profit. Most restaurant owners focus on getting more customers, but ignore the one metric that actually determines profitability. If you... | 22m 16s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | How He Turned One Bagel Shop Into 6 Restaurants - Then Sold the Business for 5× | Chris Wietecha | Growing a profitable restaurant is hard. Scaling a restaurant to multiple locations is even harder. But building a restaurant business that someone will actually pay millions to buy? That requires a completely different level. In this episode, you’ll hear the real story of Chris Wietecha - and how he scaled a restaurant brand to six locations and sold it for a 5x multiple. Like many restaurant owners, Chris faced the early challenges of overworking, inconsistent systems, staffing struggle... | 1h 04m 11s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | The Weekly Restaurant Dashboard That Increases Profits | Most restaurant owners think more sales = more profit. That’s a lie. If your restaurant is busy but your bank account doesn’t reflect it, this episode will show you exactly why - and how to fix it. In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott (multi-unit owner for 20+ years) breaks down the simple weekly tracking system that transformed his own restaurants - from stressed and losing money to structured and profitable. If you’re tired of working 80+ hours a we... | 23m 24s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | How to Avoid Being Short-Staffed During Busy Season | What if you could predict exactly how many employees your restaurant will need before peak season hits? No scrambling. No desperate hiring. No working 80-hour weeks. Instead, what if you could have a clear restaurant labor forecast, a hiring funnel strategy, and a plan to maximize profit during your busiest months? In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott breaks down a simple but powerful Restaurant Peak Hiring Calculator that helps you forecast staffing... | 25m 40s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | The 2026 Local SEO Playbook for Restaurants | With Claudia Tomina | AI is changing how restaurants show up on Google - and most owners don’t even realize they’re invisible. In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator, Andrew Scott sits down with local SEO expert Claudia Tomina to discuss important restaurant marketing updates. They discuss how AI, Google’s evolving algorithms, and large language models (LLMs) are reshaping restaurant marketing. If you're relying on just your Google Business Profile, QR codes for reviews, or old website content …... | 38m 57s | ||||||
| 2/17/26 | You're Addicted to Rescuing Your Restaurant | Why do so many restaurant owners keep ending up in survival mode… even after sales recover and things “get better”? In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott breaks down why survival mode isn’t just “part of the industry”. You’ll also learn how leadership psychology, pressure-based performance, and lack of planning during good times keep restaurants stuck in a constant cycle of stress, firefighting, and burnout. Tune in to discover: ✅Why restaurant owners... | 29m 01s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | Doing Everything Yourself Is Why Your Restaurant Is Stuck | As a busy restaurant owner, doing everything yourself might feel responsible. But it’s actually the exact reason your restaurant can’t scale. Working longer hours, rescuing your team, and jumping into every problem may feel productive. But in reality, it’s the fastest way to burn out and stall your restaurant’s growth. This will help restaurant owners who want more profit, better systems, stronger teams, and true time freedom. Tune in to discover: ✅Why restaurant owners doing everything... | 19m 08s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | Your labor isn't too high, your output is too low | If your restaurant labor is stuck above 30%, these simple scheduling and productivity shifts can drop your restaurant labor costs fast - without cutting wages or overworking staff. In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, multi-unit restaurant owner Andrew Scott breaks down proven restaurant labor management strategies that help operators reduce labor costs. You’ll learn how to schedule smarter, increase productivity, and align staffing with sales volume so your restaur... | 20m 03s | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | How to keep MORE of the profit your restaurant makes | Running a restaurant is hard. Keeping it profitable is even harder. In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott (Founder of OwnerShift) shares the four financial rules every restaurant owner needs to live by - if they want to keep their money once the profits start rolling in. After almost 20 years as a restaurant owner and helping hundreds of clients grow their businesses, Andrew breaks down real-life scenarios. Tune in if you want practical advice for avoid... | 37m 16s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | Restaurant Owner FAQs: Tech Stacks, AI, Marketing & Delivery Answered | In this FAQ episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator, Andrew Scott answers real questions submitted by restaurant owners. Including questions about navigating POS systems, tech stacks, AI tools, marketing decisions, and third-party delivery (while staying profitable and protecting the guest experience). You’ll also hear about what restaurant technology is actually worth paying for, what’s not, and how to make smarter decisions. Tune in to discover: ✅ The real pros & cons of POS s... | 27m 19s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | The #1 Belief Keeping Your Restaurant from Growing | Is your mindset the real reason your restaurant isn’t growing? If you're constantly blaming food costs, labor shortages, or the economy, this episode will challenge everything you think you know about restaurant success. In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, multi-unit restaurant owner Andrew Scott dives deep into the mindset shifts every restaurant owner must make - to unlock increased profits, freedom, and long-term success. Too many restaurant owners believe it’s... | 20m 51s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | How to Keep Your Restaurant Profitable in Winter | Restaurant sales crash every January... here’s how to stop the bleeding before it starts. Welcome to the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast with your host, Andrew Scott. Today, we're diving deep into how to plan for and survive the winter sales slump that hits many restaurants in January and February. Listen now and build your winter-proof restaurant strategy before the slow season hits! Tune in to discover: ✅How to compare January vs January (not December) for real performance insigh... | 36m 34s | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | How To Grow Restaurant Sales Without Discounting | With Kim Shapiro | This episode will completely change how you think about restaurant growth, profitability, and freedom - straight from a multi-unit owner who scaled back and made more money. Welcome to the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast. In this episode, Andrew Scott sits down with restaurant powerhouse Kim Shapiro, uncovering exactly how she scaled, simplified, and systemized her multi-location restaurant business. Kim shares her 40+ years of experience in the restaurant industry… Including grow... | 45m 51s | ||||||
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3 placements across 2 markets.
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3 placements across 2 markets.