#269: Damola Adamolekun, CEO, Red Lobster – Show the path to success

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of How Leaders Lead. Today, David sits down with Damola Adamalakin, who is the CEO of Red Lobster. At just 30 years old, he took over as CEO of PF Chang's during COVID, and at 36 years old, he has taken on one of the most challenging turnaround situations in restaurant industry history as he seeks to be the guy who returns Red Lobster to all of its glory. And if he is successful, he believes it'll be the greatest turnaround in the history of the restaurant industry. So enjoy this conversation between David and Damola and I'll see you at the debrief.

With pressure in general, if you're too worried about the pressure, it takes away clear thinking. You can recognize pressure and not let it affect your day-to-day or your mentality. Right? You don't want pressure to force you into a mental corner where you're making bad decisions. You need to make decisions calmly regardless of the stakes.

I'm gonna get into red lobster, but right off the bat, I gotta ask you, do you still have those cheddar bay biscuits? We have them today and we'll have them forever, my friend. Yes, we do. Signature item. You're 100% right.

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