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How JKS Built a Restaurant Empire from Scratch with 1200+ Staff
Sunaina Sethi
JKS Restaurants
Amardeep Parmar from The BAE HQ welcomes Sunaina Sethi, Co-Founder & Chief People Officer JKS Restaurants.
In this podcast episode, discover how JKS Restaurants grew from a single location into a global brand with over 1200 employees, and the role of people, vision, and adaptability in that journey.
Show Notes
0:00 - Intro
0:41 - Restaurant portfolio and early story
1:36 - Early ambitions and career path
2:37 - Studying and career pivot to hospitality
4:09 - Working at HSBC and lessons learned
5:43 - JKS first restaurant and early growth
8:10 - Working with family dynamics
11:29 - Growth vision and organic expansion
16:58 - Restaurant portfolio highlights
18:35 - Transition to people-focused role
20:35 - JKS people strategy and leadership approach
22:47 - Navigating challenges of COVID
25:53 - Maintaining longevity in a tough industry
27:19 - Lessons from tough business decisions
29:16 - Concept behind Ambassadors Clubhouse
31:49 - Expanding with new ideas and locations
33:48 - Future of JKS and International growth
34:57 - What’s next and new tech at JKS
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