{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Best Ever Podcast","title":"Creating Space for Everyone: How Maggie Kane Leads with Purpose and Passion","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3792,"description":"What does it take to build a restaurant where everyone has a seat at the table, no matter what’s in their wallet? In this episode of Best Ever, Scott sits down with Maggie Kane, founder and executive director of A Place at the Table, Raleigh, N.C.'s first pay-what-you-can nonprofit café. Maggie shares how a conversation at a Golden Corral sparked a radical vision for dignity, choice, and community and how she turned that vision into a beloved downtown institution. They talk about what it means to lead with empathy, why asking for help is a superpower, and the powerful self-management habits that help Maggie show up with purpose and positivity day after day.Explore A Place at the Table: tableraleigh.org | @tableraleighFollow Maggie on Instagram: @table_mags Learn about One World Everybody Eats: oneworldeverybodyeats.orgMentor café in Boone, NC: farmcafe.org(01:48) The A Place at the Table Experience(07:10) The Golden Corral Story That Changed Everything(10:38) Starting a Restaurant Without Industry Experience(21:11) Why the “Tip” at Table Is a Donation(23:56) How 150 Volunteers a Day Keep the Café Running(26:20) Creating Consistency with a Volunteer Workforce(33:55) Maggie’s Daily Routines for Energy and Impact(36:45) Hiking the Camino and Taking Sabbaticals(47:52) The Power of Asking for Help and Building Community(50:53) What It Really Means to Love People Well","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eOcIUxx1FFAUgi-AY0wb50tueWJJvT7YqtAqc30zSLs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82YzM0/ZDkxYjdjNGEwNDkz/ODE2NTc1YjMzYzc3/NjVlMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}