Welcome to How Leaders Lead, where every week you get to listen in while I interview some of the very best leaders in the world.

I break down the key learning so that by the end of the episode, you'll have something simple that you can apply as you develop into a better leader.

That's what this podcast is all about.

Well, it's Thanksgiving time.

It's time to eat a lot. And since we're gathering together this week for quality time and quality food, it's the perfect chance for us to learn some leadership lessons from my favorite chef,

Edward Lee. When people come to visit us here in Louisville and they ask where they should go eat, I always recommend Edward Lee's restaurant 610 Magnolia. His food is incredible and I got to say his carrot cake is absolutely out of this world. On top of being a successful restaurateur,

he's also competed on Top Chef,

written two really fun and wonderful books,

and has even been nominated for an Emmy.

This guy has built a thriving career in an industry

that can be pretty much cutthroat.

And he's done it by showing people how much they matter.

When he prepares a dish, when he's talking to his staff, he treats every single person as an

individual.

People matter.

And when you can show your people that they matter to you, well, that's the hallmark of a great leader.

Keep listening to see how it's done.

So here's my conversation with my good friend

and soon to be yours, Edward Lee.

You know, Edward, I always like to go back to the beginning.

You know, tell us about your upbringing.

So my parents came over to America in 1971 from South Korea.

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