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Otherwise, they get rose-colored glasses about success in the home market and assume it will equate rapidly. You pointed out expecting 5070% volumes. I have actually even seen cases where it's just 2530% at launch.

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You need equity sponsors who believe in the vision and the team. That's costly, however it produces important mass, builds awareness, and justifies above-store leadership.

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And we were lucky that Dallasour 2nd marketwas also where our team lived. Having the entire group in-market to support shops, hire, and ensure culture was huge.

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Individuals frequently ignore how important group is to scaling. How have you approached structure and scaling your team? This is something I'm truly happy of. Our group took all the things we hated from past jobsfeeling underappreciated, underpaid, growth-stifledand constructed the opposite culture here. We stress development frame of mind and profession pathing.