Marnie is the author of 12 books, speaker, online mentor, owner/manager of a retail, as well as an online business. So why is she on the show? On top of all that she is the proprietress of two family restaurants: M&K Takeouts and Over Coffee Espresso Café. Her business strategies have been shared by: ABC, CBS, The Chicago Times, Houston Chronicle and USA Today. In this episode she really dives into the value of faith, gratitude and Servant Leadership.

Nick Sarillo is the founder, CEO and “Primary Keeper” of the Purpose and Operational Values of Nicks Pizza & Pub – The sixth busiest independent pizza company in per-store sales in the United States. Additionally, he is the author of A Slice of the Pie: How to Build a Big Little Business. Nick’s insights have been featured in The New York Times, The economist, Inc. Fast Company and Investors Business Daily. In this episode Nick really drives  home the value of having a great team and community to support your restaurant.

Owen is the co-founder of SweetProcess, an online application that makes it easy for you to systemize your entire Restaurant by quickly documenting procedures on how you get tasks done so that your employees know what you know. We often discuss the importance of systems, processes and procedures, but we never really dive into the details on where and how to get started. By the end of this episode you will be an UNSTOPPABLE, process creating MACHINE!

If there is one episode to listen to, this is the one! This episode is a recap of what I learned in my first year as Host of Restaurant Unstoppable.  It is a summary of the most valuable lessons I've learned from interviewing over 75 successful restaurant professionals. I went through every episode and tallied the most common answers and summarize them all. I'll wrap up with explaining the evolution of the show over the past year and my vision for the future. Lastly,  I can't way to wrap up an end of year show with what I was grateful for in 2014.