{"podcast":{"title":"Wheels, Deals and Meals","slug":"wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688","podcast_index_feed_id":6473688,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e396a580/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.wheelsdealsmeals.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38083008/38083008-1783504847036-658bdf6502e9f.jpg","author":"Wheels, Deals and Meals","episode_count":135,"summary":"Arnold Gacita of Petra Auto Products brings you Wheels, Deals & Meals, a new podcast that promises to dish on how to find the best food in the world with suggestions from business icons. With an exciting business leader in every episode, Arnold will get the inside scoop on their favorite places to eat, and places to see, as well as how they run successful companies and stay ahead of the competition. Tune in every Wednesday and subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode. Wheels, Deals & Meals – your source for all things good food, good business, and living the good life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:21:28.763831+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688"},"episode":{"title":"S4: EP 11 Ken Kades - McDonalds","slug":"s4-ep-11-ken-kades-mcdonalds","published_at":"2026-05-27T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688/s4-ep-11-ken-kades-mcdonalds","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wheelsmealsdeals/episodes/S4-EP-11-Ken-Kades---McDonalds-e3jthth","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e396a580/podcast/play/120554865/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-26%2F2c80f1cc-aabe-4f86-cd43-e9cc45eabc5a.mp3","summary":"How do you go from managing a single storefront to operating a massive multi-unit empire? This week, we sit down with legendary entrepreneur Ken Kades , founder of The Kades Corporation and Owner Operator at Multiple McDonalds . Ken has spent decades mastering the art of business operations, scaling his footprint to 80 highly successful locations at one point in his career. In this episode, Ken pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to scale a business. He shares his journey from an entry-level store manager to an operations director, detailing the exact systems, scaling frameworks, and cultural pivots needed to sustain a multi-unit empire. Whether you're trying to build your very first startup or figure out how to scale from 2 locations to 20, Ken’s operational blueprint is a masterclass in modern business growth. Don’t forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more Good Food, Good Business, and Good Cars! #WheelsDealsAndMeals #KenKades #BusinessScaling #FranchiseOwner #OperationsManager #MultiUnitMogul #EntrepreneurLife #HoustonBusiness #McDonalds","meta_description":"How do you go from managing a single storefront to operating a massive multi-unit empire? This week, we sit down with legendary entrepreneur Ken Kades , f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2952,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688/episodes/s4-ep-11-ken-kades-mcdonalds/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688/s4-ep-11-ken-kades-mcdonalds.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}