Kat Cole

10 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 25, 2024 by Kat Cole · across every show →

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Jul 25, 2024 positive
Opinion
Cole: Roark Capital are the unquestionable kings of private equity franchising
“Because they were early investors in franchising and now You know, the kings, the unquestionable kings from a private equity perspective”
Kat Cole Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 40:17 Kat Cole: How to scale iconic brands (Athletic Greens/AG1 CEO, Cinnabon, Hooters) | Masters of Scale
Jul 25, 2024
Assertion Supported
Kat Cole led Hooters' international franchise launches at age 19
“By the third international opening, I was asked to start leading the teams. I was still 19. This all happened in a series of quarters back to back.”
Kat Cole Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 12:37 Kat Cole: How to scale iconic brands (Athletic Greens/AG1 CEO, Cinnabon, Hooters) | Masters of Scale
Jul 25, 2024
Insight
Kat Cole: Answers do not scale, but questions do
“Answers don't scale. Questions do.”
Kat Cole Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 20:43 Kat Cole: How to scale iconic brands (Athletic Greens/AG1 CEO, Cinnabon, Hooters) | Masters of Scale
Jul 25, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kat Cole secured Executive MBA recommendation letters from 10 CEOs
“I went and got 10 CEOs to write recommendation letters famously including Ted Turner, because he had run Ted's Montana Grill as one of the smaller of his accomplishments, but that's where we interacted because I was head of the Georgia Restaurant Association.”
Kat Cole Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 36:27 Kat Cole: How to scale iconic brands (Athletic Greens/AG1 CEO, Cinnabon, Hooters) | Masters of Scale
Jul 25, 2024
Insight
External leaders succeed because they are unburdened by historical sunk costs
“When a real hotshot does come in to take over a company or a team. They aren't burdened by the company's wins and losses. They don't feel saddled by sunk costs. They don't feel a sense of loyalty to a series of initiatives that maybe should be the very things …”
Kat Cole Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 24:35 Kat Cole: How to scale iconic brands (Athletic Greens/AG1 CEO, Cinnabon, Hooters) | Masters of Scale
Jul 25, 2024
Insight
Leaders should initially assume all incoming critical feedback is entirely correct
“Whenever you're criticized, assume first it's correct. Just allow yourself. The opportunity to assume that something in how you're being judged or being given, you know, negative feedback is correct. And one of two things will occur as a result. Either, A, you…”
Kat Cole Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 16:59 Kat Cole: How to scale iconic brands (Athletic Greens/AG1 CEO, Cinnabon, Hooters) | Masters of Scale
Jul 25, 2024 neutral
Insight
A 10% annual growth rate is considered backwards in a hypergrowth company
“If you're growing a mature business at 10% year over year, you are like crushing it. You are top decile. You're getting all kinds of love. That's, you know, backward in hypergrowth.”
Kat Cole Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 1:15:06 Kat Cole: How to scale iconic brands (Athletic Greens/AG1 CEO, Cinnabon, Hooters) | Masters of Scale
Jul 25, 2024 neutral
Insight
Hypergrowth companies often outgrow exceptional employees within two years
“Someone who was amazing for two years in a role, which might represent five years at a slower growing company, it might be time. It might be time for them to be in a different role or to no longer be with the company.”
Kat Cole Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 1:15:52 Kat Cole: How to scale iconic brands (Athletic Greens/AG1 CEO, Cinnabon, Hooters) | Masters of Scale
Jul 25, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
AG1 bootstrapped to $160 million in revenue before raising outside capital
“When I joined we were doing, at the end of that year, we did around a hundred and sixty million. It's the only time we've revealed revenue numbers. [3960] Jeff Berman: All direct to consumer. [3961] Kat Cole: One product. [3962] Jeff Berman: Yep. [3962] Ka…”
Kat Cole Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 1:05:51 Kat Cole: How to scale iconic brands (Athletic Greens/AG1 CEO, Cinnabon, Hooters) | Masters of Scale
Jul 25, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Hooters generated up to $800 million annually during Kat Cole's vice presidency
“And I became a vice president at Hooters that was doing, you know, seven, eight hundred million in, In annual revenue at the time.”
Kat Cole Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 33:24 Kat Cole: How to scale iconic brands (Athletic Greens/AG1 CEO, Cinnabon, Hooters) | Masters of Scale
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