If you own or operate a restaurant, this is one of the most important Nashville Restaurant Radio episodes you will ever listen to.

In today’s conversation, Brandon sits down with Justin Cook, a Certified EOS Implementer® who has helped dozens of businesses—restaurants included—escape the chaos and finally build organizations that run with clarity, accountability, and consistency.

Joining as co-host is Sean Lyons, Partner at UP Hospitality (Germantown Café, Park Café, and Karrington Rowe), who brings the real-world operator’s lens to the conversation. This is the perfect mix of Visionary, Integrator, and Implementer perspectives.

Together, we break down:

⭐ Why restaurants need EOS more than almost any other industry
• Why owners get stuck in firefighting mode
• The hidden cost of running on emotion instead of systems
• How EOS creates clarity when growth outpaces structure
⭐ The tools that immediately change restaurant operations

• The Vision/Traction Organizer (V/TO)
• Your Accountability Chart (why org charts don’t work in restaurants)
• L10 Meetings and how they stop fires before they spread
• Rocks, Scorecards, IDS, and the discipline that restaurants rarely build on their own

⭐ Sean’s firsthand experience implementing EOS across three restaurant brands

• What worked
• What was painful
• What changed overnight
• What still needs refinement

• Your business shouldn’t rely on your heroics
• How EOS makes decision-making objective

⭐ How EOS helps restaurant owners get their LIFE back
• Why you sleep better when your team has clarity

• Independent restaurant owners
• Operators stuck in the “I know everything, so I have to do everything” loop

Who is this episode for?

• Anyone who wants a healthier team, clearer accountability, and fewer fires

If you’ve ever wished you could step out of daily chaos and truly lead your restaurant—this conversation is the roadmap.