Meridith Coyle has been doing what everyone else just started talking about — for 33 years. The founder of ANUE Kitchens joins Meghan for a wide-ranging conversation about building a mission-driven food business from the ground up, what it really takes to retain employees for 20-plus years, and why she believes hospitality belongs in medicine.
From losing her father and pivoting out of grad school, to franchising research, a commissary build-out, and locations from Bryn Mawr to the Jersey Shore — Meridith is growing fast and doing it on her own terms. She also gets real about reactive leadership, learning to pause, and why "grow or die" has been her business philosophy from day one.
If you lead a team, care about employee wellness, or just want to hear from someone who figured out the culture piece before it was a buzzword — this one's for you.
In this episode:
- How Meridith stumbled into food and wellness after her father's illness
- Why she believes food is medicine — and how she's bringing hospitality to healthcare
- Building a team that stays: 20-plus year employees and the culture behind it
- Hiring for character first — and what that looks like in practice
- The new ANUE commissary, Valley Forge Park, and what's coming next
- Learning to pause: Meridith's biggest leadership lesson learned the hard way
- What employers can do better to support employee wellness
#HRLeadership #EmployeeWellness #HospitalityBusiness #WorkplaceCulture #HealthyLiving
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