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Nick Dean, President & Director at The Keg Restaurants Ltd. – Focus, Discipline & Culture at Canada’s #1 Restaurant Employer

Nick Dean, President & Director at The Keg Restaurants Ltd. – Focus, Discipline & Culture at Canada’s #1 Restaurant Employer

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How do you build a workplace that people love—enough to be ranked the #1 restaurant employer in Canada? In this episode of the CEO Global Network Podcast, host John Wilson sits down with Nick Dean, President & Director at The Keg Restaurants Ltd. Nick shares practical leadership lessons from a “zigzag” career spanning agencies, cannabis, and hospitality - plus the timeless principles that let “wild ducks fly in formation.”

You’ll learn:

  • The cultural foundations behind The Keg’s long-running people-first reputation
  • Why focus and discipline beat “growth for growth’s sake”
  • How curiosity and asking great questions unlock better decisions
  • A playbook for aligning complex stakeholders with transparency and integrity
  • The surprising leadership lessons Nick learned from being a dad of three

Highlights: owner’s-mindset empowerment, sharing bad news quickly, acting to create opportunity (and pivoting fast), and leading like a coach who sets the vision - then gets out of the way.

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