If you’re a restaurant owner asking yourself, “Should I sell or fix my restaurant?” - then you need to know that getting this right could mean the difference between a six-figure loss or a thriving comeback.

In this episode, Andrew Scott is breaking down the real-world process of selling a restaurant - including the hidden costs, timelines, legal headaches, buyer red flags, and common myths that most operators don’t see coming.

You’ll hear about things like:

✅How to properly value your restaurant using EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization)

✅The truth about restaurant assets vs. actual profit

✅Why most restaurant sales fall apart

✅Common reasons owners want to sell… and why most are for the wrong reasons

✅The massive difference between a profitable business vs. a sellable business

✅When fixing your restaurant is often faster, cheaper, and more profitable than selling

Before you list your business or talk to a broker, listen to this episode!

Key moments:

00:01:40 Sell or Fix a Restaurant
00:03:20 How Business Valuations Work
00:06:00 Why Your Business Worth Less Than You Think
00:12:00 Hidden Costs Of Selling
00:20:20 Why Banks Won't Finance Your Sale
00:25:00 Supply and Demand
00:28:00 The “Fix It” Path
00:31:20 Your Business Beliefs
00:37:40 Paying the Ignorance Tax
00:43:20 Data Driven Decisions

Listen now to understand the real costs of selling versus fixing, and make the choice that protects your investment.

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

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

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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/

If you're running a restaurant and not paying yourself properly, you're not running a business… you're running a liability.

Tune in today and see how to build a profitable restaurant that pays you like a real CEO.

In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, industry veterans Andrew Scott and Nathan Voulgaris break down strategies for setting your owner pay.

You also get a deeper understanding of profit vs cash flow and making sure you don’t sacrifice your personal income for your business's survival.

Tune in to discover:

✅How to calculate a sustainable restaurant owner's salary

✅Why not paying yourself is a red flag, not a sacrifice

✅Creating financial buffers and business savings

✅How to spot financial blind spots in your operation

✅What restaurant owners get wrong about slow seasons

✅Why "pay yourself first" is bad advice (in some cases at least)

✅ Practical advice on restaurant accounting, break-even analysis, and salary planning

Over the years, we’ve seen it all.

From owners who don’t pay themselves at all, to those who take too much and cripple their restaurant’s finances.

This episode will help you avoid these common and costly mistakes in your restaurant business.

Key moments:

00:01:20 Owner Pay Fundamentals
00:03:00 Common Compensation Mistakes
00:05:40 Profit vs Cash Flow
00:09:20 Managing Business Reserves
00:14:20 Understanding Financial Statements
00:19:40 Setting Profit Targets
00:23:40 Strategic Cash Management
00:27:40 Seasonal Profit Planning
00:31:40 Personal Finance Integration

If you're serious about building a profitable restaurant that pays you what you're worth - this episode is for you.

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

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

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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/

This restaurant owner turned a $110,000 loss into a thriving business, while taking back his time, team, and mental health.

Welcome back to the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast with host Andrew Scott - a restaurant owner turned restaurant growth coach helping operators increase profits, reduce stress, and reclaim their freedom.

Today, Andrew is talking with Donnie Saviak, a Calgary restaurant owner who went from losing $110,000 to earning $40,000 in profit in just a few months.

Donnie opens up about the real struggles behind restaurant ownership - including his crushing debt and burnout, to rebuilding his business and his mindset.

Tune in to discover:

✅How one restaurant owner turned a struggling business into a profitable restaurant

✅The mental health challenges of entrepreneurship and how to overcome them

✅Why restaurant profit margins don’t have to be 4-6%... and how to INCREASE margins

✅The truth about scaling from 1 to multiple locations

✅How better systems, hiring, and pricing can completely transform your restaurant

✅The dark side of restaurant ownership that nobody talks about

✅How to stop working 100‑hour weeks and finally get your life back

In this episode, you’ll also learn how to create processes, lead your team, raise prices confidently, and fix your margins so your restaurant works for you.

