Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore

Nick Kosevich is the CEO and Co-Owner of Earl Giles and Beverage Director at Mr. Paul's Supper Club. Nick started in the restaurant business in 2001 at the Minneapolis restaurant Palomino, where he learned a lot. He learned even more and found a groove at Town Talk Diner, owned by previous guest Tim Niver, where he also worked with previous guest Tommy Begnaud. He started Bitter Cube in 2009, a bitters company, and started Earl Giles 7 years ago. He dabbles in writing, podcasting, consulting, restaurant ownership, distillery ownership, and much more. He is a man of many talents!

Check out episode 1050 with Tommy Begnaud as mentioned in today's episode!

Check out episode 1052 with Tim Niver as mentioned in today's episode!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Pressure is a privilege."

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Email: nick@earlgiles.com

Instagram: @nickkosevich

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Nick_Kosevich_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Tim Niver is the owner of Saint Dinette, Mucci's, Mucci's Frozen, and the host of the Niver Niver Land Podcast. Tim's first job in the industry was with McDonald's at the age of 15. After college, in 1992, he lived in Spain for 10.5 months before returning home and working in some of the best restaurants in Las Vegas, Colorado, and NYC. He opened his first restaurant in Minneapolis, called Town Talk Diner. He opened Saint Dinette in 2015 and Mucci's soon after, in 2016, followed by Mucci's Frozen.

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Don't stop the money."

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: https://www.saintdinette.com

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Tim_Niver_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Ryan Bowlds is the Senior Director o Product Innovation at Restaurant Technologies, Inc.RTI is a current sponsor for Restaurant Unstoppable. What exactly is RTI?

  • Delivery: Cooking oil delivery is one component of our Total Oil Management solution. As a Total Oil Management customer, you’re able to better control your oil. Our equipment is installed so we’re able to deliver and pump in bulk cooking oil to your business. Think outside the JIB and modernize your restaurant with oil tanks that we fill for you, so you never end up with too much or too little oil. 
  • Bulk Oil Tanks: Our automated cooking oil management solution removes the inconvenience of messy rendering tanks, as well as unreliable JIB delivery and storage. Instead, we conveniently provide storage for fresh and used oil in our clean, custom tanks. Total Oil Management takes a weight off your shoulders and provides a safer, more efficient solution to one of the hardest jobs in the kitchen.
  • Filtration and Monitoring: With oil filtration and monitoring capabilities, you can prevent problems, maximize oil life and achieve better cost management.
  • Removal and Recycling: Disposing of cooking oil is a dreaded task that is riddled with risk and deflates morale. According to the Burn Foundation, nearly 12,000 reported burns occur every year among restaurant employees, the highest number of any employment sector. Our automated solution reduces that risk and takes the burden off you and your staff.

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Control the kitchen chaos."

Today's sponsor:

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Restaurant Technologies the company that helps restaurants, “Control the kitchen chaos.” With RT’s total oil management, you get: Dependable fresh bulk cooking oil delivery; Filtration + oil usage monitoring and reporting; Used cooking oil pick-up, and recycling; And say goodbye to messy, dangerous restaurant rendering tanks-yuck. RT’s end-to-end cooking oils solution helps you manage your used cooking oil storage, collection, and recycling- conveniently, safely, and cleanly- with no upfront costs. Head to www.RTI-inc.com, and let them know the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast sent you their way.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

RTI website: rti-inc.com 

Direct download: Ryan_Bowlds_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Tommy Begnaud is the Chef/Owner of Mr. Paul's Supper Club. Tommy Begnaud is from St. Paul and got his first real job in a restaurant washing dishes at the age of 13. He was a bartender in college and when he left school, he worked in his family business for about 5 years. He then realized he wanted to open a restaurant. He went off to culinary school and spent the next 10 or so years working in some great and not-so-great restaurants until he opened Mr. Paul's Supper Club in 2022 in Minneapolis.

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "If people are going to spend their hard-earned money, let's make sure they have a good fucking time."

Today's sponsor:

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Restaurant Technologies the company that helps restaurants, “Control the kitchen chaos.” With RT’s total oil management, you get: Dependable fresh bulk cooking oil delivery; Filtration + oil usage monitoring and reporting; Used cooking oil pick-up, and recycling; And say goodbye to messy, dangerous restaurant rendering tanks-yuck. RT’s end-to-end cooking oils solution helps you manage your used cooking oil storage, collection, and recycling- conveniently, safely, and cleanly- with no upfront costs. Head to www.RTI-inc.com, and let them know the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast sent you their way.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Instagram: @cheftommybegnaud

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Tommy_Begnaud_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Peter Campell is the Chef and Owner of Red Wagon Pizza Co. in Minneapolis. Peter started making pizzas at the age of 2 with his grandfather. He grew up working in kitchens and continued to do so through college. After a long time working with banks and in the world of real estate, he started making pizzas on Friday nights for friends and family. He started his business in 2012, doing pop ups in farmers’ markets. In 2014, he opened his brick and mortal restaurant, Red Wagon Pizza Co. 

Success quote/mantra: 

  • "Don't fear failure."

Today's sponsors: Owner.com, One Degree CoachingRestaurant Systems Pro, and Tater Kegs

Contact info: 

Direct download: Peter_Campbell_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Timirie Shibley is the Co-Owner and Co-Creator (along with her husband, Patrick) of Doo-Dah Diner in Wichita, KS. Timbre has been a foodie since the age of 2. She worked in sales and customer service for many years until she and her husband met in their mid-40s. A few years later, in 2012, they bought a restaurant on Craigslist that was once a Chinese food restaurant, and opened Doo-Dah Diner with about 10,000 dollars. Doo-Dah Diner has been going ever since (11 years and counting!).

Check out episode 1036 with Adam Guild as mentioned in today's episode!

Check out Owner.com as highly recommended in today's episode!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "We reserve the right to get smarter."

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Email: timirie@doodahdiner.com

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Timirie_Shibley_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Sam Fore is the chef and Owner of Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites and Tuk Tuk Snack Shop. Sam went to school for marketing and studied consumer behavior. She did web design for Boston restaurants, including those owned by past guest Jamie Bissonnette, before moving to Lexington,KY. There she began cooking Sri Lankan food (she is first-generation Sri Lankan). She hosted brunches for about six months around 2016 in her home on Sundays and hit a max attendance of 44. This became unsustainable, but she enjoyed it. She started doing pop ups in bars and became very popular. She eventually began doing pop ups all over the country and has gotten into recipe development. She just opened her first brick and mortar about 2 months prior to this podcast recording!

Check out episode 744 with Jamie Bissonnette as mentioned in today's episode!

Check out episode 1031 with Chef Nok as mentioned in today's episode!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Work hard and be nice to people."

Today's sponsor:

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Restaurant Technologies the company that helps restaurants, “Control the kitchen chaos.” With RT’s total oil management, you get: Dependable fresh bulk cooking oil delivery; Filtration + oil usage monitoring and reporting; Used cooking oil pick-up, and recycling; And say goodbye to messy, dangerous restaurant rendering tanks-yuck. RT’s end-to-end cooking oils solution helps you manage your used cooking oil storage, collection, and recycling- conveniently, safely, and cleanly- with no upfront costs. Head to www.RTI-inc.com, and let them know the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast sent you their way.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Sam_Fore_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Johnny Zela is a the COO of Condado Tacos and an employee since DAY ONE! Johnny began his restaurant career in 1995 as a 15 y/o dishwasher in his hometown of Chicago. After high school he joined the US Navy and was a ship's accountant for 4 years before getting out and going to work in bars and restaurants in Chicago. He bought a restaurant there and sold it after 5 years of running it profitably. He then moved to Columbus and applied as a bartender at Condado Tacos before the first location had even opened. Within a year, he was the restaurant's Director of Operations and today he serves as the COO.

Check out episode 1045 with Chris Artinian as mentioned in today's episode!

Check out episode 1044 with Sangeeta Lakhani as mentioned in today's episode! 

Check out episode 1026 with Adriel Lubarksy as mentioned in today's episode!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Take yourself out of your comfort zone every day. Seek both mental and physical exhaustion so you can be at peace with yourself, but never satisfied."

Today's sponsor:

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Restaurant Technologies the company that helps restaurants, “Control the kitchen chaos.” With RT’s total oil management, you get: Dependable fresh bulk cooking oil delivery; Filtration + oil usage monitoring and reporting; Used cooking oil pick-up, and recycling; And say goodbye to messy, dangerous restaurant rendering tanks-yuck. RT’s end-to-end cooking oils solution helps you manage your used cooking oil storage, collection, and recycling- conveniently, safely, and cleanly- with no upfront costs. Head to www.RTI-inc.com, and let them know the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast sent you their way.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Email: johnny@condadotacos.com

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Johnny_Zela_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Chris Artinian began selling insurance and investments out of school. He soon realized that career wasn't for him and he landed a job at Morton Steakhouse and the bottom of the restaurant's ladder. He soon climbed up the ranks and became the CEO and President of the Morton Restaurant Group. He moved on from there to Smokey Bones and most recently he became the CEO and President of Condados Tacos. Condados Tacos aims to have over 100 restaurants by 2026.

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "You make a living by what you get, you make a life by what you give."

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Instagram: @condadostacos

Thanks for listening!

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Sangeeta Lakhani is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Service! Sangeeta moved to the US from India just before she turned 17. She tried her hand at art school and eventually landed on culinary school. Neither paths were for her at the time. in 1992, at the age of 21, she began working at a pizza place and became co-owner. She operated that restaurant until 2004. In 2004 she opened Bodega in Columbus, OH and operated that restaurant for 10 years. She was the co-founder and chef at The Table from 2013 until 2020. She started Service! very recently as a relief effort for hospitality workers. She serves as the Executive Director.

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "It's never too late to be the person you were meant to be."

Today's sponsor:

 

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

 

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Sangeeta_NEW_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Marc Forgione is the Chef/Owner of Peasant, Trattoria on Fifth, and Restaurant Marc Forgione. Chef Marc comes from a family of chefs, most notable his dad, Larry Forgione of An American Place, a very famous restaurant in NYC. When he was young, Marc didn't' necessarily want to be a chef himself. While in college though, he would cook for all is friends and he decided he might be into enough to make it a career. He travelled Europe after school and came back to work in his father's An American Place. He went on to open 4 restaurants for other owners before he was 27 and in 2008 he opened his first restaurant, Restaurant Marc Forgione. Today he three restaurants and he is a partner in another. He recently launched his restaurant group, called Respect Restaurant Group.

