The Scaling Worth Potentially Minimizing My Product?

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Pichon Ashley is the founder of Mama Aunty's Vegan Goodies. When we left her, she had perfected a recipe for vegan ice cream. She worried that saying yes would mean betraying her core identity. Stacy Phillips sees often on the path to scale as head of brand and insights at Capital One business.

Back in March of 2020, Danny Meyer laid off 2,000 people — that's 80 percent of staff at Union Square Hospitality Group, representing 20+ restaurants across the country. It was a heartbreaking decision made with full understanding of the impacts, short and long-term — or as much as can possibly be known in this volatile time. In this special episode, Danny shares why and how he acted so quickly, the process he and his team used to make this decision, the impact of the layoff, and what comes next for his industry.

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