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How Leaders Lead with David Novak

3 More Questions (Scott Redler) with David Novak and Koula Callahan

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8596 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of 3 More Questions, you'll hear David Novak's answers to: Why is a mindset of "helping others be successful" as a leader so critical to the longevity and growth of an organization? What happens when your team members function like entrepreneurs? How do you keep your own opinion out of the way (and just stick to the facts) as a leader? ALSO... Get coaching from David by signing up to receive his Weekly Leadership Plan. It builds on each podcast episode by offering actionable steps you can take each week to incorporate the learnings from the episode into your leadership style. It only takes about 5 minutes and is a great way to start off your week! https://howleaderslead.com/plan/ Become a better leader in 5 days with our free, 5-Day Leadership Tune Up. This five-minute-a-day program is designed for the busy leader – it cuts right to the chase and gives you the practical know-how you’ll need to boost your confidence as a leader. https://howleaderslead.com/5-day-leadership-tuneup/ Subscribe to the How Leaders Lead podcast to ensure you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-leaders-lead-with-david-novak/id1223803642

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0:00.0

Welcome to How Leaders Lead. I'm Kula Callahan, here to bring you another edition of three more

0:08.7

questions with David Novak. David, we're talking about burgers and fries today. It's going to be a

0:14.0

really exciting one. And today we're really chowing down and taking a deeper dive into my

0:20.8

conversation with Scott Redler,

0:23.4

the chairman of the National Restaurant Association, and co-founder of Freddy's, that hamburger

0:28.9

chain that you're talking about.

0:30.6

Well, I've never had one, sadly, but they're famous for their steakburgers, fries, and

0:35.6

custard.

0:36.3

And this conversation is so much fun. I mean,

0:38.5

this guy freaking loves steak burgers, French fries, and custard. And it just comes out in the way

0:44.5

that he talks about not only their restaurant, but how they've experienced growth ever since

0:50.0

they started Freddy's and what other leaders can do to really promote this longevity and success

0:56.6

in their organizations. Well, I remember Bill Clinton said it's all about the economy, stupid.

1:01.6

I always said in the restaurant business is always about the food, stupid. And you know,

1:07.7

you got to love your food and you got to make sure it tastes great.

1:12.7

You got to make sure it's served the right way.

1:14.6

And Scott clearly understands that.

1:15.5

He does.

1:16.5

He's a passionate guy.

1:21.0

So definitely go back and give that episode a listen if you missed it in your feed.

1:28.0

For today, though, we're going to take a deeper dive into that conversation with our three more questions around Scott Redler and his Freddy's restaurant. So here we go. Question number one. When Scott co-founded Freddy's, they were only

1:39.1

planning to open up one restaurant. And now there are over 475 Freddies in the United States. He credits

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