Restaurant founders have one of the most difficult jobs in the entire industry: Building a successful business from scratch while protecting their passion and vision as it scales.
The reward in seeing their dreams come to life, however, makes the grueling hours well worth the effort. And the lessons they learn along the way provide other founders with a potential roadmap to their own success.
NRN’s editor in chief Sam Oches interviews several restaurant founders on his podcast Take-Away with Sam Oches, discovering more about what those founders have learned along the way — the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Click through to meet 14 restaurant founders who have shared their stories and offered tips for how to navigate the challenges of building a brand from scratch.
Also: If you’re also a restaurant founder looking to connect with your peers, join the Founders Nest, an exclusive small-group community of restaurant founders facilitated by Oches. Email [email protected] for more information.