Key moments:

00:01:40 Mental Health Challenges
00:06:20 Catering to Smokehouse
00:09:00 Learning from The Wrong Mentors
00:14:40 The Reality Of Restaurant Profitability
00:21:40 The Breaking Point
00:29:20 Tracking and Metrics
00:36:00 Understanding True Costs
00:43:20 Team Building Strategy
00:50:20 Work-Life Transformation

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

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

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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/

Struggling with slim profit margins in your restaurant?

In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott (founder of Owner Shift) shares 5 proven restaurant growth strategies you can use to boost profits and cash flow - in just 7 days.

You’ll walk away with actionable insights you can implement immediately.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ How to increase restaurant profits fast with smart menu pricing

✅ Simple ways to reduce food cost without lowering quality

✅ Why portion control can make or break your margins

✅ Proven strategies for restaurant labor cost control and scheduling

✅ Practical upselling methods to increase average check size and boost sales

Key moments:

00:01:35 Pricing Strategy
00:03:55 Market Analysis
00:06:55 Product Management
00:09:55 Portioning Systems
00:13:55 Scheduling Optimization
00:17:55 Labor Productivity
00:20:55 Inventory Control
00:29:55 Upselling Techniques
00:35:35 Dessert Psychology
00:40:15 Server Metrics

Ready to stop working harder for less money?

This episode hands you the exact playbook to increase profits THIS WEEK - through simple adjustments to pricing, portioning, scheduling, inventory, and upselling systems.

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

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

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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/

If you’re a restaurant owner who’s always covering shifts, stuck in 80-hour weeks, and constantly putting out fires - you need to know that restaurant owner burnout is real.

And it’s costing you your freedom, your profits, and your life.

Multi-unit restaurant owner and founder of Ownershift, Andrew Scott, and Client Success Director, Dave Doyle, break down why so many independent restaurant owners are burned out, stuck in the weeds, and unable to grow.

Tune in to discover:

✅Why restaurant owner burnout is so common (and totally avoidable)

✅How to identify the real root problems hiding behind daily chaos

✅The one simple tracking exercise that will expose every operational weakness

✅The 7-word phrase that shifts your team from dependent to empowered

✅How to stop acting like an overpaid line cook and start leading like a CEO

✅The reason your restaurant feels stuck… and how to systemize your way out

Whether you're running one location or several, this is your blueprint to stop firefighting and start scaling.

Key moments:

00:01:50 Marketing Won't Fix Time Problems
00:04:10 The Second Half Success
00:05:50 80 Hours Isn’t Impressive
00:08:50 Track Every Interruption
00:11:50 People Problems
00:15:10 Finding Real Solutions
00:17:50 Drama Vs Progress
00:21:50 Systems Beat Intentions
00:24:50 Deadlines
00:28:50 Tracking For Profit
00:36:30 Say These Seven Magic Words
00:39:50 You Get What You Tolerate

This is for independent restaurant owners ready to reclaim their time, increase profitability, and create a business that thrives without being chained to it 24/7.

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*The book mentioned in this episode* “The One Thing” by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan.

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

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

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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/

Your kitchen could be costing you thousands in hidden labor and wasted time.

In this episode of The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, your host, Andrew Scott, sits down with kitchen expert Bruce Nollert.

Together, they share how optimizing your kitchen layout, systems, and equipment can massively increase your restaurant’s efficiency, profitability, and team performance.

Whether you’re a restaurant owner, multi-unit operator, or kitchen manager, this episode is packed with real-life restaurant strategies that will help you:

Tune in to discover:

✅The #1 kitchen management question to ask your team daily

✅Why overstaffed kitchens often get less done (and how to fix it)

✅Real ROI examples of smart equipment purchases

✅How poor kitchen design kills table turns in full-service restaurants

✅The role of menu design in efficiency and profitability

✅Why simplifying your menu can be your biggest win to date

Key Moments:

00:01:45 Bruce's Mafia Pizza Beginning
00:07:05 Building New Restaurant Essentials
00:12:45 Labor Percentage Paradox
00:14:45 Kitchen Layout Design Strategy
00:19:25 Equipment Investment ROI
00:25:45 Portioning Everything First
00:28:45 Time Study Analysis
00:31:45 Menu Minimalism

You're probably bleeding money in your kitchen - this episode will help you fix your layout, streamline operations, and boost profits… starting today.

