SEE HOW AGAVE & RYE WENT FROM THE BRINK OF DISASTER TO OPENING 5 LOCATIONS IN 2 1/2 YEARS!

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I started taking a paycheck again!

Will Cholewinski, owner of Chubb Father’s in Alabama, was “just south of miserable” until he met Ryan. He was burned out and about ready to close shop. That was until he went through the SCALE program. After reviewing all of his operations and processes, Will found ways to increase his daily sales and, most importantly, increase sales on historically slow days for his restaurant. The results: his restaurant saw a 50% gain in profits from using SCALE, Will found the happiness and joy he was missing, he started taking a paycheck again, and he just opened his second unit (during the pandemic, no less).

I was able to simplify my business and find freedom!

Gianluca Fernicola, owner of Parsippany’s Best Pizza, was hesitant to reach out to Ryan. He wasn’t sure if Ryan was legit. Gianluca quickly found out that Ryan was the real deal and went to work implementing the lessons in SCALE. Gianluca had just opened another new location, was planning a wedding, and closing on a new house. It was chaos. SCALE helped him simplify everything in his life and business so he could get to the next level. Gianluca created a plan to reach his goals, find rejuvenation in his business, and even take time off for his wedding. The results: his restaurants saw a 20% increase in sales, operations were simplified with proper checklists and processes, and he became a [better] leader.

SCALE the right way!

Darryl Dueltgen, owner of Pizza Love, knew that to move from a mom & pop shop to a real business they needed to implement systems and procedures that would lead to accountability and growth. When he found SCALE it was like a lightbulb had just gone off. SCALE helped him turn his business around by creating the correct systems and processes that now run the business. If Darryl had not found Ryan, he probably would have left the business! The results: Through SCALE, Darryl found the freedom and success in his business to be able to open another location in 2021! He will be using the SCALE system from Day 1, of course.

We were missing a key element: processes, systems, and data!

Moving from the corporate world to the restaurant business, Jason Udrija, operations manager of Pizza Love, saw a big gap in process and data. When he met Ryan and saw what he had done with SCALE and BACON to introduce those two things to restaurant owners, he was sold. From A to Z, every process and procedure a restaurant needs is illustrated in SCALE. Restaurants are able to look at every aspect of data and get a big picture of what the future holds so they are able to SCALE. The value in this is tremendous! The results: SCALE helped the Pizza Love team open a second location, become absentee owners, and, most importantly, to spend time with their families. This is almost unheard of in our industry!

20% growth year over year for 4 years!

When brothers-in-law Alex and Michael inherited their family’s scratch kitchen and ice cream shop, Gabriel’s Fountain, they immediately started working long hours, endless nights, and were on the verge of a breakdown. That’s when they found SCALE. Alex started listening to the lessons and realized he needed to share them with his entire management team at their team meetings. In essence, Ryan was leading the meetings for them. With Ryan’s help, the brothers identified new marketing strategies that turned the dreaded slow winter months into some of the busiest of the year. The results: Gabriel’s Fountain has had 4 straight years of 20% growth and now their ice cream, food, and identity in the community is their marketing!