368. Extreme Hardship to Restaurant Success - Chef Ahu

Learn the Top 3 Restaurant Profit Killers and how to fix them: https://restaurantrockstars.com/profits/ Join The Restaurant Academy: Train your entire team to up level your business, maximize sales and optimize profits - Join the Restaurant Academy: https://restaurantrockstars.com/joinacademy Connect with us on Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-beaudoin-21590016 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restaurantrockstars/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restaurantrockstars X: https://twitter.com/RestaurantRock1 Subscribe to the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast: iTunes - https://apple.co/2WaKyqV Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3xGuOd0 Google - https://bit.ly/2VM10P1 Stitcher - https://bit.ly/3iFGAAb Soundcloud - https://bit.ly/3lYBhho Show Notes: Everyone has personal challenges in life, some even go through extreme hardship! What you do with those emotions and experiences often determines your future. In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Chef Ahu of Istanbul Hawaii. Chef spent formulative years as a student in America and instantly felt a spiritual connection to Hawaii. Her personal struggles with extreme hardship lasted ten years, and then her dreams of opening a restaurant were nearly dashed. Only through the strength of character, perseverance and support of family did she finally achieve her dream of opening her restaurant. Watch or listen as Chef Ahu talks about her restaurant journey including: • How cooking with her mother healed her and rekindled her passion to combine art, psychology, and food • Her humble beginnings cooking in a tent at the farmer’s market and then growing to two tents, three and four. • Finding an ideal location for her restaurant space and building everything up from scratch including the walls and plumbing • The benefits of being resourceful, creative, and asking for help versus writing checks for what you need. • How their family-oriented company culture inspires her team and fosters amazing guest loyalty. • The ambiance that provides authentic experiences and transports guests to Turkey And of course, how nurturing your team, giving them opportunities, and even supporting their decision to leave benefits all. Don’t miss this episode, then go out there and ROCK your own Restaurant! Roger Connect with our guest: @istanbulhawaii www.istanbulhawaii.com Thank you to our sponsors: The Restaurant Academy: Everything you need to know to optimize profits and maximize sales https://restaurantrockstars.com/joinacademy/ The Birthday Club – Get new and repeat business, fill your tables, and boost sales with Birthdays: https://jointhebirthdayclub.com/BirthdayRockstar/ Popmenu: For a limited time only, popmenu is offering our listeners $100 off your first month plus an unchanging lifetime rate. FREE Demo: https://www.popmenu.com/rockstars