Show notes…

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Respect."

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

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Jim Tseleikis is the co-Founder of Cousins Maine Lobster. Jim graduated college in 2008 and went into sales, specializing in medical device sales for about 4 years. While visiting his cousin in LA, the two men conjured up the idea for Cousins Maine Lobster, based on their love for family and lobster back in their home state of Maine. 13 months later, in April of 2012, the first Cousins Maine Lobster food truck opened in LA. They appeared on Shark Tank not long after that, and today they have 62 locations, including restaurants and food trucks, and they're a booming franchise.

Show notes…

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "If you're prepared, you have nothing to worry about."

Today's sponsor:

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Restaurant Technologies the company that helps restaurants, “Control the kitchen chaos.” With RT’s total oil management, you get: Dependable fresh bulk cooking oil delivery; Filtration + oil usage monitoring and reporting; Used cooking oil pick-up, and recycling; And say goodbye to messy, dangerous restaurant rendering tanks-yuck. RT’s end-to-end cooking oils solution helps you manage your used cooking oil storage, collection, and recycling- conveniently, safely, and cleanly- with no upfront costs. Head to www.RTI-inc.com, and let them know the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast sent you their way.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

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Ray Villaman is the President and CEO of Tahoe Restaurant Group. Ray got his start in the industry at a young age as a busser, soon moving on to waiter and then bar tender. He eventually took a job after college at California Pizza Kitchen where he assisted the company in impressive expansion. He was then recruited by Boston Chicken (today known as Boston Market and helped that company do the same. He worked for World Wraps in their early stages of expansion until he started his own restaurant group in 2002. Today there are 4 healthy and profitable concepts under the Tahoe Restaurant Group management.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Hire right, train right, treat right."

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

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Matt Abrahams is the author of Think Fast, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot as well as a speaker and coach, a professor, and a podcast host.

Check out episode 989 with Christine Miles as mentioned in today's episode!

Show notes…

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "No matter where you go, there you are."

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Matt_Abrahams_NEW_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Dan Dreher is the Co-Owner and Operator of Wally's Pizza Bar, as well as the Co-Owner of FLB Entertainment Center in California. Wally's and FLB Entertainment Center were family businesses and still are. Dan and his siblings Monica and Jeremy and his father are all co-owners. Dan received a business degree in Strategic Management and joined the family business as a bartender in 2003. In 2006 his father retired, leaving the business to him and his siblings. In 2015, Wally's opened and joined FLB Entertainment Center as another thriving Dreher family businesses.

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Our mission is to afford you the freedom to escape for a moment of happiness."

Today's sponsor:

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Restaurant Technologies the company that helps restaurants, “Control the kitchen chaos.” With RT’s total oil management, you get: Dependable fresh bulk cooking oil delivery; Filtration + oil usage monitoring and reporting; Used cooking oil pick-up, and recycling; And say goodbye to messy, dangerous restaurant rendering tanks-yuck. RT’s end-to-end cooking oils solution helps you manage your used cooking oil storage, collection, and recycling- conveniently, safely, and cleanly- with no upfront costs. Head to www.RTI-inc.com, and let them know the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast sent you their way.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Email: dan@wallyspizzabar.com

Website

Direct download: Dan_Dreher_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Robert Chen is the Founder and CEO of eatmise, currently operating out of and within NYC. Robert graduated from Columbia with a 4.0 and entered the world of Professional Investment. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, he got the idea for eatmise. eatmise is "the first restaurant-to-you delivery service for busy people who want to eat well. Learn more here.

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "You can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect the dots looking backward."

Today's sponsor:

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Restaurant Technologies the company that helps restaurants, “Control the kitchen chaos.” With RT’s total oil management, you get: Dependable fresh bulk cooking oil delivery; Filtration + oil usage monitoring and reporting; Used cooking oil pick-up, and recycling; And say goodbye to messy, dangerous restaurant rendering tanks-yuck. RT’s end-to-end cooking oils solution helps you manage your used cooking oil storage, collection, and recycling- conveniently, safely, and cleanly- with no upfront costs. Head to www.RTI-inc.com, and let them know the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast sent you their way.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Email: rob@eatmise.com

Direct download: Robert_Chen_PODCAST_2_mixdown.mp3
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Anthony Tartaglia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Costa Verde Hospitality. Anthony got his start in the industry at age 13 and basically never left. Hen worked in restaurant and bar management, as well as being a bartender in NYC and Long Island, until 2014 when he opened his first restaurant, Verde Kitchen & Cocktails, at the age of 29. Verde Hospitality has since opened 5 more concepts.

Favorite Success Quote or Mantra:

  • "Just do it."

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

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Adam Guild is the cofounder and CEO of Owner.com. Owner.com is a software-as-a-service company that provides restaurants with everything they need to succeed online, and drive traffic into their stores. The company currently has over 1,000 restaurants using its services.

Show notes…

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Do or do not; there is no try."

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Owner.com

Direct download: Adam_Guild_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Jamie Greer is the Interim CEO at Sticky's The Finger Joint in NYC. Jamie Greer got her start in the culinary world in high school, where she attended a vocational school for culinary arts and restaurant management. She then went on and got a degree in hospitality management at Syracuse. She worked for about a year at Magnolia Bakery in NYC before she landed a job at Sticky's, starting as the Director of Guest Experiences in 2017. Today she holds the Interim CEO role. Sticky's currently has 14 locations with eyes on much greater expansion.

Check out episode 909 with Jonathan Sherman as mentioned in today's episode!

Check out episode 927 with Paul Tuennerman as mentioned in today's episode!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "We're doin' it, baby!"

Today's sponsor:

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Technologies the company that helps restaurants, “Control the kitchen chaos.” With RT’s total oil management, you get: Dependable fresh bulk cooking oil delivery; Filtration + oil usage monitoring and reporting; Used cooking oil pick-up, and recycling; And say goodbye to messy, dangerous restaurant rendering tanks-yuck. RT’s end-to-end cooking oils solution helps you manage your used cooking oil storage, collection, and recycling- conveniently, safely, and cleanly- with no upfront costs. Head to www.RTI-inc.com, and let them know the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast sent you their way.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Instagram: @stickysfingerjoint

Direct download: Jamie_Greer_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Just Salad was co-founded by Nick Kenner and Rob Crespi. They established the company in 2006 with the goal of providing healthy and environmentally friendly fast-food options. Just Salad recently opened their newest location, in Huntington Station, in NYC (there are 75 stores now!). 

Show notes…

Today's sponsor:

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Technologies the company that helps restaurants, “Control the kitchen chaos.” With RT’s total oil management, you get: Dependable fresh bulk cooking oil delivery; Filtration + oil usage monitoring and reporting; Used cooking oil pick-up, and recycling; And say goodbye to messy, dangerous restaurant rendering tanks-yuck. RT’s end-to-end cooking oils solution helps you manage your used cooking oil storage, collection, and recycling- conveniently, safely, and cleanly- with no upfront costs. Head to www.RTI-inc.com, and let them know the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast sent you their way.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Email: comments@justsalad.com & hr@justsalad.com

Direct download: Nick_Kenner_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Steven Salm is the Founder and CEO of PLANTA. Steven Salm started in the restaurant industry at the age of 18 and he fully embraced the ideas of making people happy and providing off of that. He opened his first restaurant in 2013 at the age of 28 in Toronto, that being The Chase. In 2016, he open his second restaurant, PLANTA, after becoming a devout vegan. Today, there are 13 going on 14 PLANTA locations.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Fortune favors the bold."

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Email: steven@plantahq.com

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Al Lucas is a Partner at Defined Hospitality in Philadelphia, PA. Al began his career at Chart House where he began as a dishwasher, leaving the company 21 years later as the Vice President of the East Coast. He then moved on to be the Director of Operations at Stephen Starr's company. He worked for Cozy Cafe and Border House and eventually arrived as a Partner at Defined Hospitality. Al Lucas has played a significant role in the openings of several restaurants throughout his career.

Check out episode 987 with Al Lucas.

Ed Doherty is the Founder of One Degree Coaching. Ed began his career as a teenager on a cooking line. After working in a cafe in Delaware that gained significant notoriety, he decided he wanted to become a famous chef. He worked in many well-known restaurants in the Philadelphia area and eventually became a Managing Partner at The Capital Grille. After opening his first restaurant, he decided to shift to consulting, or as he calls it, “coaching.” That is when One Degree Coaching was created.

Check out episode 1008 with Ed Doherty.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

OneDegree Coaching: Self-awareness is the #1 skill for leaders in the New Era of Work. Self-awareness is also said to be the Peak of emotional intelligence. So How Truly self-aware are you? Cue Ed Doherty, OneDegreeCoaching, and the Predictive Index. The Predictive Index is a Talent Optimization platform that helps leaders understand themselves and others, helping build happy, high-performing teams. Try the Predictive Index Behavior Assessment for free! Head to restaurantunstoppable.com/tryPI  to take the PI Behavioral Assessment. Once you take the assessment, Ed Doherty is offering a free 30-minute call to read your results and help you become a better Self-aware leader.

Tater Kegs, because It’s time to serve the Tater your guests deserve! Tater Kegs are shredded potatoes mixed with delicious flavors. All the best parts of a baked potato in the perfect handheld package. From the freezer → to the fryer → to the guest. Serve them in a variety of different ways and in many different applications. Great for dine-in, delivery and to-go. With all the uncertainties in the world today we should be able to be certain that our food always has great flavor, and Tater Kegs provide that comfort in every bite! Request samples at Taterkegs.com.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Predictive Index

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Chef Nok is the chef/owner at Kalaya in Philadephia, PA. Chef Nok got her start in the industry as a flight attendant, first in Kuwait and then in Bangkok, where she excelled from 1994 to 2009. There she learned her love for food and hospitality. She also helped operate a jewelry store with a friend and opened an Italian restaurant with her former husband. In 2010, she moved to the U.S. with her current husband and began cooking nonstop until she decided to start a catering business from 2015-2019. During that time she also attended culinary school at FCI in NYC. In 2019 she opened her first Kalaya location and in 2022 she opened her second, both in Philadelphia.

Check out episode 987 with Al Lucas as mentioned in today's episode.

Check out episode 988 with Greg Root as mentioned in today's episode.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "When Nok is happy, the whole world will be happy."