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Access the 'Restaurant Manager Hiring Toolkit': swipe the job ads and interview questions our clients use to attract top talent and cut bad hires→ https://hs.ownershifttraining.com/managerhiringtoolkit

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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/

High stress. Long hours. Angry outbursts. If your restaurant is running you into the ground, it’s time to get honest about emotional control - and how it could be killing your business

In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, host Andrew Scott - Founder of Owner Shift, 20-year restaurant veteran, and multi-location owner - gets real about the anger, frustration, and emotional pressure that restaurant owners face every day.

Joined by Dave Doyle, Director of Client Success at Owner Shift, Andrew shares shocking (and hilarious) true stories from his early years as a struggling owner.

More importantly, he breaks down the anger management techniques and leadership tools that helped him transform from a reactive, overwhelmed operator into a calm, strategic restaurant leader.

Here’s what you’ll learn on this episode:

✅How to manage anger and stress as a restaurant owner so you don’t damage your business

✅The #1 mindset shift that transformed a toxic work culture into a high-performing team

✅Why staff turnover is often a leadership problem (and how to fix it)

✅Real-world examples of poor leadership reactions - along with what to do instead

✅How to recognize early warning signs of burnout and avoid emotional outbursts

Key Moments:

00:01:00 Restaurant Owner Anger Crisis
00:02:40 Living in Overdraft Hell
00:05:20 The $250 Scam Meltdown
00:09:00 Facebook Stool Throwing Incident
00:14:00 Learning to Take Breath
00:17:00 The Chef Base Disaster
00:22:00 Can't Change Feelings Can Change Actions
00:25:00 Recognizing Physical Warning Signs
00:28:20 The 24 Hour Rule Concept
00:34:00 Customer Complaint Responses
00:37:00 Getting Three Sides

Whether you're dealing with burnt inventory, staff mistakes, or the crushing stress of negative cash flow…

This episode gives you the tools to protect your business from your own worst enemy - your uncontrolled emotional reactions.

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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/

From an exhausted bakery owner working nonstop to selling her bakery at a profit - Camile Sue’s story is proof that you can grow a bakery, restaurant, or any food service business AND get your life back.

In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott sits down with Camile Sue - a bakery owner who went from overwhelmed to building systems, doubling sales, selling her bakery at a profit, and finally achieving freedom.

Camile shares her journey of going from sleeping in her car after long bakery shifts to running a profitable business that gave her back her time.

Tune in to discover:

✅Restaurant success tips: How Camile doubled sales from $35K to $75K/month.

✅How to run a bakery profitably without working 80+ hours a week

✅Why most owners struggle with profit… and how to fix it.

✅Food service systems and operations that free up your time

✅How to set bigger goals, avoid burnout, and build a business that works for you.

Key moments:

00:01:00 Bakery Prison Story
00:08:00 Three Year Weekend Goal
00:12:00 Systems Not In Head
00:16:40 Hero Complex Problem
00:19:40 Revenue Stream Strategy
00:22:00 Marketing Planning Ahead
00:26:00 Team Transformation
00:28:40 Partnership Agreement Warning
00:36:00 Buyout Clause Necessity

Whether you’re a bakery owner, single-location restaurant owner, or multi-unit restaurant owner, this episode will show you practical steps to:

• Create business systems that run without you
• Increase sales with new revenue streams
• Delegate tasks to your team so you can take time off
• Build a business that is both profitable and enjoyable

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✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅

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

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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/