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Jason Olinik

Senior Vice President of Operations & Partnerships at Rudy's Hospitality Group and author of the leadership/memoir book *Discernment: Seeing Through the Narrative Economy*.

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Aug 24, 2026

Fell Into Food Podcast

Fell Into Food Podcast

Jason Olinik: Discernment / The Dining Room Disagrees

Aug 24 · 46m

1:32

What did it actually look and feel like?

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1:36

So, um, so first of all, you know, uh, it was my first job, you know, my first job in restaurants, my kind of intro to hospitality, if you will.

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1:45

Uh, it was Chili's in Brighton, Michigan.

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1:48

Um, it was across from a movie, a movie theater and a Target, so a very busy location back in the early 2000s.

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1:55

Um, [clears throat] so my brother was a server there, and he got me in.

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2:00

Um, you know, I'm a 16-year-old kid with braces.

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2:02

I'm wearing a enormous Chili's T-shirt, and it's about, you know, 95 degrees on a humid day in September.

27 MINS LATER

29:39

... w- what's, what is your book about, um, and why did you decide to write a book?