Today's sponsor:

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Owner.com is the leading all-in-one platform for restaurant marketing. Owner.com powers everything from SEO-optimized websites, direct online ordering, automated email and text marketing, built-in loyalty programs, zero commission delivery, and branded mobile apps for your restaurant that integrate right into your POS. With Owner.com, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and nothing to lose. Join thousands of restaurant owners using Owner.com to grow direct online sales, save thousands in third-party fees, and simplify their online presence all-in-one.Book a free demo today at owner.com/unstoppable and see why Owner.com is the #1-rated Restaurant Marketing Software.

Restaurant Technologies the company that helps restaurants, “Control the kitchen chaos.” With RT’s total oil management, you get: Dependable fresh bulk cooking oil delivery; Filtration + oil usage monitoring and reporting; Used cooking oil pick-up, and recycling; And say goodbye to messy, dangerous restaurant rendering tanks-yuck. RT’s end-to-end cooking oils solution helps you manage your used cooking oil storage, collection, and recycling- conveniently, safely, and cleanly- with no upfront costs. Head to www.RTI-inc.com, and let them know the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast sent you their way.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Instagram...

Personal: @kuhnnok

Business: @kalayaphilly

Website

Direct download: Chef_Nok_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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David Kaplan is the Founder and Co-Owner of both Gin & Luck and Death & Co. Dave fell in love with cocktails at a relatively young age. After school he headed to Las Vegas and worked in a 4,000 person night club and left for NYC soon after. once in New York, he found a Indian restaurant being sold in the East Village and bought it with a partner and turned it into Death & Co. Today there are 4 Death & Co. locations nationwide.

Check out episode 1003 with Mike Paton as mentioned in today's episode.

Check out episode 851 with Rudy Miick as mentioned in today's episode.

Check out episode 1027 with Sean Finter as mentioned in today's episode.

Check out episode 934 with Gino Wickman as mentioned in today's episode (author of Traction).

Check out The Humanized Leader by Mary Pay Knight as mentioned in today's episode!

Show notes…

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "I expand in abundance, success, and love everyday, and I inspire others around me to do the same."

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Gin & Luck website

Death & Co website

Email: d.kaplan@ginandluck.com -or- dave@ginandluck.com

Instagram: @dkproprietors

Thanks for listening!

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Bo Davis is the Co-Founder and CEO of MarginEdge. Bo Davis studied philosophy as na undergrad and left school to develop Prometheus, an educational software company. He sold the company, joined the Peace Corps., and received two Masters degrees. He Cofounded the conveyor sushi concept Wasabi in 2005 which still operates today. From 2015-2018 he developed MarginEdge, a restaurant management software.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "The unexamined life is not worth living."

Today's sponsor:

RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guests, industry experts, and a community of passionate restaurant owners to support and hold you accountable. Click the link or the banner and get your first 30 days on us!

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is a national non-profit and direct provider that is dedicated to serving food and beverage operations employees with children. CORE provides financial relief when the restaurant employee, their partner, or child faces a life-altering medical crisis, injury, death, or natural disaster. To learn more about how CORE helps, and how you and your company can get involved in their important mission, visit www.COREgives.org.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Bo Davis for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Yianni Karapanagiotis is the Founder of Kara Restaurant Group. Yianni opened his first restaurant in 2002. Before that, he learned systems, processes, and procedures from working at T.G.I. Friday's. He opened his first restaurant in Cape May, NJ and ten years later, he opened his second. Today, there are 14 restaurants under the Kara Restaurant Group umbrella.

Check out Yianni's Restaurant Punk podcast!

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Consistency builds credibility."

Today's sponsor:

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is a national non-profit and direct provider that is dedicated to serving food and beverage operations employees with children. CORE provides financial relief when the restaurant employee, their partner, or child faces a life-altering medical crisis, injury, death, or natural disaster. To learn more about how CORE helps, and how you and your company can get involved in their important mission, visit www.COREgives.org.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

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Sean Finter is the Founder of Barmetrix, CEO + Head Coach at Finter Group, and Owner of the Franklin House. Sean got his start in the industry at 12 where he grew up in Canada. He worked for the Hard Rock Cafe in England and stayed in that city for 6 years. He then became a restaurant coach and worked in Australia for about 10 years. At 27 he opened his first restaurant. Today, he focuses on restaurant coaching.

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "A precursor to a breakthrough is often a break-with."

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is a national non-profit and direct provider that is dedicated to serving food and beverage operations employees with children. CORE provides financial relief when the restaurant employee, their partner, or child faces a life-altering medical crisis, injury, death, or natural disaster. To learn more about how CORE helps, and how you and your company can get involved in their important mission, visit www.COREgives.org.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Direct download: Sean_Finter_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Adriel Lubarsky is Director of Sales at GreenPlaces. GreenPlaces helps companies measure their carbon footprint, reduce emissions, go carbon neutral or net zero and promote success to investors, employees, and customers. Adriel has worked in many areas of sustainability, mostly focusing on the financial side of things, developing financial incentives to be more sustainable. His new book will be available in October. Find out more here: https://adriellubarsky.com/

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Sprint to finish."

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Email: adriel@greenplaces.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Adriel Lubarsky for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Prakash Karamchandani is the Co-Founder of Balance Grille in Ohio. Prakash Karamchandani (PK) met his best friend and business partner, HoChan Jang (CJ), in college. Once they graduated and had not much luck finding their dream jobs, they decided to open a restaurant. In 2010, they opened their first restaurant, with PK focusing on finances and building out systems. After their second location, the concept truly took off and became successful. Today, there are 6 Balance locations. One of those locations has an aquaponic farm inside the restaurant where ingredients are grown, harvested, and used on their menu.

Check out episode 1007 with Prakash!

This is a Restaurant Unstoppable Network Q + A live event. JOIN THE NETWORK!

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • “I only focus on mistakes when they are repeated.”

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is a national non-profit and direct provider that is dedicated to serving food and beverage operations employees with children. CORE provides financial relief when the restaurant employee, their partner, or child faces a life-altering medical crisis, injury, death, or natural disaster. To learn more about how CORE helps, and how you and your company can get involved in their important mission, visit www.COREgives.org.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Prakash_repost_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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REPUBLISHED EPISODE: Today we're going to talk about why you need to pay yourself, FIRST! We're also diving into how.

Joining us for the conversation are two of the best qualified: Kasey Anton and Mike Michalowicz.

Mike Michalowicz is the author of Profit First: Transform Your Business From a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine. He's helped thousands of entrepreneurs gain control of their business.

Kasey Anton, founder of Spark Business Consulting, and former restaurateur, and one of the only, if not THE only Certified Profit First Professionals with extensive restaurant owning experience.

check out Kasey Anton's new book: Profit First For Restaurants

Purchase the Profit First for Restaurant Course!

Check out episode 1023 with Matt Lombardo as mentioned in today's episode!

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Care more than others. Your success is our success."

Today's sponsor:

MarginEdge: Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. No contract. No setup fee. See how it works at marginedge.com/unstoppable.

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is a national non-profit and direct provider that is dedicated to serving food and beverage operations employees with children. CORE provides financial relief when the restaurant employee, their partner, or child faces a life-altering medical crisis, injury, death, or natural disaster. To learn more about how CORE helps, and how you and your company can get involved in their important mission, visit www.COREgives.org.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: 1024_Profit_First_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Matt Lombardo is the Chef/Owner of Pink Door Catering & Market in Mashpee, MA. Chef Matt grew up on Cape Cod and got his first job in the industry as a teenager. He moved to Jackson Hole, WY after college and lived there for 5 years, skiing and working in restaurants. While there, he moved from FOH to BOH and never looked back. He eventually moved back to the cape and bought a catering company that was well-liked, but Matt took it to the next level and turned it into the Pink Door Catering of today. Matt and Pink Door Catering were introduced to Restaurant Unstoppable by Kasey Anton of Profit First.

Purchase the Profit First for Restaurant Course!

Check out Radical Candor by Kim Scott as mentioned in today's episode!

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "P.V.O. - Positive vibes only."

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is a national non-profit and direct provider that is dedicated to serving food and beverage operations employees with children. CORE provides financial relief when the restaurant employee, their partner, or child faces a life-altering medical crisis, injury, death, or natural disaster. To learn more about how CORE helps, and how you and your company can get involved in their important mission, visit www.COREgives.org.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Pink_Door_Catering_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Jack McGarry is the Founder/Owner/Managing partner at The Dead Rabbit in Manhattan. Jack got his start in a bar in Ireland at the age of 14. He has been a barman ever since. From '06-'09 he worked in the famed The Merchant in Belfast, where he grew the most as a bar professional. He and his team won several awards there, and he eventually realized he needed to take his skills to the states. He opened The Dead Rabbit in NYC in 2012 and he is currently opening/planning to open other locations in major cities across the US.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Comparison is the thief of joy."

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is a national non-profit and direct provider that is dedicated to serving food and beverage operations employees with children. CORE provides financial relief when the restaurant employee, their partner, or child faces a life-altering medical crisis, injury, death, or natural disaster. To learn more about how CORE helps, and how you and your company can get involved in their important mission, visit www.COREgives.org.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Email: jack@thedeadrabbit.com

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: McGarry_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Chip Klose is a restaurant coach, speaker, and podcast host. Chip began his restaurant career in FOH and management opening some very famous and profitable restaurants in NYC in the 2000s and 2010s. He then transitioned into coaching, public speaking, writing, and he is currently the host of the Restaurant Strategy Podcast.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "You can get anything in life as long as you help enough other people get what they want."

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

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Noah Glass is the Founder & CEO of Olo (NYSE: OLO), a leading open SaaS platform for restaurants. He began working in the foodservice industry twenty years ago, serving as a cashier, server, bartender, and delivery driver. In 2005, Noah founded Olo where his work with mobile ordering pre-dates the iPhone. Today, over 600 restaurant brands trust Olo to grow their digital sales, do more with less, and make every guest feel like a regular. Noah serves on the boards of Portillo’s, Share Our Strength, and Trustees for the Culinary Institute of America.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Do not stop."

Today's sponsor:

RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guests, industry experts, and a community of passionate restaurant owners to support and hold you accountable. Click the link or the banner and get your first 30 days on us!

