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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Unlocking the Secret Sauce to 'Raising Cane’s' Success With Todd Graves

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In my chat with Todd Graves, founder of Raising Cane's, we discussed the importance of working hard to achieve your dreams, why Raising Cane’s doesn’t compromise on quality, how his new TV show, Secret Sauce, can help and inspire others, and his biggest mistake as the leader of one of the biggest chain restaurants in the country. You can learn more about Todd and Raising Cane’s at: www.raisingcanes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is The Playbook.

0:03.6

This is Dave Meltzer with Entrepreneurs The Playbook,

0:06.6

and I'm hungry, not like less brown hungry,

0:09.1

but actually hungry.

0:11.1

Reminding me of my days down in Louisiana at Tulane Law School.

0:14.4

I have Todd Graves with me.

0:16.3

Founder of the incredible Raising Cains chicken figures.

0:19.6

He's the man.

0:20.8

I look at the brand and I'm just thinking, God,

0:23.9

I could eat all day long if I knew I won't gain weight

0:26.9

and I'd eat Raising Cains if it was.

0:29.4

Welcome, of course, to The Playbook, my friend.

0:33.5

That will thank you for having me on.

0:35.5

I love what you do.

0:36.8

I love what you do and what you do is so real

0:39.6

because you actually were raised in Baton Rouge.

0:42.8

You're not some commercial guy that didn't

0:47.4

experience what true chicken figures and fried chickens

0:50.7

should be about.

0:51.5

You actually were raised on Raising Cains.

0:54.2

And for you at what point in your career

0:56.6

did you decide that you'd take this personal passion

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