Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore

Karalee Nielsen Fallert is Founder, Partner, and CEO of All Good Industries, based in Charleston, SC. Karalee opened her first restaurant in 1996 at the age of 19, having dropped out of culinary school to do so. She sold that restaurant and went on to work for P.F. Chang's where she learned about expansion and training, among many other useful skills. She moved to Charleston, SC and eventually opened restaurants such as Taco Boy, Park & Grove, The Bounty Bar, and The Royal American.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Growth is the only evidence of life."

In this episode with Karalee Nielsen Fallert we will discuss:

  • Opening restaurants
  • Working for big chains and learning from them
  • Hiring and managing friends
  • Creating an institution
  • Why restaurant businesses fail
  • Partnerships and operating agreements

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Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Vision
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • All or nothing
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Integrity
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Surrounding my self with unicorns
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Growth-mindedness
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Every person you encounter is a guest
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. 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?
    • We're better together
    • Clear is kind
    • You become what you believe

Contact:

info@allgoodindustries.com

Instagram: @karaleefallert

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Huge thanks to Karalee Nielsen Fallert for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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