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

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Michelle Politano is the Chef/Owner of PiANTA Vegan Restaurant in Providence, RI. Michelle began her career working in the travel industry and was laid off due to COVID in 2020. She then decided to develop her passion for cooking into a business. She opened PiANTA as a ghost kitchen and 10 months later, in 2021, she opened the brick and mortar in Providence.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

 

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Instagram: @piantaveganrestaurant

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Ryan Thorman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bango Bowls. After getting his business degree and working in some impressive companies, such as LinkedIn, Ryan opened Bango Bowls with childhood friend (and past RU guest) James Bonanno. The concept was brand new in their city at the time, and today there are 7 locations with franchising having just begun.

Check out episode 1017 with James Bonanno as mentioned in today's episode!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Feedback is the breakfast of champions."

In this episode with Ryan Thorman we will discuss:

  • Importance of feedback
  • Marketing
  • Technology in the kitchen
  • The importance of Slack
  • Communication

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is a national non-profit and direct provider that is dedicated to serving food and beverage operations employees with children. CORE provides financial relief when the restaurant employee, their partner, or child faces a life-altering medical crisis, injury, death, or natural disaster. To learn more about how CORE helps, and how you and your company can get involved in their important mission, visit www.COREgives.org.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Direct download: Ryan_Thorman_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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James Bonanno is the CEO of Upstream Hospitality Group. James began his hospitality career as a bartender in college. He worked and saved money through his 20s and, in 2011, opened his first bar, The Taproom. He and his partners bought out their investors and opened a second location in 2015. In 2017, they introduced a second concept, Bangobowls. Today, there are 5 Taprooms and 7 Bangobowls. The plan is to have 50 Taprooms and 100 Bangobowls. Impressive!

Show notes..

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guests, industry experts, and a community of passionate restaurant owners to support and hold you accountable. Click the link or the banner and get your first 30 days on us!

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to James Bonanno for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Nick Matthews is the CEO and Founder of Mainvest. Nick began his career as a ground level Uber employee in 2011. He spent 6.5 years there working in the ares of marketing and community management. In 2019, he left to start Mainvest, an "investment platform that connects brick & mortar business with investors who care."

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Be an owner, not a renter."

In this episode with Nick Matthews we will discuss:

  • What is Mainvest, and how can it help you or someone you know.

Today's sponsor:

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Web: https://mainvest.com

Email: support@mainvest.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Nick Matthews for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Matt Poepsel spent time in the Marine Corps. before heading off to college and studying psychology and business. He eventually realized his passion is to "guide other leaders as they climb." Today, Matt is there Vice President at The predictive Index and the author of Expand the Circle: Enlightened Leadership of Our New World of Work

Check out Matt's book, Expand the Circle: Enlightened Leadership of Our New World of Work as mentioned in today's episode.

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "I guide other leaders as they climb."

In this episode with Matt Poepsel we will discuss:

  • The Predictive Index!

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is a national non-profit and direct provider that is dedicated to
serving food and beverage operations employees with children. CORE provides financial relief when the
restaurant employee, their partner, or child faces a life-altering medical crisis, injury, death, or natural
disaster. To learn more about how CORE helps, and how you and your company can get involved in their
important mission, visit www.COREgives.org.

Contact:

Websites: Predictive Index & Matt Poepsel

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Matt_Poepsel_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Husband-and-wife team, James and Johanna Windon, founded Buena Papa (Spanish translation, Good Potato) in 2021 in Raleigh, N.C., after the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to temporarily shut down their cleaning business. Inspired by Johanna’s native country of Colombia, their hope is to bring family, friends and entire communities together to experience new cultures and their celebrated local dishes. 

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • James: "Ready, shoot, and then aim."
  • Johanna: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

In this episode with James and Johanna Windon we will discuss:

  • Food portioning
  • Food halls
  • Food trucks
  • Costing
  • Finding a very unique food concept
  • Profit first
  • Food waste control
  • Franchising

Today's sponsor:

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: https://www.buenapapa.com/

Instagram: @buenapapfrybar

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to James and Johanna for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Jon Seelbinder is from the mountains of North Carolina. While growing up, he learned to cook and be a great host and leader through his grandmother. After leaving the Airfare academy, Jon began working in bars. He worked at Rainforest Cafe in Denver and become a bartender for 13 years. He worked for The 95 Group as a Managing Partner for a year in 2010 before opening his first bar, The Architect, in 2012. He opened his second location in 2014. Today, he has a hand in owning and/or operating 6/7 concepts out of three buildings.

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Email: jon@thelocalicon.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Jon Seelbinder for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Gary Crunkleton is the Owner of The Crunkleton, specializing in antique drinks. Gary has been a "barman" since 1992. He is a veteran of the navy and a veteran bar tender. He opened his first location in 2008 with "The Crunkleton" and soon after that, he opened another. Today, he has "has a hand" in 6 different bars and restaurants.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Email: garycrunkleton@gmail.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Gary Crunkleton for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Direct download: Gary_Crunkleton_PODCAST_2_mixdown.mp3
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Kevin Barrett and Drew Schenk are the co-owners of Dram and Draught based in and around Raleigh, North Carolina. Drew truly began his restaurant career with Applebees in 1990. he then opened his first restaurant, Remington Grill, in 1992. Kevin has been a "bar man" ever since he became a bartender in a restaurant. After opening a wine shop and selling it to his business partner, he moved to Raleigh, where he met Drew. The pair opened their first Dram and Draught in 2016, with a second appearing in 2018. Today there are seven locations.

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guests, industry experts, and a community of passionate restaurant owners to support and hold you accountable. Click the link or the banner and get your first 30 days on us!

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

Direct download: Kevin_and_Drew_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Wil Brawley is the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Schedulefly, a scheduling software for restaurants. He is also the author of Restaurant Owners Uncorked and Restaurant Owners Uncorked Part II. He is also the host of the Restaurant Owners Uncorked podcast.

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Today's sponsor:

RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guests, industry experts, and a community of passionate restaurant owners to support and hold you accountable. Click the link or the banner and get your first 30 days on us!

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Schedulefly website

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Wil Brawley for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Direct download: Wll_Brawley_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Dave Nitzel is the co-author of Hospitality DNA: Career Journeys with Unprecedented Insights from Industry Award Winners and The Bar Shift: 41 Short Management Lessons You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way! He left executive roles at Fortune 500 companies about 10 years ago. After looking for the next step in his career, he landed on buying two Barmetrix franchises. Today he owns four. He now focuses on making better leaders.

Dave Domzaski is the owner of Barmetrix Miami and the co-author of The Bar Shift: 41 Short Management Lessons You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way! and Hospitality DNA: Career Journeys with Unprecedented Insights from Industry Award Winners. Dave began at Barmetrix as the Director of Operations in the Washington D.C. area before becoming the owner of the Barmetrix operation in Miami in 2017. Barmetrix is a small group of passionate people who earn their living by helping restaurants and bars run better/more profitable businesses. They specialize in inventory control, staff training, and management coaching. 

BUY THE BOOK -> Hospitality DNA: Career Journeys with Unprecedented Insights from Industry Award Winners

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Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guests, industry experts, and a community of passionate restaurant owners to support and hold you accountable. Click the link or the banner and get your first 30 days on us!

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Check out connections on the web: DaveandDave.co

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And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Dave Nitzel and Dave Domzalski for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Direct download: Dave_Nitzel_and_Dave_Domzalski_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Ed Doherty is the Founder of One Degree Coaching. Ed began his career as a teenager on a cooking line. After working in a cafe in Delaware that gained significant notoriety, he decided he wanted to become a famous chef. He worked in many well-known restaurants in the Philadelphia area and eventually became a Managing Partner at The Capital Grille. After opening his first restaurant, he decided to shift to consulting, or as he calls it, "coaching." That is when One Degree Coaching was created.

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guests, industry experts, and a community of passionate restaurant owners to support and hold you accountable. Click the link or the banner and get your first 30 days on us!

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

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Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Ed Doherty for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Direct download: Ed_Doherty_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Prakash Karamchandani is the Co-Founder of Balance Grille in Ohio. Prakash Karamchandani (PK) met his best friend and business partner, HoChan Jang (CJ), in college. Once they graduated and had not much luck finding their dream jobs, they decided to open a restaurant. In 2010, they opened their first restaurant, with PK focusing on finances and building out systems. After their second location, the concept truly took off and became successful. Today, there are 6 Blance locations. One of those locations has an aquaponic farm inside the restaurant where ingredients are grown, harvested, and used on their menu.

Today's sponsor:

RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guests, industry experts, and a community of passionate restaurant owners to support and hold you accountable. Click the link or the banner and get your first 30 days on us

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website

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Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Prakash Karamchandani for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Direct download: Prakash_Karamchandani_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Memphis Garrett is the Founder and CEO of Garrett Hospitality Group. Memphis was a contestant on Big brother in 2009, but before that he was a mixologist. After ending in 2nd place on Big Brother, Memphis moved on to work for SBE for many years and opened many restaurants. He broke off and opened his first restaurant in 2016, Poke House, in South Florida. He has, to this day, been involved in the openings of 55 restaurants throughout his career.

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guests, industry experts, and a community of passionate restaurant owners to support and hold you accountable. Click the link or the banner and get your first 30 days on us!

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Instagram: @memphisgarrett

Email: memphis@garretthg.com

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Memphis Garrett for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Direct download: Memphis_Garrett_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Pinky Cole is the CEO and Founder of Slutty Vegan, based in Atlanta, GA. Pinky's first restaurant, Pinky's Jamaican and American Restaurant, operated in Harlem for 2 years, but closed down in 2016 after a grease fire. She opened her first Slutty Vegan in 2018 through a food truck. Today, there are 11 Slutty Vegan locations across the nation.

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

Reachify - Reachify allows your restaurant to focus on the food, and not the phone. Get employees off the phone so they can attend to food production and dine-in guests. With Reachify's phone automation platform, guests calling in receive one-click access to the actions they need through the power of instant text messages. Whether it be online orders, reservations, catering, directions, or more, Reachify's flexible and powerful platform can support it all.

RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guests, industry experts, and a community of passionate restaurant owners to support and hold you accountable. Click the link or the banner and get your first 30 days on us!

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Slutty Vegan website here

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

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Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Pinky Cole for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Direct download: Pinky_Cole_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Fred Langley is the CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro. Fred got his first job in the restaurant industry at the age of 12 as a dishwasher. He worked his way up the ranks and became a restaurateur, opening his first restaurant at the age of 27. He opened his second restaurant only 4 years later. Fred joined Restaurant Systems Pro, formerly known as The Restaurant Expert, in 2004, and became the company's CEO in 2006.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Check out RSP here

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Fred Langley for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Direct download: Fred_Langley_Live_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Mike Paton has spent every working day of the last 15 years helping thousands of leaders around the globe run better businesses and live better lives. An EOS Implementer and sought-after speaker, Paton succeeded Gino Wickman and spent five years as EOS Worldwide's Visionary, is the host of the top-rated podcast The EOS Leader, and co-authored two books in the Traction Library - Get A Grip and Process! He's grateful to be living his ideal life - helping others master the timeless disciplines and practical tools of the Entrepreneurial Operating System.

Check out all the EOS books, including Traction, Get a Grip, Rocket Fuel, The EOS Life, What the Heck is EOS, How To Be a Great Boss, and Process!

Unstoppables! Please consider taking this survey about our listener demographics so that we can better determine how to best serve our listeners. Less than 10 simple questions. Here is the link: CLICK HERE

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle - 1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: EOS Worldwide

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Mike Paton for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Mike_Paton_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Daniel del Parada came to America from Buenos Aires, Argentina when he was 23 years old. He moved to Vail, Colorado and started working in restaurants. He then moved to Minneapolis in 2007 and continued to work in restaurants for prominent chefs. In 2017, he opened his first restaurant, Martina. Today he owns/operates 8 locations in Minneapolis.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle - 1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: https://www.martinarestaurant.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Daniel del Prado for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Direct download: Daniel_Del_Prado_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Yia Vang is the Chef and Owner of Hilltribe Restaurant Group. Yia Vang immigrated to America with his parents when he was five. He studied PR and communications in college and eventually started cooking for church events. Once he was able to cook and prepare menus from his Hmong heritage, he knew he wanted to be a chef. He started pop ups, a food trailer, food halls, and he even worked with past RU guest Chef Gavin Kasen. Today there are four Hmong Union Kitchen locations and Yia has other concepts as well, such as retail and catering.

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Instagram: @yiavang70 @unionhmongkitchen

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Yia Vang for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Yia_Vang_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Welcome to the 1000th episode of Restaurant Unstoppable! Joseph and Lucille Cacciatore are the awesome parents of RU's host, Eric Cacciatore. Joe and Lucille are from different parts of Boston and moved to New Hampshire in the early 80s. In 1989, they opened Joe's Depot Diner in East Kingston, NH. In 1998, they closed their doors after plans for a new location fell through.  This is a story Eric has referenced many times on the show. In this episode, we will hear the story of Eric's parents, and their restaurant, from the owners themselves.

Unstoppables! Please consider taking this survey about our listener demographics so that we can better determine how to best serve our listeners. Less than 10 simple questions. Here is the link: CLICK HERE

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Whatever you do in life, do it with your heart and soul and do it right, and you will be successful."
  • "Never give up. Keep going."

In this episode with Joseph and Lucille Cacciatore we will discuss:

  • The realities of owning a restaurant when education and information on how to do so properly were limited

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Joseph and Lucille Cacciatore for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: 1000_Joseph_and_Lucille_Cacciatore__mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Tobie Nidetz is the host of the Restaurant Legends Podcast and a restaurant business consultant. He began in the industry at age 10 in his father's restaurant. He thought he wanted to be in the film and theater industry, but soon transitioning into culinary. He did a high-profile apprenticeship at age 23 and became a consultant for Lettuce Entertain You at age 25. Eventually he opened his first restaurant in Chicago, which closed in 2017. All the while, Tobie has been a busy consultant. In 2018, he began the Restaurant Legends Podcast, which continues today.

Check out this Tipping Comp Worksheet from Tobie (super valuable!):

Tipping Comp Worksheet

Unstoppables! Please consider taking this survey about our listener demographics so that we can better determine how to best serve our listeners. Less than 10 simple questions. Here is the link: CLICK HERE

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Don't be afraid to change what you're worth."

In this episode with Tobie Nidetz we will discuss:

  • Franchises
  • Tipping
  • The benefits/negatives of restaurant media
  • Fine dining
  • How to be local and sustainable

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle - 1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: https://restaurantlegends.com/

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Tobie Nidetz for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Tobie_Nidetz_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Gavin Kaysen is the award-winning chef and founder of Soigné Hospitality Group in Minneapolis known for his nationally renowned restaurants and cafés in the Twin Cities as well as his leadership in the culinary profession. He opened his first restaurant in 2014 and now opens over 5 concepts in various culinary and hospitality verticals.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Man [is the most surprising thing about humanity] because he sacrifices his health in order to make money, then sacrifices his money to recuperate his health, then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future, he lives as if he is never going to die, and then he dies never having really lived."

In this episode with Gavin Kaysen we will discuss:

  • Culinary school
  • Self-auditing
  • Fine dining
  • Mentors
  • The true definition of hospitality

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle - 1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Discipline
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Ego
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Why?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Continuing to manage multiple different partners and businesses at the highest level
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Understand the job fully, more awareness and self-auditing
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Comp items to guests if they will appreciate it
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Share our successes and failures with each other
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Stay curious
    • Allow yourself to fail
    • Relish in your success

Contact:

Instagram: @gavinkaysen

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Gavin Kaysen for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Gavin_Kaysen_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

David Viana is head chef and partner at Heirloom Restaurant Group in New Jersey. David began his career by attending law school in hopes of becoming an attorney. After 6 months in law school, he left because he was unhappy, and enrolled in culinary school. He worked at many well-established fine dining restaurants and eventually joined Heirloom in 2017. Heirloom now consists of a restaurant and a cooking school simultaneously. Many things about Heirloom are brand new in terms of business models and culture. David was also featured on Top Chef!

Check out episode 371 with Jock O'Sullivan as mentioned in today's episode.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Under-promise and over-deliver."

In this episode with Sam Hart we will discuss:

  • Partnerships
  • Working in fine-dining
  • Alternate payment and tipping models
  • Attending and teaching a culinary school

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Identifying good people
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Pride
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Are you capable of passion?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Opening a restaurant
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Be selfless
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • A surprise gift for guests
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Listening to your team
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Be fearless
    • Make lots of mistakes
    • Learn from your mistakes

Contact:

Instagram: @chefdaveviana

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to David Viana for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: David_Viana_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Sam Hart is the Chef/Owner of Counter in Charlotte, North Carolina. The first time Sam cooked for others was when he was 21 living in Utah after door-to-door mormons came knocking and looked hungry. He then decided to ditch the advertising industry and go to culinary school at 21. He staged at Alinea in Chicago and worked in many other restaurants in many positions before returning to his home town of Charlotte and opening Counter just two years ago. He has since opened Biblio and is planning his third concept.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "You're always going to have problems in life. The goal is to have better problems today than you had yesterday."

In this episode with Sam Hart we will discuss:

  • Pairing music with food
  • Advertising
  • Culture
  • Mental health
  • Working at Alinea
  • Being "counter" to the rest of the industry

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Storytelling
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Too trusting
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • What are your goals? How does Counter play into that?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Finding a team to replace my current team (because they are going on to bigger and better things)
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • You must be willing to give back what you take away
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • We want to represent every guest, not just the loud and annoying guest
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
    • We avoid Instagram
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Be open and transparent with their staff
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • This life is precious
    • Meditate
    • Give back

Contact:

Instagram: @chefloosley @counterclt @bibliocharlotte

sam@counterclt.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Sam Hart for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Sam_Hart_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Emily Eldh is the Founder and Owner of The Muffin Drop. Emily learned in her teens that she has an autoimmune disease that was worsened by her diet. She then realized how powerful food as medicine can be, and started creating a diet for herself that healed her. She began making planet-based, gluten-free food options, most-famously her homemade muffins, and started to sell them out of her parents home in Connecticut in 2021. The journey started with the hit banana chocolate chip mini muffin and she has since added many more flavors and does pop ups, wholesale, and nation-wide shipping - all this in under 2 years!

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

In this episode with Emily Eldh we will discuss:

  • The benefits of learning from YouTube channels
  • Glute-free recipes
  • Food as therapy and healing
  • Marketing on Instagram to start your business
  • Social media marketing
  • Pop ups
  • Whole sale

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Strength
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Over-thinking
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Honesty
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Making my product shelf-stable
  5. What is one book you think will make us a better person or restaurant owner?
  6. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
    • TikTok
  7. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Make others feel heard
    • Create something that creates positivity
    • Lead by example and be honesty

Contact:

Instagram: @themuffindrop

Website: https://themuffindrop.com/

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Emily Eldh for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Emily_Eldh_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Carrie Morey is the Founder and CEO of Callie's Hot Little Biscuit. Carrie began her career in sales within the early days of the internet. After baking biscuits to bring to sales meetings, she eventually started baking her own biscuits and selling them online and Callie's Hot Little Biscuit grew from there. She was featured on her own show, called Unwrapped, and started a popular food blog, and has published two books. She has opened 4 brick and mortal locations, and currently operates two in Charleston, having closed the Atlanta and Charlotte locations.

Unstoppables! Please consider taking this survey about our listener demographics so that we can better determine how to best serve our listeners. Less than 10 simple questions. Here is the link: CLICK HERE

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • Personal: "Work hard, play hard."
  • "Business: "Be a biscuit; rise tall, be harm and buttery on the inside, and be open to anyone's jam."

In this episode with Carrie Morey we will discuss:

  • Sales
  • Letting people go
  • Being featured on TV shows
  • The importance of PR
  • Opening and closing locations

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Kindness
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Trusting
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Tell me about your integrity
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Figuring out how to scale
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Kindness always
  6. What is one book you think will make us a better person or restaurant owner?
  7. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  8. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Customer service
  9. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Work hard
    • Be kind
    • Believe in yourself

Contact:

Instagram: @callieshotlittlebiscuit

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Carrie Morey for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Carrie_morey_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Karalee Nielsen Fallert is Founder, Partner, and CEO of All Good Industries, based in Charleston, SC. Karalee opened her first restaurant in 1996 at the age of 19, having dropped out of culinary school to do so. She sold that restaurant and went on to work for P.F. Chang's where she learned about expansion and training, among many other useful skills. She moved to Charleston, SC and eventually opened restaurants such as Taco Boy, Park & Grove, The Bounty Bar, and The Royal American.

Unstoppables! Please consider taking this survey about our listener demographics so that we can better determine how to best serve our listeners. Less than 10 simple questions. Here is the link: CLICK HERE

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Growth is the only evidence of life."

