113: How Leadership Alignment Makes Scaling Possible

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of leadership alignment in restaurant partnerships for successful scaling.

If you co-own a restaurant group, try one question today: “What does success look like in three years?” If you’re not 100% sure your partner would answer the same way, you’re not alone and you’re not stuck, but you are exposed. I share two real scenarios I see constantly in the independent restaurant world: a fast-growing family business held back by an unspoken succession plan and murky owner roles, and a 15-year partnership that realizes they’ve been building the same company toward two di...

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Host: Christin Marvin

Topics covered

• leadership alignment
• scaling restaurants
• partnership dynamics
• succession planning
• business growth

Keywords

• restaurant leadership
• multi-unit operators
• success metrics
• family business
• owner roles