EPISODE 50

REACH OUT TO THAT MENTOR

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Some lessons in business come from books, courses, or polished keynote speakers. Others are learned the hard way—over a cup of burnt coffee at a farmer’s market, in a noisy kitchen after service, or in a ten-minute phone call that saves you thousands of dollars.

This episode is about mentors. The obvious kind—the seasoned operators, the industry veterans, the friends who’ve walked the path before you. And the less obvious ones—the “anti-mentors” who teach you what not to do, the authors whose words stick with you for decades, and the peers who don’t flinch when you call to vent.

We talk about the value of brutal honesty, why the best advice rarely comes sugar-coated, and how the right person at the right time can change the course of your business—or your life. We get into finding mentors, being a good mentee, and knowing when it’s time to stop running scenarios in your head and just reach out.

Whether you’re opening your first restaurant, steering a team through choppy water, or just trying to make better calls in your career, the right mentor can be the difference between treading water and swimming with the sharks.