
Welcome to the Restaurant Leadership Podcast...the show for independent restaurant owners who are done surviving and ready to scale.Your host, Christin Marvin, founder of Columbine Hospitality and creator of the Independent Restaurant Framework (IRF), has spent over two decades in the industry...from line cook at 15 to managing partner by 30. She knows what it takes to build a restaurant group tha... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 116 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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Episode Summary: The Blueprint for Restaurant Operators Ready to Build Something New
Ever hit that five-year itch wondering what's next after restaurants? You're not alone.
In this episode, I sit down with Jim T... more
Episode Summary Christin Marvin announces that Columbine Hospitality is officially taking over The Blueprint — a coaching program originally built by Jim Taylor of Benchmark 60. This program helps hospitality professionals turn their operator experie... more
Your manager meeting keeps circling the same issues because nobody leaves with a real commitment that can be measured, owned, and finished. We tackle one of the most expensive leadership gaps in restaurants: goal setting that actually gets executed, ... more
If you co-own a restaurant group, try one question today: "What does success look like in three years?" If you're not 100% sure your partner would answer the same way, you're not alone and you're not stuck, but you are exposed. I share two real scena... more
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Practical, leadership-focused conversations tailored for independent restaurant groups aiming to scale. Episodes center on building scalable systems around people, process, and profit, with a heavy emphasis on coaching, hiring for core values, and turning meetings into accountable action. Across interviews with operators, coaches, and hospitality leaders, the show blends real-world multi-unit challenges with frameworks for growth, culture, and sustainable expansion, often tying concepts to the Independent Restaurant Framework and related coaching programs. Notable strengths include a hands-on, mentorship vibe, actionable tactics, and a consistent focus on scaling without burnout for multi-location operators.
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