Hiring more staff won't fix your restaurant staffing problems.

In fact, it's probably making them worse.

If you're constantly short-staffed, dealing with unreliable employees, or stuck working in your restaurant instead of on it… this episode will change the way you hire forever
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I’m sharing the critical difference between hiring for relief vs hiring for leverage - and how this one mindset shift can transform your team, your profits, and your freedom as a restaurant owner.

Tune in to discover:

✅ Why hiring out of desperation is killing your restaurant business
✅ The difference between A, B, and C players… and why it matters more than your menu
✅ How to identify, attract, and retain top-performing restaurant employees
✅ Why "gut feel" hiring fails the moment you try to scale
✅ How paying your team more can actually lower your labor costs
✅ The exact mindset shift you need to build a self-running restaurant

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:30 Staffing vs. Leadership Mindset
00:01:30 The A-B-C Player Grid
00:03:10 Hiring to Level Up
00:04:10 Engineer Your Hiring System
00:05:50 The Reverse Roster Exercise
00:06:50 It's a Talent Game
00:08:10 Gut Feel Doesn't Scale
00:09:50 You Can't Overpay A-Players
00:10:30 The Dollar Raise Experiment
00:12:10 Hiring Drives Your Finances

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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✅

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