In this episode, we discuss how a "chip on the shoulder" can serve you, working in the industry before opening your own restaurant, how a partnership can work, starting lean and bootstrapping, leveraging your network and community for help, having a presence in your community before opening a restaurant, how to get your team to "buy in", continually improving operations, how to implement a "hybrid system", The pros and cons of said hybrid system, knowing your destination and finding your own path to get there.  In 2006 University of New Hampshire Graduates,--SaraTebbetts and Jack O'Sullivan--took over ownership of the Big Bean Cafe, located in Downtown Newmarket, NH. 11 years later The Big Bean is still going strong and racking in accolades like New Hampshire "best of" Awards. As of the past year O'sullivan has opened his second restaurant, the Oak House, and from what I can tell it seems to be going pretty well!