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title: "Crain's Charlotte: Robert Maynard Shares Wisdom About Growing a Business"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/892b2ddd-54be-46d3-907b-edea6d07c098
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/crains-charlotte-robert-maynard-shares-wisdom-about-growing-a-business-2706008
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
published: 2018-03-22T13:08:14.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:01:58.714Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/90d029c529c32f866b732873d35324d14630.jpg
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# Crain's Charlotte: Robert Maynard Shares Wisdom About Growing a Business

**TL;DR:** Robert Maynard, CEO and Founder of Famous Toastery, shares his experiences growing the better breakfast concept. Maynard discusses the challenges of delegating in the early years of the business.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-03-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/crains-charlotte-robert-maynard-shares-wisdom-about-growing-a-business-2706008).*

## Story

In Crain's Seattle's "If I Knew Then..." column, CEO & Founder of Famous Toastery Robert Maynard shares the difficulties of delegating in the early years of growing the better breakfast concept. Maynard delves into the challenges he faced trying to juggle several different responsibilities and the importance of taking time to entrust others with the work and step back to overall better the brand.

In Crain's Seattle's \"If I Knew Then...\" column, CEO & Founder of Famous Toastery Robert Maynard shares the difficulties of delegating in the early years of growing the better breakfast concept. Maynard delves into the challenges he faced trying to juggle several different responsibilities and the importance of taking time to entrust others with the work and step back to overall better the brand.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- business growth (topic)
- Famous Toastery (company)
- Robert Maynard (person)
- better breakfast concept (topic)
- delegating responsibilities (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/crains-charlotte-robert-maynard-shares-wisdom-about-growing-a-business-2706008). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/892b2ddd-54be-46d3-907b-edea6d07c098).