WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.110 --> 00:00:02.040 line:15% All right, my name's Toby Shelton, 2 00:00:02.040 --> 00:00:04.280 one of the owners of Fox Gardin Kitchen & Ale. 3 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:08.280 When we opened originally, Jake my partner was the chef, 4 00:00:08.280 --> 00:00:09.390 line:15% I was the front-of-the-house guy, 5 00:00:09.390 --> 00:00:11.220 line:15% and he was cooking, I was bartending. 6 00:00:11.220 --> 00:00:15.640 line:15% And as we grew as a business, our roles changed and evolved, 7 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:20.480 line:15% and now it's our motto, or thing that we're working on is 8 00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:23.610 to work on the business, not in the business. 9 00:00:23.610 --> 00:00:26.720 So we're trying to take our feet out of it a little bit 10 00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:29.720 and put our managers in roles to succeed, 11 00:00:29.720 --> 00:00:33.000 line:15% but some days it's run the shift, 12 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:35.600 line:15% some days it's step behind the bar and wash dishes, 13 00:00:35.600 --> 00:00:37.310 line:15% some days it's go to a meeting 14 00:00:37.310 --> 00:00:40.080 line:15% and figure out how do we grow as a business, 15 00:00:40.080 --> 00:00:43.040 or meeting with my accountant, 16 00:00:43.040 --> 00:00:44.640 or meeting with my liquor vendors. 17 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:48.660 It all falls in between, or all over, so. 18 00:00:48.660 --> 00:00:51.570 A busy week, I have meetings almost daily 19 00:00:51.570 --> 00:00:52.700 with different vendors. 20 00:00:52.700 --> 00:00:54.690 It's trying to figure out 21 00:00:54.690 --> 00:00:55.930 if we're getting the right price here, 22 00:00:55.930 --> 00:00:58.670 or do we have more buying power with another restaurant, 23 00:00:58.670 --> 00:01:01.830 or with opening another restaurant or. 24 00:01:01.830 --> 00:01:02.663 What are the trends? 25 00:01:02.663 --> 00:01:04.380 Are trends changing around us? 26 00:01:04.380 --> 00:01:08.750 line:15% We're in a growing, very populous area, 27 00:01:08.750 --> 00:01:10.630 line:15% but it's continuing to grow and grow and grow, 28 00:01:10.630 --> 00:01:12.440 line:15% and what type of families are moving in here? 29 00:01:12.440 --> 00:01:13.970 line:15% Are they younger families? 30 00:01:13.970 --> 00:01:15.260 line:15% Are they older families? 31 00:01:15.260 --> 00:01:20.260 And do we need to adjust our menu, or our advertising model, 32 00:01:20.430 --> 00:01:22.400 or different things depending on the people 33 00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:23.233 that are moving in? 34 00:01:23.233 --> 00:01:25.610 So, the reason that we were able to build, 35 00:01:25.610 --> 00:01:27.710 to set up the third, or even to build the second, 36 00:01:27.710 --> 00:01:29.170 or even have a food truck, 37 00:01:29.170 --> 00:01:32.930 it's being able to trust and have those people in place 38 00:01:32.930 --> 00:01:35.730 that we know that things are getting done, 39 00:01:35.730 --> 00:01:36.870 and they're answering questions 40 00:01:36.870 --> 00:01:38.210 the way we would answer them. 41 00:01:38.210 --> 00:01:40.993 We teach our people to act as an owner. 42 00:01:41.830 --> 00:01:43.720 Everyday's different in a restaurant, 43 00:01:43.720 --> 00:01:45.010 especially when you have multiple. 44 00:01:45.010 --> 00:01:47.110 line:15% Everyday is different, so. 45 00:01:47.110 --> 00:01:49.190 line:15% Sitting behind a desk has never been my thing. 46 00:01:49.190 --> 00:01:50.150 line:15% I like moving around, 47 00:01:50.150 --> 00:01:54.020 line:15% I like walking around talking to people, 48 00:01:54.020 --> 00:01:56.850 line:15% but at the end of the day, it keeps us hungry knowing 49 00:01:56.850 --> 00:01:58.817 that every single day is different and.