Episode 5
Making Bold Business Decisions for the Company You Want, Not the One You Have
with Deb Oxman
Are you working 24/7 on your business but realizing that the "grind" isn't bringing you more money, freedom, or happiness?
In this episode of Put Me In, Coach. I'm Ready to Scale, host Eugene Terk sits down with the incredible Chef Deb Oxman—a culinary entrepreneur and Elite Scaling Up Coach who specializes in helping scaling culinary businesses thrive. If you've ever felt like your business owns you rather than the other way around, this conversation is your ultimate wake-up call.
Deb breaks down the unique, artist-driven psychology of the culinary industry and explains why the biggest bottleneck to your growth isn't your cash flow or your kitchen size—it's you.
Stop letting your business run you. It's time to step out of the bottleneck, implement systems that actually work, and reclaim your time!
Key Takeaways
- The Culinary Persona: Why managing culinary employees requires a unique approach because they are artists whose work is intimately judged by customers every single day.
- Decide for the Business You Want: Stop making vital growth choices based on your current circumstances; start making them based on your long-term vision.
- Overcoming the Fear Bottleneck: Why the fear of making mistakes and the "DIY trap" keep founders from stepping out of the day-to-day bottleneck.
- Design Your Life First: How reversing the standard equation to build a business that supports your ideal lifestyle (instead of consuming it) is the ultimate key to freedom.