Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore 705: Krimsey Ramsey on Be Authentic in Life and in Business
Chef Krimsey Ramsey graduated with a bachelor's in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University --Krimsey also has her MBA From Texas A&M Corpus. After 5 years as a Petroleum Engineer, Krimsey had an extreme awakening and decided to change her life into one of positive activism through opening a restaurant. In 2017 Krimsey's Cajun Kitchen in North Hollywood, CA: The World's First 100% Vegan Cajun Restaurant, was born! Today, they'er about to go into their second location with their mission is to spread "Good Voodoo" for themselves, our Earth, and all our planet's inhabitants.
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- "I remind myself everyday that I'm going to die."
In today's episode with Krimsey Ramsey we will discuss:
- Recognize mortality
- Veganism
- Activism
- Be welcoming
- Lifestyle changes based on morals
- Women in male-dominated professions
- Working with family
- Second-generation spaces
- Stay small in the beginning so you can pivot
- Testing the market in festivals and pop-ups, farmer's markets
- How to break into a festival for a pop-up
- Testing your market in your back yard
- Costs and budgets in the early days
- Burning out in the early months of opening
- The importance of collaborating with others in your community
- YOU have to set up you employees to succeed
- Rating your employee's performance as a specific incentive to make more money
- Substance abuse as an escape from restaurant industry stress
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Knowledge bombs
- Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
- "Being myself and having that translate into the business."
- What is your biggest weakness?
- "Telling myself I suck too often."
- What's one question you ask or thing you look for during an interview?
- "Find out if they're engaged and connected."
- What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
- "Focusing on one thing at a time."
- Check out Nir Eyal's book "Indistractable" as mentioned here 👆🏽
- Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
- "Be transparent and connected."
- What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
- "Be playful and connect with guests. Have a good time."
- What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner? GET THIS BOOK FOR FREE AT AUDIBLE.COM
- What's one thing you feel restaurateurs don't know well enough or do often enough?
- "Telling your team EXACTLY what you want."
- Name one service you've hired.
- David Scott Peters - Food and Labor cost tracking
- What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influenced operations?
- If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
- Everyone go get a therapist
- Listen to people when they talk, put the phone away and be present
- Go outside more
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