Sabin Lomac & Jim Tselikis on the skills required to build a restaurant empire (Part 1)

Today’s conversation is part one of a two part series. I sat down with Sabin and Jim from Cousins Maine Lobster. Maybe you know them from Shark Tank, maybe you don’t. What you should know is that these two cousins have scaled one food truck into a $55 million dollar business over the last 10 years. Over the next two episodes, we’ll unpack the tactics, tools, and strategies they used to build a restaurant empire. For more on the guys and their restaurant group, visit https://www.cousinsmainelobster.com/. ____________________________________________________________ Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows: Restaurant Marketing School Restaurant expert videos & webinars

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