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Restaurant Leadership Podcast: The Show for Multi-Unit Operators Ready to Scale

Christin Marvin
Hospitality
Leadership
Restaurant Industry
Columbine Hospitality
Core Values
People
Process
Technology
Profit
Independent Restaurant Framework
Restaurant Leadership
Coaching
Quarterly Planning
Leadership Alignment
SMART Goals
Multi-Unit Mastery
Gen Z
Hospitality Industry
Danny Meyer
One-On-One Meetings

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

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You can feel it when a restaurant cares, and you can feel it even sooner when it doesn’t. I took a trip to Santa Fe and had a dining experience that stopped me in my tracks, not because of flashy gimmicks, but because every touchpoint was intentional... more

The people pleaser saboteur is one of the most common — and most costly — patterns in hospitality leadership. In this episode, we break down why saying yes to everything is burning you out, what boundaries actually look like at every level of your or... more

Guests: Jeff Keesel (Outgoing CEO, Restaurant Technologies) & Alyssa Partee (Incoming CEO, Restaurant Technologies)

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This episode tackles one of the most requested topics from restaurant operators: succession planning. Not the glos... more

Ever hit that five-year itch wondering what's next after restaurants? You're not alone.

In this episode, I sit down with Jim Taylor, founder of Benchmark 60 and creator of the Blueprint program—a framework designed specifically for restaurant profes... more

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Recent Guests

Jeff Keesel
President and CEO of Restaurant Technologies (at time of discussion)
Restaurant Technologies
Episode: 117: Succession Planning
Alyssa Partee
Chief People Officer turned CEO designate then CEO
Restaurant Technologies
Episode: 117: Succession Planning
Jim Taylor
Founder of Benchmark 60, expert in coaching operators to build scalable consulting practices
Benchmark 60
Episode: 116: How to Grow a Successful Consulting Business
Danny Meyer
Celebrity restaurateur and author of Setting the Table
Union Square Hospitality Group
Episode: 111: Danny Meyer
Andrew Mangan
Partner and COO
Columbine Hospitality
Episode: 109: Breaking The Bottleneck
Michelle Pascoe
Author, podcaster, leadership and customer service expert in hospitality
Michelle Pascoe Hospitality Podcast
Episode: 108: Turn No‑Shows Into Reliable Teams
Brandon Sharp
Owner of three restaurants (Chapel Hill, Hawthorne and Wood, Bluebird, Proximo)
Three restaurant group in Chapel Hill
Episode: 105: From Chaos To Choice: Lead With Presence
Eric Cacciatore
Founder of Restaurant Unstoppable, podcast host and restaurant industry coach
Restaurant Unstoppable
Episode: 103: From Scarcity To Service: Mindset Tools for Restaurant Leaders
Adam Lam
Interview guest who interviewed the host about the framework
Episode: 102: Scaling without Chaos: Grow Sustainably with People, Process, and Profit

Host

Christin Marvin
Host of the show; restaurant coach and author focused on scalable multi-location restaurant leadership.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 38 ratings
  • Love all the tip’s and stories

    Going out to eat has become less enjoyable. This podcast offers valuable tips to enhance your guest experience.

    Audible
    5
    Molly
    United States6 months ago
  • Going out to eat has become less enjoyable. This podcast offers valuable tips to enhance your guest experience.

    Audible
    5
    Molly
    United States6 months ago
  • You don’t have to go through this alone!

    What a great space Christin has built to honor some of the hardest workers in hospitality. Tune in for tips, stories, and so much more…

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mike Messeroff
    United States10 months ago
  • Christin is a master coach

    Masterful approach to restaurant leadership which is such a niche, a must binge!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LisaGuillot
    United Statesa year ago
  • Love it

    Really enjoying this podcast. Very insightful.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Twhite_1
    United Statesa year ago

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Listeners praise practical, coaching-focused leadership insights tailored to hospitality.

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91: Restaurant Growth Strategy: Building a Multi-Unit Bakery Empire Through Self-Improvement and Smart Expansion
Q: What does a successful leadership culture look like in your growing organization?
A culture with high engagement, strong personal growth, and a team around the leader who shares a growth mindset, where the owner focuses on people and market-facing activities while building a scalable structure.
91: Restaurant Growth Strategy: Building a Multi-Unit Bakery Empire Through Self-Improvement and Smart Expansion
Q: How did you approach risk when expanding to a new market like Chicago?
Risk is seen as adventure; I aimed to minimize mistakes by applying learned knowledge from past experiences and carefully planning, while embracing the possibility of making mistakes as part of growth.
91: Restaurant Growth Strategy: Building a Multi-Unit Bakery Empire Through Self-Improvement and Smart Expansion
Q: What was the most crucial thing in identifying the right leadership as you expanded from one to five locations?
The most crucial thing was defining the type of person you want on the team and evaluating past behaviors and experiences during interviews to predict future behavior and accountability.
96: From Pay-What-You-Can to Farm-to-Table: How Two Denver Organizations Are Using Food as a Force for Social Change
Q: What can guests expect from Savor the Season, and who are the other beneficiaries besides Same Cafe?
The event features 24 renowned restaurants, a table-setting, five-course dinners, and multiple nonprofit beneficiaries including Eat Denver, We Don't Waste, Work Options, Chow, and additional culinary and community advocacy efforts with sustainability support from regenerative agriculture programs.
96: From Pay-What-You-Can to Farm-to-Table: How Two Denver Organizations Are Using Food as a Force for Social Change
Q: Carrie, can you share more about Same Cafe's pay-what-you-can model and how it embodies food justice in action?
Same Cafe operates without a cash register and relies on a donation box, aiming to ensure access to healthy meals regardless of ability to pay, while fostering dignity, community, and opportunities for guests to volunteer and integrate back into society.

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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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4. Danny Meyer
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