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I Have Some Questions...
What if leadership wasn’t about having the answers—but about asking better questions?
On "I Have Some Questions…", Erik Berglund – a founder, coach, and Speechcraft evangelist – dives into the conversations that high performers aren’t having enough. This isn’t your typical leadership podcast. It’s a tactical deep-dive into the soft skills that actually drive results: the hard-to-nail moments of accountability, the awkward feedback loops, and the language that turns good leaders into great ones.
Each week, Erik explores a question that has shaped his own journey. Expect raw, unpolished curiosity. Expect conversations with bold thinkers, rising leaders, and practitioners who are tired of recycled advice and ready to talk about what really works. Expect episodes that get under the hood of how real change happens: through what we say, how we say it, and how often we practice it.
This show is for driven managers, emerging execs, and anyone who knows that real growth comes from curiosity rather than charisma.
Subscribe if you’re ready to stop winging it and start leading with intention.
I Have Some Questions...
050: "Authenticity Scales When It's Felt" ft. Rose Archer
Erik sits down with Rose Archer, founder of the Luscious Supper Club—a sold-out monthly dining experience that’s as much about human connection as it is about exquisite food. What started as a side hustle from her Northeast Bend home has become a sought-after ritual for those craving beauty, belonging, and a return to the sacredness of breaking bread. Rose shares the deeply personal roots of this venture, the philosophy behind the mystery, and how staying fiercely authentic has become her greatest asset.
👤 About the Guest
Rose Archer is the founder and head chef of Luscious Supper Club. A former chef in the elite food world (having worked under Wolfgang Puck and Nancy Silverton), Rose stepped away from kitchens for years—only to return with a vision rooted in connection, intimacy, and transformation. She's also a master gardener, single mom, and storyteller whose ethos blends elegance with earthy, lived wisdom.
🧭 Conversation Highlights
- The origin story of Luscious Supper Club—and why it wasn’t supposed to be a business
- What it’s like to transform your home into a restaurant once a month
- The design choices that elevate a dinner into an emotional experience
- Why mystery is core to the brand—and the power of not knowing the menu, the guests, or even the location
- Rose’s refusal to make Luscious more “bougie” or scale at the cost of authenticity
- Her journey from food insecurity as a child to creating abundance through food as an adult
- How she uses food and flowers as tools for emotional memory and magic
💡 Key Takeaways
- Constraint creates magic. Limiting the experience to her home—and never repeating a menu—fuels creativity and deepens emotional impact.
- Authenticity scales when it’s felt. Guests aren’t just buying a dinner—they’re buying into a story, a philosophy, and a feeling.
- Dinner can be activism. Hosting strangers in your home, without agenda, becomes a quiet rebellion against division and isolation.
- Beauty matters. From edible flowers to ironed cotton napkins, everything at Luscious is designed to be felt, not just seen.
- You don’t need a fancy backdrop to build something extraordinary. The most meaningful things often start where you are, with what you have.
❓ Questions That Mattered
- “How do you create mystery in a world obsessed with certainty?”
- “Why is the middle-class home the perfect place for luxury dining?”
- “What are people really hungry for?”
- “How do you know when it’s time to close… or scale?”
🗣️ Notable Quotes
“We just create the container… and wait for humanness to show up.”
“If you’re losing money, it’s not a side hustle—it’s a hobby.”
“I never repeat a menu. That dinner is never happening again.”
“This is not about pretension. This is not about show. This is about creating a sacred space for people to be seen.”
“Even when I had nothing, my mom planted gardens. Beauty and sustenance have always been linked for me.”
🔗 Links & Resources
- 🌐 Luscious Supper Club Website: https://www.eatluscious.com/rose-archer
- 📸 Rose’s Instagram: @luscioussupperclub
- 🌱 OSU Master Gardener Program https://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg