{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FULL COMP: Restaurant Tactics, Tools, & Strategies","title":"The Art of the Pivot: Iron Chef Eric Greenspan","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1895,"description":"Chef Eric Greenspan is probably best known for his appearances on big tv shows like Iron Chef America. What most folks don't know is the resilience required for Eric to carve out a place for himself within this industry. On today's show, Chef Greenspan shares his greatest successes, worst defeats and the lessons learned from each.\nClick to sign up for our weekly newsletter.\nClick here to book time on my personal calendar.\nClick here to download our Restaurant Recovery Guide.\nWant to streamline your front-of-house operations and increase sales? Head over to http://restaurants.yelp.com/fullcomppodcast to claim your free page and learn more about these powerful tools for your business.\nSHOW NOTES\n\n 9/11 caused Eric’s first major pivot\nWorked at high end restaurant in New York\nAfter 9/11, the owners told staff they will no longer pay them but they can work for free\nFound this to be a distasteful way of dealing with crisis\nCreating his own opportunities\nSaw two positions advertised for line cooks\nOffered to do both jobs for 1.5 pay\nSeizing new opportunity despite a major life change\nWas offered Sous chef position at Patina which quickly became an exec chef position\nFrom 9/11 crisis to Exec chef at Patina in 8 months\nHow to deal with adversity\nBelieving that there is always an opportunity around the corner\nPaying attention to the signals that opportunities may be on their way\nTaking jobs that you don’t feel ready for\nNot passing up the opportunity, ready or not\nHaving confidence to figure it out\nFinding the right work environment\nConclusion: working for other people was not the right working environment\nHad to find a new more autonomous working environment\nEric was unable to adapt to the corporate structure at Patina imposing boundaries on his work\nBecame a partner at another restaurant but also left quickly\nThe value of teaching as a chef\nThe greatest chefs are great teachers\nTeachers allows you to hone skills of your staff and push them to excellence\nUncovering every...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6OAanP6N7rKCCEP4OYgZT_i74QmCwgk2rH1cSWqhfvs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYzkz/MGQ5M2Y5MWZmM2E0/NGM3MzFmNzQ0OGZl/NDhhYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}