Kill the Operator — Restaurant Success Summit 2026

16 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this promotional video, Donald Burns challenges restaurant owners who feel trapped by daily operational demands, asking why they still cover shifts, chase inventory, and struggle to locate profit. He announces the 2026 Restaurant Success Summit, a three‑day event (October 19‑21) in Scottsdale, Arizona featuring 18 intensive workshops built around a proven framework of people, product, and process. The summit will directly address common owner pain points such as weak accountability, inconsistent execution, food‑cost leakage, broken systems, and decision‑making bottlenecks. Five renowned restaurant experts—Kelly Jones, Zach Oates, Beau Bryant, Dan Carroll, and Doreen Gorman—will share their expertise. Attendees also receive high‑value bonuses: a food‑cost forecasting tool promising 5‑10% additional profit, a profit diagnostic to pinpoint money leaks, and an advanced copy of Burns’s new book “What the Fork.” Seats are limited to 50 owners, and Burns urges viewers to register at restaurantsuccessofit.com to transition from “operator” to true “owner.”

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Your restaurant was supposed to give you freedom, so why does it still require you to solve every problem? Why are you still covering shifts? Why are you still chasing inventory? Why are you still wondering where the profit is? Now that ends at the 2026 Restaurant Success Summit, October 19th to 21st, here, Scottsdale, Arizona. 3 days, 18 intensive workshops, one proven framework built around people, product, and process. And we're going to go straight into the problems that keep restaurant owners trapped inside their business. Weak accountability, inconsistent execution, food cost leakage, broken systems, and teams that wait for the owner to make every decision. You're also going to learn from 5 world-class restaurant experts, Kelly Jones, Zach Oates, Beau Bryant, Dan Carroll, and Doreen Gorman. And then I'm stacking on the bonuses big time this year. You get a food costing forecasting tool that's designed to uncover 5 to 10% more bottom line profit. A profit diagnostic that's actually going to show you exactly where the money is leaking. And also get an advanced copy of my new book, What the Fork. Here's the thing, only 50 restaurant owners will be allowed in that room. And if you keep waiting for your restaurant to change by itself, you already know how that story is going to end. So go to restaurantsuccessofit.com Claim your seat, come to Scottsdale, and then be ready to kill the operator and give birth to the owner.