This restaurant owner turned a $110,000 loss into a thriving business, while taking back his time, team, and mental health.
Welcome back to the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast with host Andrew Scott - a restaurant owner turned restaurant growth coach helping operators increase profits, reduce stress, and reclaim their freedom.
Today, Andrew is talking with Donnie Saviak, a Calgary restaurant owner who went from losing $110,000 to earning $40,000 in profit in just a few months.
Donnie opens up about the real struggles behind restaurant ownership - including his crushing debt and burnout, to rebuilding his business and his mindset.
Tune in to discover:
✅How one restaurant owner turned a struggling business into a profitable restaurant
✅The mental health challenges of entrepreneurship and how to overcome them
✅Why restaurant profit margins don’t have to be 4-6%... and how to INCREASE margins
✅The truth about scaling from 1 to multiple locations
✅How better systems, hiring, and pricing can completely transform your restaurant
✅The dark side of restaurant ownership that nobody talks about
✅How to stop working 100‑hour weeks and finally get your life back
In this episode, you’ll also learn how to create processes, lead your team, raise prices confidently, and fix your margins so your restaurant works for you.

Key moments:
00:01:40 Mental Health Challenges
00:06:20 Catering to Smokehouse
00:09:00 Learning from The Wrong Mentors
00:14:40 The Reality Of Restaurant Profitability
00:21:40 The Breaking Point
00:29:20 Tracking and Metrics
00:36:00 Understanding True Costs
00:43:20 Team Building Strategy
00:50:20 Work-Life Transformation

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✅About Us✅
The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.
✅For Restaurant Owners✅
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