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In this episode, Kamran Khan joins Ashish Tulsian to share the operator journey behind building restaurant brands that scale. From campaign planning to stocking errors, he explains why restaurants are a daily execution game, why store #2 and #3 reveal truth, and how SOPs plus local market insight create predictable guest experiences. A sharp look at thin margins, cash cycles, and leadership rooted in floor-level empathy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE HOST<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Ashish is a serial entrepreneur and serves as the CEO & <\/span>Co- Founder of Restroworks.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>He is one of the entrepreneurs who has mastered the art of bootstrapping startups to scale. Ashish is a prolific angel investor and mentors budding entrepreneurs and startups in Silicon Valley and India.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE GUEST<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Dr. Kamran Khan is the CEO of Arabian Entertainment Co. Ltd. (Tarfeeh) in Saudi Arabia, where he leads overall operations, portfolio expansion, and partnership strategy across the company\u2019s restaurant brands. With 20+ years in hospitality\/ F&B, he\u2019s known for building and turning around multi-brand restaurant portfolios, having led international concepts such as Applebee\u2019s, IHOP, Ocean Basket, and Macaroni Grill. He holds an MBA from CQUniversity, has completed executive education at Harvard University, and holds a professional doctorate from European International University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Speakers<\/p>\n

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