How This Bakery Owner Escaped 80-Hour Weeks and Built a Profitable Business

  • September 18, 2025

From an exhausted bakery owner working nonstop to selling her bakery at a profit - Camile Sue’s story is proof that you can grow a bakery, restaurant, or any food service business AND get your life back. 

In this episode of the Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast, Andrew Scott sits down with Camile Sue - a bakery owner who went from overwhelmed to building systems, doubling sales, selling her bakery at a profit, and finally achieving freedom.

Camile shares her journey of going from sleeping in her car after long bakery shifts to running a profitable business that gave her back her time. 

 

Tune in to discover:

✅ Restaurant success tips: How Camile doubled sales from $35K to $75K/month.

✅ How to run a bakery profitably without working 80+ hours a week

✅ Why most owners struggle with profit… and how to fix it.

✅ Food service systems and operations that free up your time

✅ How to set bigger goals, avoid burnout, and build a business that works for you.

 

Key moments:

00:01:00 Bakery Prison Story

00:08:00 Three Year Weekend Goal

00:12:00 Systems Not In Head

00:16:40 Hero Complex Problem

00:19:40 Revenue Stream Strategy

00:22:00 Marketing Planning Ahead

00:26:00 Team Transformation

00:28:40 Partnership Agreement Warning

00:36:00 Buyout Clause Necessity

 

Whether you’re a bakery owner, single-location restaurant owner, or multi-unit restaurant owner, this episode will show you practical steps to:

  • Create business systems that run without you
  • Increase sales with new revenue streams 
  • Delegate tasks to your team so you can take time off
  • Build a business that is both profitable and enjoyable

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These proven strategies could transform your restaurant's bottom line.

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✅ About Us ✅

The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.

Andrew successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.