Location & Concept Fit — How to evaluate a location before you sign anything, and why “good food” can’t save a bad address. Here from a story where I learned valuable lessons.

The Working Capital Reality Check — How much cash reserve you actually need to survive the first year, and how to build a real financial cushion instead of hoping for the best.

Lease Terms That Can Kill You — Walking through the Lease Survival Guide content live: the clauses first-time owners miss, what to negotiate, red flags to walk away from.

Building a Team That Runs Itself — The backbone of great restaurants: hiring, culture, and why retention is where the profit lives.

From Dream to Opening Day: The 90-Day Roadmap — A broader overview masterclass that sequences everything (concept, capital, lease, systems) into a timeline.