291. Lisa Dahl Triumphant Chef, Author, and Restaurateur

Pride and passion run deep for all of us in this business. but rising from a deep personal tragedy to open multiple successful concepts takes something more. In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Lisa Dahl, the CEO and Executive Chef of www.dahlrestaurantgroup.com Lisa found Sedona, Arizona to be an especially healing and inspiring place to build her concepts. She is a self-taught chef, multiple cookbook author, and company visionary doing great things for our industry and her community. Listen as we discuss: - Early influences and becoming a noted Chef - Formal culinary education, apprenticeship, or self-learning - Lisa’s new cookbook “A Romance with Food” - Appearing on The Food Network’s “Beat Bobby Flay” - Leadership style, staff training approach, and the labor crisis - Necessary systems and technology And what it takes to create successful concept after concept. We can all be inspired by Lisa’s message and guiding light: “Devoted to Excellence and Blessed by Grace! Now go out there and Rock YOUR Restaurant! Roger Learn the top 3 ways you are killing your restaurant’s profits. https://restaurantrockstars.com/profits Thank you to our sponsors: Davo – Automate Your Sales Tax. Why not Try Davo FREE for 30 days: https://www.davosalestax.com/ The Restaurant Rockstars Academy – The Ultimate Start-up & Management Resource - Everything you need to know to crush it in the restaurant business: http://bit.ly/TRRAcademy