In this episode with Karalee Nielsen Fallert we will discuss:

  • Opening restaurants
  • Working for big chains and learning from them
  • Hiring and managing friends
  • Creating an institution
  • Why restaurant businesses fail
  • Partnerships and operating agreements

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle - 1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Vision
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • All or nothing
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Integrity
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Surrounding my self with unicorns
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Growth-mindedness
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Every person you encounter is a guest
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • We're better together
    • Clear is kind
    • You become what you believe

Contact:

info@allgoodindustries.com

Instagram: @karaleefallert

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

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Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Karalee Nielsen Fallert for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Karalee_Niesen_Fallert_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Kara Graves is a Senior Partner and the Director of Marketing at Uptown Hospitality group based in Charleston, SC. Kara went to school for PR and marketing and entered the fashion industry in NYC. After only two years, she transitioned into the restaurant/hospitality industry, taking on bartending, managing, and marketing. She began working with Keith Benjamin, Uptwon's co-founder and Director of Operations, in 2012 when they began opening restaurants in Charleston. By 2014 she began working within Uptown's marketing and she became a partner with the business in 2017. The following year she helped open Uptown Social.

Check out episode 985 with Keith Benjamin, Uptown's co-founder and Director of Operations.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "The time is now; don't hit snooze on your life."

In this episode with Kara Graves we will discuss:

  • Marketing
  • Guerilla marketing
  • Social media marketing
  • Partnering
  • Getting your guest to promote for you
  • Building your team around marketing
  • Influencer marketing

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Energy
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Time management
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Does this person know about the company? Communications skills.
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • The younger generation doesn't take the job as seriously as they should
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Have fun
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Buy back policy
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Treating their staff with care
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Bring good energy to any room you walk into
    • Have patience
    • In order to be a good leader, you have to listen

Contact:

Email: kara@uptownhospitality.com

Instagram...

Bodega: @eatdrinkbodega

Uptown Social: @uptownsocialchs

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

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And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Kara Graves for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Kara_Graves_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Ellen Yin is the co-owner of High Street Hospitality Group in Philadelphia, PA. Ellen began working in kitchens at an early age and worked her way up to line cook. She then transitioned her focus onto FOH. Before she even entered college, she knew she wanted to open a restaurant. She studied business at Penn. State in order to better prepare herself for the restaurant industry. She intentionally left the industry in her early 20s to work in advertising and sales so she could save money and further her education in business through those jobs. In 1997 she opened Fork and soon after, she opened Fork, Etc. which did prepared meals and bakery options in 2004. Today, High Street Hospitality owns 5 concepts.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Keep pushin'"

In this episode with Ellen Yin we will discuss:

  • The benefits of diversity in a restaurant
  • Business school
  • Raising capital
  • The importance of a network when launching a restaurant
  • Partnerships
  • Rebranding your own business
  • Tipping

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Stubbornness
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Could be a better listener
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Everybody being on the same page
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • New business model
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Support for team members
  6. What is one book you think will make us a better person or restaurant owner?
  7. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
    • Microsoft Teams
  8. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Take a rest
  9. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Personal accountability
    • Giving back
    • The importance of family and friends

Contact:

Email: careers@highstreethospitality.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Ellen Yin for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Ellen_Yin_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Amy DePaoli is Director of Marketing at honeygrow. Amy studied marketing at Providence College and has worked for companies like Pet Value and Victory. She worked for an ad agency as well, which she recommends for anyone in a marketing career. Since April of 2022, she has been Director of Marketing for honeygrow, which has grown to 32 locations.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "One team, one dream."

In this episode with Amy DePaoli we will discuss:

  • Consumer behavior
  • All things marketing

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Drive
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Distractions
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Personality
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Managing an enormous amount of projects of equal weight
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Charity
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Treating every guest like an individual
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Be in the restaurants and experience what your staff experiences
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Work to live, don't live to work
    • Never go to bed in an argument
    • always let people know how appreciated they are

Contact:

Email: adepaoli@honeygrow.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Amy DePaoli for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Amy_DePaoli_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Christine Miles is a Consultant, Executive Coach, Entrepreneur, and author of What Is It Costing You Not to Listen?: The Power of Understanding to Connect, Influence, Solve & Sell. She is the CEO and founder of EQuipt, and for three decades she has been serving organizations by helping them apply human skills to drive results and build cultures of empathy. Today we will be discussing the book, and also the five keep steps to listening and understanding, known as "The listening Path."

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • Life is meant to be understood backwards, but lived forward."

In this episode with Christine Miles we will discuss:

The Listening Path:

  • The Map/The Stops on the Map
  • The Compass
  • The Flashlight
  • The Water Filter
  • The Footprints

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Instagram: @thelisteningguide

On the web: https://equipt-people.com/

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Christine Miles for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Christine_Miles_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Greg Root is a partner at Defined Hospitality. Greg started his hospitality career as a teen-aged caddy at a country club in Pennsylvania. Later he attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he studied Restaurant and Hotel Management. He graduated in 2000 and, after working in various roles in various restaurants, he was hired as a manager for Starr Restaurants. After 13 years and attaining the role of Director of Restaurants at Starr, Greg opened his own restaurant and has been a Co-Owner of Defined Hospitality ever since.

Check out episode 986 with Al Lucas as mentioned in today's episode!

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Don't mess it up."

In this episode with Greg Root we will discuss:

  • Partners
  • Franchising
  • Opening restaurants
  • Being a manager
  • Lifting up neighborhoods through restaurants

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Go, go, go
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Need to listen more
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • What's your aspirations over the next 5 years?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Get everything done for our people, more fiscal responsibility
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • People are the priority
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Watching the initial reactions of our guests
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Be a part of the community
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Don't mess it up
    • Try to get ahead of it all
    • Be proud of what you do

Contact:

Email: greg@definedhospitality.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

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And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Greg Root for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Greg_Root_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Al Lucas is a Partner at Defined Hospitality in Philadelphia, PA. Al began his career at Chart House where he began as a dishwasher, leaving the company 21 years later as the Vice President of the East Coast. He then moved on to be the Director of Operations at Stephen Starr's company. He worked for Cozy Cafe and Border House and eventually arrived as a Partner at Defined Hospitality. Al Lucas has played a significant role in the openings of several restaurants throughout his career.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Jet pilots to not use rearview mirrors."

In this episode with Al Lucas we will discuss:

  • Discipline
  • Hard work and doing the dirty work without complaint
  • Opening 21 years with one restaurant company
  • Losing or maintaining trust within your organization
  • Team building and coaching
  • Standardization
  • HR
  • Open book management
  • Partners

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: https://www.definedhospitality.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Al Lucas for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Al_Lucas_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Thomas M. Sterner is the founder and CEO of The Practicing Mind Institute. As a successful entrepreneur, he is considered an expert in Present Moment Functioning or PMF. He is a popular and in-demand speaker who works with high-performance individuals including, athletes, coaches, industry groups and individuals of all ages freeing them to operate effectively within high-stress situations so that they can break through to new levels of mastery. As an expert Present Moment Functioning Coach, he has brought clarity to thousands regarding how they can achieve their goals with less effort, in the least amount of time while enjoying the process.

Check out The Practicing Mind, Fully Engaged, and It's Just A Thought all written by today's guest!

Check out 1Huddle as mentioned in today's episode!

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "I am not my thoughts. Some thoughts I create, but most of my thoughts happen to me unless I'm in charge of the process."

In this episode with Thomas M. Sterner we will discuss:

  • How to better your life, improve your discipline, and control your thoughts with Present Moment Functioning (PMF).

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Check out The Practicing Mind, Fully Engaged, and It's Just A Thought all written by today's guest!

Website: https://tomsterner.com/

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Thomas M. Sterner for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Tom_Sterner_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Keith Benjamin went to Penn State and threw parties for fraternities while also playing lacrosse. He graduated and worked in sports marketing when he started working at a bar in NYC. After a birthright trip to Israel in 2009, he decided to go "all in" on restaurants as a career. He bought in to a restaurant group in 2011 and convinced his partners to open Uptown Social in 2018 in Charleston, 1,500 miles away from their home base. Today, Uptown Hospitality group has 15 locations across three major cities in the US.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Any person's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment to all her or she holds dear, is that moment when that person works their heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle victorious."

In this episode with Keith Benjamin we will discuss:

  • Night life business
  • The importance of locals
  • Bar management and ownership
  • The industry's effects on personal relationships
  • Mental health
  • Marketing
  • Events

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Tenacity
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Patience
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Well-rounded
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Staffing
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Professionalism
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Push the buy-back
  7. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  8. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Look around
  9. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Be kind
    • Pay it forward
    • Be generous

Contact:

Instagram: @kmbenjo

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Keith Benjamin for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Keith_Benjamin_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Cynthia Wong is the Founder of Life Raft Treats. Cynthia knew she wanted to become a baker at a very young age. She went to culinary school in San Fransisco and then began working as a bread baker there. She then went off to culinary school in France and returned to the states and became a baker in various restaurants across the nation. She worked as a pastry chef in Atlanta for 12 years and moved to Charleston 8 years ago where she worked in her last restaurant. She burned out of the restaurant industry because she didn't appreciate how she was treated and what was unfairly expected of her. She then created Life Raft Treats in 2018 and it has beeb growing ever since. Life Raft Treats has done pop ups, food carts, food trucks, and now it's a full-on wholesaler.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "It's all I got."

In this episode with Cynthia Wong we will discuss:

  • Burning out of restaurants
  • Starting small
  • Chefs stealing credits from their cooks/bakers
  • Inventing a unique product
  • Being nominated for a James Beard
  • Pop ups
  • Food trucks
  • Wholesale

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

 

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • I have a gear that other people don't
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • I'm really impatient
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • What's your favorite stupid movie?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Supply chain and inflation
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Don't be a asshole and don't let anyone be an asshole to you
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Try our best to accommodate wacky ideas
  7. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Be as generous as you can possibly be
    • Don't be an asshole
    • Don't let anyone be an asshole to you

Contact:

Website: https://www.liferafttreats.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Cynthia Wong for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Cynthia_Wong_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Tia Clark is the Founder of Casual Crabbing with Tia, based in Charleston, SC. Casual Crabbing with Tia is an experience that teaches you the art of crabbing, from throwing a cast net to setting bait and fishing, all on the water's edge. It's for anyone; young or old, skilled or unskilled. Tia is a food and beverage veteran, having started washing dishes at 17 and doing basically every job in a kitchen until in 2017 when she started "Let's Go Crabbing" as an Airbnb Experience. It soon became one of the best and most popular in the world. Today she books the events through her own website and has a full crew.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Work for joy and not money."

