Restaurant of Hope: Doing Good, While Doing Well.

希望之家：做得好，做得好。

Good Life Project

2015-12-07

50 分钟

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There's that old line. When you're thinking about opening a restaurant, the three most important things are location, location and location. Edward Barnett agrees, but the way he chose the location for his first restaurant in what is now becoming a chain goes against nearly every bit of conventional wisdom and advice. Edward was on a mission. Not just to do well, but to do good. So, along with his partner, Karim Webb, he opened their first Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in one of the toughest neighborhoods in L.A., Crenshaw, a place where violence, crime and lack of opportunity was a way of life. They wanted to offer a dining experience that wasn't available in Crenshaw. But, they also wanted to create a place of opportunity, jobs and community. A place where kids and adults alike could get off the streets, learn a trade and build a career. A place not just to work, but where they knew someone cared about them. Where everyone cautioned them and said they'd fail, they've succeeded. It's still hard at times, but it's worth the effort. They've created a place where people not only come to eat, but come to gather. And for those who work there, they've also created a path to possibility and hope. In this week's episode, I sit down with Edward to explore both his life and the lessons he's learned, along with what it's been like trying to build a sustainable business and an engine of impact in a place that's known so little of both. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Name one person who loves you or cares about you.
And we went around and was quiet for a while.
Some kids couldn't think of anybody.
I don't know.
And so that's really telling where these kids don't feel like anybody loves them or cares about them.
So if nobody loves or cares about me, why should I care about me?
You may have heard that classic line about opening a retail location.
What are the three most important things?
Location, location, location.
Well, when Ed Barnett decided that he wanted to open a restaurant, and in fact, a restaurant chain, he agreed.
Location, location, location.
But he had a really different definition about what made the perfect location.
In fact, he and his partners opened a restaurant and now a number of restaurants in some of the toughest, most challenging, most economically beaten down neighborhoods in LA.
Because they weren't looking to just open a restaurant or a restaurant chain, they were looking to change the dynamic and bring something bigger into communities that were desperately in need of help.
Really excited to dive into the story, the challenges, the revelations and the elevations that have emerged from this really powerful experience.
I'm Jonathan Fields.
This is good life project.
Really happy to be hanging out with you.
Your story sounds really inspiring, but actually what I'm really curious about is I know so little about you, so I want to take a step back in time a little bit with you and just kind of discover and explore your personal story a little bit.
Right now you're living in LA, you're.

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