In this episode of The Game, Alex (@AlexHormozi) helps Calvin and Air, owners of a $3.5M Thai restaurant, strategize their second location launch. From boosting weekday sales and alcohol revenue to creating scalable systems, this is a masterclass in turning a great product into a real business.Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned and will learn on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth.Wanna scale your business? Click here.Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials:LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | AcquisitionMentioned in this episode:Get access to the free $100M Scaling Roadmap at www.acquisition.com/roadmap
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This is Calvin and Air, a husband and wife duo that run a Thai restaurant that does $3.5 million a year and has lines out the door. But they're opening up their second location next month and they're not ready. If they mess this up, they could lose their savings and the reputation they spent years building. Hi Alex, how are you doing? My name is Calvin and this is my wife, Air. Hi.
Welcome. We're the owners of Basil & Co Thai Cuisine in Diamond Bar. 2024, our revenue was $3.5 million. Gross profit was $670,000. Our net margins was 19% and served over 100,000 guests last year.
First impressions, restaurants have the highest failure rate of all businesses. So the fact that they're at, you know, 19% margins, I would say that's good. I would love to see if we expand it. Now, some people might hear that and be like, I thought the average restaurant margins are smaller. Yeah, they sure are. And that also doesn't mean that we need to be constrained by that.
So what is the goal?
So our goal is to open 20 restaurant locations in the next 5 to 10 years. And we want to bring in over $80 million in revenues. And we want to get there by providing nice and comfortable space for friends and family to gather over a delicious meal. Another mission that we have personally really is to create an environment for staff to showcase their talent and also receive competitive pay.
How'd you start the business?
Maybe 15 years ago. And that is when Calvin and I met in a Thai restaurant in Santa Monica. He was a busser and I was a server. So naturally, you know, we talk, right? And then we talk about our big goal, wanting to become an entrepreneur and own a restaurant in the future. Well, that plan goes so well that I end up marrying him. In 2019, we opened our first restaurant, Basil & Co.
in Diamond Bar, California. Within the first three years, we maxed out our capacity. We actually leased the next unit, and we're able to meet the demands. But we are starting to max out again, so a sneak peek is our RE Thai Eatery in Azusa, California, coming up soon.
Okay, so who do you serve?
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