In this episode with Tia Clark we will discuss:

  • Depression in the restaurant industry
  • Building a work "crew" rather than employees
  • Making a connection with the ocean
  • Substance abuse in the industry
  • Being introduced to crabbing
  • Getting customers to leave positive reviews
  • Charging what your service is worth
  • The importance of creating your own website

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: https://www.casualcrabbingwithtia.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Tia Clark for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Tia_Clark_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Mickey Bakst is the Co-Founder of Ben's Friends. Ben’s Friends is a community of chefs, bartenders, line cooks, servers, sommeliers, host and hostesses, GMs and owners who have found or are seeking sobriety. Their mission: "to offer community, hope and a path forward for those struggling with substance abuse and addiction." Mickey Bakst has been sober since 1982. He began his restaurant career in the early 70's at a restaurant in Newport Beach, CA. In 1974 he bought into the restaurant and was a co-owner from 1974 until his exit in 1982 when he also go sober. After successfully navigating AA and attaining his sobriety, he rejoined the restaurant industry in the fine dining realm. He is "officially" retired now, after serving as the GM at Charleston Grill. He is known as the "unofficial mayor of Charleston" today.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Sobriety is my super power."

In this episode with Mickey Bakst we will discuss:

  • Sobriety
  • Substance abuse in the industry
  • The industry in the 70s and 80s
  • Fine dining
  • Taking care of your people and your guests at an equal measure
  • The future of the industry

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: https://www.bensfriendshope.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Mickey Bakst for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Mickey_Bakst_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Scott Shor is the Owner/Managing Partner at Edmund's Oast. Scott moved to Charleston in 2004. He began working at Ted's Butcher block in 2007, which had a small craft beer selection. This is where his fondness for craft beer and spirits really took hold. In 2008, he opened Charleston's Beer Exchange. He opened another locations, called Greenville Beer Exchange in 2010 and later sold it. It is still operational today. Finally, in 2017, he opened Edmun's Oast, which now has two locations including a brewery. Today, Edmund's East Brewing Co. sells its products to 8 states.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "You gotta want it."

In this episode with Scott Shor we will discuss:

  • What is hard work?
  • How to open a business "wrong"
  • Retail
  • How to garner investors
  • Offering ownership to employees
  • Investing in your people
  • Private events
  • Impact on community

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Willingness to work
    • Surround yourself with amazing people
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Unrelenting willingness
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • People who are genuine
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Rising costs of everything
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • The team puts people first
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Underberg - digestive bitter
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Stop and asses what you are doing and why you are doing it
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • You can make anything meaningful and make it matter
    • Help people
    • Give back

Contact:

Email: scott@edmundsoast.com

Instagram: @edmundsoast

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Scott Shor for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Scott_Shor_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

James London is the Chef/Owner of Chubby Fish in Charleston, South Carolina. Chubby Fish is a dock-to-table restaurant where all dishes are sold using fish caught on the day it is served. James decided at the age of 20 to leave drumming in bands behind for a career as a chef and restaurant owner. he attended culinary school and by the age of 26, he was the Executive Chef at a Nico's from 2010-2012. He worked in New York and California until he returned to Charleston and opened his own restaurant, Chubby Fish, in 2018.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Be like water."

In this episode with James London we will discuss:

  • Culinary school
  • Working as a executive chef
  • Partnerships
  • When owners clash
  • Opening a restaurant
  • Dock-to-table restaurants
  • Pitching to investors and banks

Today's sponsor:

Meez - If you're a chef, consultant, operator, or generally if you manage recipes intended for professional kitchens, meez is built just for you. Organize, share, prep, and scale recipes like never before. Plus, get fast and accurate food cost and nutrition analysis. Sign up today for 2 FREE months of invoice processing. With Invoice Processing, you can link all of your purchases to ingredients in your recipes, and the most current cost will be automatically reflected in every recipe.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • I love my people
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • ADD
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • 5 year plan?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Expansion
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Calmness under pressure
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Say goodbye to every guest that leaves the restaurant
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Cook family meal for employees
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Be like water
    • The golden rule
    • Be nice to everyone

Contact:

Website: https://www.chubbyfishcharleston.com

Instagram: @chubbyfishchs

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to James London for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: James_London_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Randi Weinstein is the Founder of FAB. Randi Weinstein is from Long Island and got her start in the industry in the front of house. After moving to Charleston, she became Director of Events at Wine + Food Festival from 2006 until 2014. In 206 she Founded FAB (Females And Business) which began as one person's vision to create a business workshop for all women in hospitality. The intent of FAB is to be a place for women to connect with others, share stories, become each other's resources, champions, and ultimately, empower one another.

Unstoppables! Please consider taking this survey about our listener demographics so that we can better determine how to best serve our listeners. Less than 10 simple questions. Here is the link: CLICK HERE

Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Just ask."

In this episode with Randi Weinstein we will discuss:

  • When old money combats new money in a city
  • How a hurricane affects a community
  • Events planning
  • The political impact on restaurants
  • The emergence of southern cooking in the national attention
  • The vision of a better restaurant industry in the future

Today's sponsor:

Ovation - Do you want real-time feedback from your guests instead of 1-star reviews? Ovation uses a 2-question, SMS-based survey, and frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools to enable restaurants to easily resolve guest concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, discover insights to improve, and drive revenue. Unstoppable listeners who sign up will get$100 off their set-up fee! Visit ovationup.com/unstoppable to learn more.

1Huddle1Huddle is a coaching and development platform using quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively level up and fire up your workforce. With a mobile-first approach to preparing the modern worker, a library of 3,000+ quick-burst skill games, and the option to instantly create personalized content – 1Huddle is changing the way restaurants develop their workers by transforming traditional manuals and videos into deceptively simple, highly effective mobile games proven to level up workers quickly.

Key clients include Loews Hotels, Novartis, Madison Square Garden, Yum, FB Society, Hakkasan, TAO Group, and the Dog Haus.

Restaurant Systems Pro - Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: https://www.thisisfab.com

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Huge thanks to Randi Weinstein for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

With excitement allow me to introduce today's guest Founder and CEO of The Famous Big Dave's Cheesesteaks. A West Philadelphia native, restaurateur and philanthropist, Derrick “D” Hayes understands the value of hard work and perseverance. After falling into trouble with the law as a young man, Derrick found himself granted with an unexpected second chance and vowed to dedicate his time to giving back to his community while building a business to bring Atlanta a taste of his Philly roots. Inspired by his fond memories of assisting his grandfather in the kitchen for Sunday dinners, the charismatic visionary made his foray into the culinary world. 

Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks proves to be an inspiring small business success, but not without its challenges. Derrick launched his first brick-and-mortar venture in a humble setting: a 700-square-foot space inside a Dunwoody, Georgia, Shell gas station. Following the opening, Derrick worked to build a following while cooking behind the grill each day, but the concept was met with little-to-no foot traffic. Months later, rapper, actress & fellow Philadelphia native Eve made a trip to visit the small restaurant while in town for a project. She posted a photo on social media, and the rest was history. In 2016, Derrick rebranded the concept from Dave’s Philly Water Ice into Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks. Since then, it has grown into a nationally-known cheesesteak staple. 

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Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Life is not a track meet, it's a marathon; it's all about how you end."

In this episode with Derrick Hayes we will discuss:

  • Anything and everything

Today's sponsor:

For restaurants, large costs can pop up fast, but traditional loans are too slow. That’s why you need Zinch – They’re a direct lender that can fund up to $250,000 in less than 2 days. Apply online and you can get a response within 24 hours. Right now, my listeners get their application fee waived by going to financingthatworks.com. Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license.

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Hard work
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Loving too much
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Loyalty
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Me
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • What goes around comes around
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • The customer is always right
  7. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • My wisdom
    • My words
    • My knowledge

Contact:

Instagram: @officialdhayes @bigdavescheesesteaks

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Huge thanks to Derrick Hayes for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Direct download: Derrick_Hayes_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Ann and Chris Demant are the Founders of Grills by Demant, a live-fire stainless steel grills fabricator based in Atlanta. Chris and Ann are from Denmark and met in 2009. Chris was a stainless steel fabricator making industrial food equipment and Ann was studying to work in healthcare. They moved to Atlanta in 2015 to start the Grills by Demant business and have been making grills for restaurants ever since.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "Work hard, work smart, and play hard."

In this episode with Ann and Chris Demant we will discuss:

  • Married business partners
  • Live-fire grilling
  • Variables to consider when purchasing a live-fire grill

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Instagram: @grillsbydemant

Website: https://grillsbydemant.com/welcome

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Huge thanks to Ann and Chris Demant for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Direct download: Grills_by_Demant_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:35pm EDT

Anthony Valletta is the President of Bartaco. Valletta is from Boston and studied the restaurant business both in the US and abroad in London. After graduating in 2005, he eventually found himself as the Managing Partner at Longhorn Steakhouse and stayed with the company for 7 years. He was Del Frisco's Director of Operations for 7 years from 2011 to 2018. He then worked as the COO at Mina Group, and held the same title at Birdcall in Denver. He has been the President of Bartaco since 2021.

Check out episode 829 with Andy Pforzeimer Co-Founder of Bartaco as mentioned in today's episode.

Check out episode 966 with Sam Caucci Founder & CEO of 1Huddle as mentioned in today's episode.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • Cowards never start. Losers never finish. Winners never stop."

In this episode with Anthony Valletta we will discuss:

  • The role of the "President" in a restaurant company
  • Corporate restaurant world
  • Empowering managers
  • Restaurant tech and where to find the best options
  • Gaining loyalty in stead of frequency with a limited marketing budget

Today's sponsor:

For restaurants, large costs can pop up fast, but traditional loans are too slow. That’s why you need Zinch – They’re a direct lender that can fund up to $250,000 in less than 2 days. Apply online and you can get a response within 24 hours. Right now, my listeners get their application fee waived by going to financingthatworks.com. Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license.

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Discipline
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Patience
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Humility
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Acquisition and retention of great people
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Do three things really well at one time, and prioritize them properly
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Go above and beyond for a guest no matter what
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Don't say who wrote the rule, afraid to change
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • No one will remember what you did, they remember how you made them feel
    • Gratitude turns what we have into enough
    • A mistake made twice is a decision

Contact:

Email: avalletta@bartaco.com

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And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Anthony Valletta for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Anthony_Valletta_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Cleophus Hethington is the Chef de cuisine at Zak the Baker in Miami. Chef Ophus started his post-school life in the Navy as a corpsman. He left and worked in healthcare for about 8 years before switching careers entirely and working at Yardbird, opened by John Kunkel, in Miami. He worked in many restaurants, and other cities outside of Miami, before becoming the Chef de Cuisine at Zak the Baker, a nationally-known restaurant among the Wynwood Walls of Miami.

