How to Avoid Being Short-Staffed During Busy Season

What if you could predict exactly how many employees your restaurant will need before peak season hits?No scrambling.No desperate hiring.No working 80-hour weeks.Instead, what if you could have a clear restaurant labor forecast, a hiring funnel strategy, and a plan to maximize profit during your busiest months?In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott breaks down a simple but powerful Restaurant Peak Hiring Calculator that helps you forecast staffing needs - BEFORE your busy season hits.Instead of reacting to sales increases, losing key staff members, and working 80-hour weeks, you’ll learn how to plan ahead using real numbers - so you can stay in the CEO seat and maximize profit.Tune in to discover:✅ How to calculate your projected peak season sales✅ How to forecast restaurant labor hours accurately✅ How to determine how many employees you’ll actually need✅ Why 33% of new hires typically don’t work out✅ The real math behind the restaurant hiring funnel✅ How labor supply and demand impact restaurant wagesKey moments:00:00:45 Why Owners Don't Plan Ahead00:02:25 Two Major Turnover Seasons00:03:45 The Peak Hiring Calculator00:06:05 How the Six-Week Staffing Crisis Works00:07:45 Calculating Year-Over-Year Sales Trends00:09:25 Forecasting Peak Season Hours00:11:25 The 800-Hour Gap Problem00:13:45 Running the Flat Growth Scenario00:15:25 Hiring Efficiency and Funnel Math00:17:45 Good Months vs. Bad Months to Hire00:21:25 Why "No Good Candidates" Is a Timing Problem00:22:45 Peak Season Profit PotentialIf you own a restaurant and want to stop the cycle of burnout and bad hires, this episode gives you the exact framework to get ahead.Hit play now and build your staffing plan before your next busy season hits.-✅Tools For Restaurant Owners✅Claim your FREE Restaurant Weekly Financial Tracker to uncover thousands in hidden profits and optimize your costs (in less time than it takes to finish your morning coffee): https://ghl.ownershifttraining.com/weekly-tracker-lp?el=podcast-✅About Us✅The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.✅For Restaurant Owners✅Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:👉 Restaurant Assessment Call✅Connect With Us✅https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/ https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscotthttps://ownershifttraining.com/?el=podcast