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 growing up in a family-run restaurant to managing 7 successful concepts and more.
She also reveals how she went from burnout and survival mode to building a profitable business that runs without her.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ How to stop working in your restaurant and start working on it
✅ The exact moment Kim realized more sales don’t mean more profit
✅ How to hit a 55-60% prime cost (and what it means for your bottom line)
✅ The planning secret used by the world's top-performing restaurants
✅ How creative event marketing can explode your traffic
✅ The #1 mindset shift that will unlock time freedom and bigger profits
✅ The metrics you MUST track if you want to be profitable (hint: stop relying on your P&L)
If you're a restaurant owner struggling with profitability, stuck in the day-to-day grind, or unsure how to grow your sales without discounting - this episode is packed with real, actionable insights you can implement right now.
Key moments:
00:02:20 Growing up in the restaurant industry
00:05:40 Rent-to-sales ratio reality check
00:08:00 The "I can't" to "I don't know how yet" shift
00:12:40 Reactive vs proactive restaurant management
00:17:40 Planning three months ahead minimum
00:19:00 Creating viral experiences without discounts
00:22:20 Marketing is the tax for being unremarkable
00:27:00 Using vendors as intelligence sources
00:31:00 Time blocking for restaurant owners
00:39:40 The weekly tracker that saves months of guessing
Hit play now and learn the planning framework that took Kim from barely-surviving multi-unit owner to the profitable, freedom-filled restaurant life she has today.
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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/
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