Hosted by Christin Marvin · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 118 episodes
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Welcome to the Restaurant Leadership Podcast...the show for independent restaurant owners who are done surviving and ready to scale.Your host, Christin Marvin, founder of Columbine Hospitality and creator of the Independent Restaurant Framework (IRF), has spent over two decades in the industry...from line cook at 15 to managing partner by 30. She knows what it takes to build a restaurant group that runs without you in it.Each week, Christin brings you real conversations and straight talk on the three things that actually move the needle in a multi-unit restaurant group: People, Process, and Profit.This podcast is for you if you're ready to stop putting out fires and start building a business that scales with intention.This podcast will help you answer:How do I build a leadership team I can actually trust?How do I create systems that run without me?How do I scale to multiple locations without burning out?How do I increase profitability as I grow?How do I go from operator to CEO?Grab you
Christin Marvin hosts Restaurant Leadership Podcast: The Show for Multi-Unit Operators Ready to Scale, a business show with 118 episodes published.
The people pleaser saboteur is one of the most common — and most costly — patterns in hospitality leadership. In this episode, we break down why saying yes to everything is burning you out, what boundaries actually look
Guests: Jeff Keesel (Outgoing CEO, Restaurant Technologies) & Alyssa Partee (Incoming CEO, Restaurant Technologies) Episode Summary This episode tackles one of the most requested topics from restaurant operators: success
Here's a punchy episode summary: Episode Summary: The Blueprint for Restaurant Operators Ready to Build Something New Ever hit that five-year itch wondering what's next after restaurants? You're not alone. In this episod
Episode Summary Christin Marvin announces that Columbine Hospitality is officially taking over The Blueprint — a coaching program originally built by Jim Taylor of Benchmark 60. This program helps hospitality professiona
Your manager meeting keeps circling the same issues because nobody leaves with a real commitment that can be measured, owned, and finished. We tackle one of the most expensive leadership gaps in restaurants: goal setting
If you co-own a restaurant group, try one question today: "What does success look like in three years?" If you're not 100% sure your partner would answer the same way, you're not alone and you're not stuck, but you are e
Most multi-unit restaurant operators don't have a growth problem, they have a focus problem. When your leadership team doesn't know what matters most for the next 90 days, everything turns into a fire, your ops meetings
I walked into a talk with Danny Meyer expecting a few good notes on hospitality, and walked out with four leadership reminders I'm still thinking about as a restaurant coach. Hearing him reflect on the 20-year legacy of
Ever wonder why "Everything's fine" keeps blowing up into last-minute fires? We dig into the uncomfortable truth: avoiding one-on-ones quietly drains profit, trust, and talent—and we put a real number on it with a $75,00
Ever felt that uneasy pull that says there's more growth on the table, but you don't have the energy or structure to reach it? We've been there. This week we share a pivotal shift: Solutions by Christin is now Columbine
Peak season is here and the schedule is bleeding. We sit down with leadership and customer service expert Michelle Pascoe to unpack why restaurants are seeing more call‑outs, how assumptions about today's workforce backf
Growth shouldn't require living at the restaurant or gambling on every new hire. We dig into a clear, repeatable way to hire leaders who fit your multi‑unit reality, coach them with confidence, and keep them long enough
Here is my calendar link so you can book time with me: Book a Call with Christin We break down how fear of callouts can lead to costly overstaffing and how chronic callouts can wreck service, burn out managers, and drain
We coach Brandon Sharp, owner of three restaurants in Chapel Hill, through the tension between being everywhere at once and showing up with presence that develops his leaders. He realizes he must let go of covering shift
Guests don't come to a full‑service restaurant for a transaction; they come hoping to feel something. We dig into how to deliver that feeling on purpose through connected hospitality, turning routine steps into genuine m
A new executive chef gets thrown into the deep end: understaffed, undertrained, and staring down six tough weeks. We use that moment to unpack a bigger question every operator faces—how do you stay mentally strong and le
Growth shouldn't mean chaos. We lay out a practical roadmap for independent multi-unit restaurant owners who want scalable systems, stronger leaders, and healthier margins without losing the creativity that makes their c
Want fewer fires, stronger managers, and a calmer shift without losing speed? We dig into the simple coaching moves that turn constant problem-solving into shared ownership. Hospitality leader and author Jason E. Brooks
Milestones matter when they sharpen your focus. As we hit 100 episodes, Christin welcomes chef Britt Rescigno of Fiama in Sun Valley, a TV chef turned mountain-town restaurateur who pairs sexy, high-end Italian with a cu
Growth shouldn't feel like white-knuckling your way to the next lease. We break down a simple, durable framework—people, process, and profit—that helps restaurant owners scale without losing control. Together with Eric C
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