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How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Leader
Imposter syndrome. It’s that nagging feeling that you’re not good enough, that you don’t belong at the table, or that any success you’ve...
Andrew Parr
6 days ago7 min read
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The Difference Among Coaching, Advising, and Consulting: Choosing the Right Support for Your Business
The words coaching, advising, and consulting are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. If you’re a business owner...
Andrew Parr
Apr 114 min read
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Building a Leadership Legacy That Lasts
The first step in building a lasting leadership legacy is to think differently.
Andrew Parr
Mar 287 min read
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How Executive Coaching Helps Business Owners Navigate Uncertainty
The life of a business owner is a constant exercise in managing the unknown. Markets shift, consumer preferences evolve, competitors...
Andrew Parr
Mar 195 min read
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The Importance of Your Restaurant Budget: Think Differently to Achieve Financial Success
A restaurant budget isn’t just a financial document—it’s a roadmap to sustainable success.
Andrew Parr
Mar 64 min read
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What Is Executive Coaching?
An Executive Coach helps their client unleash the client's inner strength.
Andrew Parr
Feb 242 min read
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The Ultimate Guide To Restaurant Real Estate: Negotiating A Lease That Supports Sustainable Profitability
Location, Landlord, and Lease - the new “Three L’s” of commercial real estate
Andrew Parr
Apr 30, 20248 min read
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Yes, Chef! (But I Disagree)
It has been reported, through many outlets, that at the June 2023 Wall Street Journal Global Food Forum held in Chicago, Chef Rick...
Andrew Parr
Jun 29, 20233 min read
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Scenes From A Restaurant (A Series of Short Stories) #2
As you enter Katie’s rent controlled apartment, the bright hallway brings you past her bedroom and the galley kitchen before opening up...
Andrew Parr
Feb 28, 20232 min read
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Scenes From A Restaurant (A Series of Short Stories) #1
Rogelio (everyone calls him Ro-ho), trudges slowly over to the hand sink and rinses his face. He drops his towel and apron in the...
Andrew Parr
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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The Hiring Process: Asking Interview Questions That Matter
Asking interview questions of candidates that truly matter is something we don’t do well. It’s not our fault, though, right? Every...
Andrew Parr
Jan 31, 20237 min read
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The NEW Restaurant Opening Order Of Operations
By Andrew Parr You are sitting at the corner of a dimly lit bar after a killer 10-hour shift. You and your two best friends on the line...
Andrew Parr
Jul 12, 202210 min read
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Time to Leave — Why Restaurant Employees Are Exiting the Industry
By Andrew Parr The restaurant industry is losing outstanding, highly skilled, loyal employees at a remarkable pace. The reasons are...
Andrew Parr
Jun 6, 20225 min read
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Failure to Launch: The Restaurant Industry’s Inability to Retain Staff
By Andrew Parr The restaurant industry suffers from 73% annual turnover (don’t even get me started on the numbers through the pandemic)...
Andrew Parr
Jun 6, 20224 min read
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Cultivating and Growing Your New Restaurant Team: Why Having Kickass Leadership Benefits Everyone
By Katie O'Hara The first time I met the boss who would later become not only the most influential person I’ve ever had the honor of...
Katie O'Hara
Jun 5, 20224 min read
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The 8 Steps To Get Set Up On The Clubhouse App To Start Telling Your Food Story
By Andrew Parr Either you have already read Part I of our Clubhouse Series, “The Clubhouse App for Restaurants: What Is It and Why Is It...
Andrew Parr
Jun 5, 20225 min read
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The Clubhouse App for Restaurants: What Is It and Why Is It Relevant
By Andrew Parr Clubhouse is self-described as “The Social Audio App.” Hmm, still scratching your head? Do you remember the heyday of...
Andrew Parr
Jun 5, 20224 min read
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Gratitude and the Hospitality Industry
By Andrew Parr What is a something that will not only universally bring people together, but also explicitly express a wide array of...
Andrew Parr
Jun 5, 20223 min read
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Life, Loss, Love, Family & Food
By Andrew Parr I’m 54 years old; a nice Jewish boy from north suburban Milwaukee. I mention this because, though it may not be of import...
Andrew Parr
Jun 5, 20223 min read
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Food Delivery Diary Of A Restaurant Consultant – Chapter 1
By Andrew Parr For the last two weekends in the evening, my wife and I snuggled up on our mid-century blue couch, under a warm, fuzzy...
Andrew Parr
Jun 3, 20223 min read
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