Check out episode 250 and episode 971 with John Kunkel as mentioned in today's episode!

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "The solution lies in the salt and spices."

In this episode with Cleophus Hethington we will discuss:

  • Imposter syndrome
  • How the navy prepares you for a civilian career
  • Mental health in the industry
  • Race in the industry

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • I show up
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Communication
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Do you care? Do you show up?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Patients
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Consistency
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Try to not day no
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
    • Culture tanks
  9. What is one thing you don't feel restaurateurs do well enough of often enough?
    • Open restaurants
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • The solution lies in the salt and the spices
    • It's just food
    • Food is a starting point

Contact:

Email: chefophus@gmail.com

Instagram: @chefophus

Thanks for listening!

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And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Cleophus Hethington for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Cleophus_Hethington_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Doug Zeif is the Founder and CEO of Next! Hospitality Advisors. Doug grew up in Queens, NY and began as an amusement park cook and eventually worked as a bagel baker. He was hired as the Assistant General Manager at a steakhouse in 1980. Soon after, he began working for The Cheesecake Factory and took the restaurant from 2 to 31 locations. He has since helped and advised many companies, including Hilton, Doubletree, Waldorf: Astoria, Conrad Hotels, Marriott, Sheraton, Westin, LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels, Fairmont Hotels, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "If you keep doing what you've been doing, you're going to keep getting what you've been getting."

In this episode with Doug Zeif we will discuss:

  • Hotels
  • Controlling profit and cost
  • Partners
  • Accountability

Today's sponsor:

For restaurants, large costs can pop up fast, but traditional loans are too slow. That’s why you need Zinch – They’re a direct lender that can fund up to $250,000 in less than 2 days. Apply online and you can get a response within 24 hours. Right now, my listeners get their application fee waived by going to financingthatworks.com. Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license.

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Perseverance
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Impatients
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • What can I count on you for?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • People
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Be able to say you're sorry
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Ask people for great Google reviews
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Don't take care of their people
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Work hard
    • Don't look back
    • Look forward

Contact:

Email: doug@nexthospitality.com

Thanks for listening!

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Huge thanks to Doug Zeif for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Doug_Zeif_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Dave Domzaski is the owner of Barmetrix Miami and the author of The Bar Shift: 41 Short Management Lessons You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way! Dave began at Barmetrix as the Director of Operations in the Washington D.C. area before becoming the owner of the Barmetrix operation in Miami in 2017. Barmetrix is a small group of passionate people who earn their living by helping restaurants and bars run better/more profitable businesses. They specialize in inventory control, staff training, and management coaching. 

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "Whatever you are, be a good one."

In this episode with Dave Domzalski we will discuss:

  • Franchising
  • 5 ways to coach up your staff for better numbers

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: https://www.barmetrix.com/

Email: dave.domzalski@barmetrix.com

Thanks for listening!

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Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Dave Domzalski for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Dave_Domzalski_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:30am EDT

Jamila West is the owner of Rosie's in Miami. Jamila began working in restaurants at the age of 16 as a buster. She attended and graduated from both the C.I.A. and Johnson and Wales. She worked for upscale restaurants in New York, LA, Kuwait, Dubai, and Miami. She and Chef Akino West opened The Copper Door, a bed and breakfast, in Miami, which operated from 2018-2020. They transitioned that business into the currently thriving Rosie's Miami, a full-service Southern-American restaurant.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Capitalize on things that are easy for you."

In this episode with Jamila West we will discuss:

  • Self-awareness
  • Graduating from both the C.I.A. and Johnson and Wales
  • Working Kuwait as a young restaurant professional
  • Restaurant openings
  • Training
  • Being in business with your significant other
  • Mental health in the industry

Today's sponsor:

For restaurants, large costs can pop up fast, but traditional loans are too slow. That’s why you need Zinch – They’re a direct lender that can fund up to $250,000 in less than 2 days. Apply online and you can get a response within 24 hours. Right now, my listeners get their application fee waived by going to financingthatworks.com. Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license.

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Sense of people
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Organization
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Smile
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Evolving the business financially
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Have pride in what you are doing
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Uniform choice
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Being on the floor and out of the office
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Give back to your community
    • Lead by example
    • Have fun

Contact:

Instagram: @rosiesmia

Website: https://www.rosiesmia.com/

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

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Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Jamila West for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Jamila_West_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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John Kunkel is the Founder & CEO of 50 Eggs Hospitality. John founded 50 Eggs back in 2004. This world-renowned hospitality group houses several forward-thinking concepts, including Capri, Spring Chicken, Wakuda, Yardbird, Spritz, and Chica. 50 Eggs Hospitality Group is a full-service culinary and hospitality firm focusing on developing cutting-edge brands that deliver unparalleled dining experiences throughout the United States and abroad. For John's full story and background, check out episode 250 with John Kunkel when he was first featured on Restaurant Unstoppable.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "The Man in the Arena." by Theodore Roosevelt

In this episode with John Kunkel we will discuss:

  • Expansion, scaling, growth, and the future of both the industry and 50 Eggs Hospitality

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Discipline
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Patience
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Passion, enthusiasm
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Staffing
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Integrity
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Hospitality, personalize service
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • High integrity, do the right thing
    • Take care of the ones you love
    • Do your best, no matter what

Contact:

Website: https://www.50eggsinc.com

Thanks for listening!

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And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to John Kunkel for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: John_Kunkel_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Ian Fleischmann is the Executive Chef at Fabel Miami. Chef Ian began in the industry at the age of 14 as a dishwasher. From 2009-2013 he worked at Yamato Japanese Steakhouse where he became a Sous Chef. He then attended culinary school and got his start in the hotel restaurant industry at the Four Seasons in Denver. He moved on to Brava by Brad Kilgore and then over to Highgate Hotels, from Groot Hospitality in Miami. He opened Fabel Miami in December of 2022.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Do or do not. There is no try."

In this episode with Ian Fleischmann we will discuss:

  • Efficiency
  • Organization
  • "Briefing" and "debreifing"
  • High volume hotel restaurants
  • Developing a personal style in cooking

Today's sponsor:

For restaurants, large costs can pop up fast, but traditional loans are too slow. That’s why you need Zinch – They’re a direct lender that can fund up to $250,000 in less than 2 days. Apply online and you can get a response within 24 hours. Right now, my listeners get their application fee waived by going to financingthatworks.com. Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license.

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Brute force
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Ego
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Honesty and consistency
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Finding honest people
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Consistency
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Don't say no to the guest
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Manage finances property
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Do or do not
    • Don't put too much stock in the moment
    • Take some time off

Contact:

Instagram: @ian_fleischmann

Thanks for listening!

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And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Ian Fleischmann for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Ian_Fleischmann_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

David Foulquier is the Chef/Owner at We All gotta Eat!. He began his career working for Daniel Boulud. He attended the University of Miami and transferred to Florida International University to finish up his studies in culinary and hospitality management. He then worked for Jean George and eventually took a job as a cook in Barcelona at Restaurante Hofmann. At the age of 25, he opened his first restaurant, Fooq's, in Miami. He is now the owner of 5 concepts with three more opening soon.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "Be the best at what you do."

In this episode with David Foulquier we will discuss:

  • The role of a host in FOH
  • Customer retention
  • Privilege in the industry
  • Partnerships
  • Pop ups
  • What happens when an influencer brings attention to your restaurant

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Instagram:

@we.all.gotta.eat

@eleventhstreetpizza

@noz17nyc

Email: info@eleventhstreetpizza.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to David Foulquier for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: David_Foulquier_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Leo Holtzman is the co-founder of SoCal Cantina and founder of Cocktail Conjuring, Inc. Leo first started tending bar in Orlando when he attended UCF triple majoring in Theatre, Psychology and Hospitality Management. Bartending was just a means to an end until he could make it as a full-time close-up magician. Upon graduation he moved back to Miami and worked as a magician/performer for various events and companies while working a few nights a week at Cadillac Ranch. Eventually he became the bar manager of Cadillac Ranch while the performing season was in a lull. In 2012, he wanted to take his talents to Las Vegas and saw that his best opportunity was to work for the new hip and chic hotel, SLS South Beach. SLS had/has plans for a large scale resort in Las Vegas set to open Labor Day weekend 2014. He landed an entry level job at SLS as a bar back at Katsuya’s Dragon Lounge mixology bar. This was his first introduction to the world of “mixology”. He learned everything from the bottom and within 6 months was the head bartender/manager and was in charge of all normal duties of the bar program including cocktail design. During his time with SLS he also took on consulting and worked various events including the Lucky Rice festival and Bacardi Legacy competition. His talents did not go unnoticed and in 2014 he partnered with Patrick Gleber, owner of Tobacco Road, to open Cocktail Collection and put his magic career on hold. Cocktail Collection was the hottest bar in Miami, featuring a rotating original cocktail menu and local artist show cases. Cocktail Collection has received numerous accolades from various mediate outlets and critics including the only 5 star cocktail lounge/bar rating on YELP in the greater Miami area. It was loved by guests and critics, a rare feat in today’s hospitality market. Then without notice Tobacco Road and Cocktail Collection were demolished to make way for the new high rises of Brickell. But Leo kept on bringing his cocktails and hospitality though Cocktail Conjuring events, pop-ups and consulting for select venues including Norwegian Cruise Line and The Palms Hotel and Spa. Then out of nowhere AJ Billapando contacted Leo with an idea. AJ had remembered one night at Cocktail Collection where he had the best cocktails of his life and a surreal experience of Leo performing close-up magic for a group of him and his friends. The cocktails and experience was unpretentious yet sophisticated- something he wanted SoCal to embody. After a brief call, the two met and came up with SoCal Cantina over night. They opened a week later in Brickell and were a wild success. SoCal Cantina offers out-of-this-world margaritas as well as some classics from Cocktail Collection menu (smoke fashion anyone??). The drinks pair perfectly with quite simply the best tacos you will ever have.

Since our last conversation in February of 2021, SoCal Cantina has opened another location in Tuscaloosa, AL. They are currently looking at opportunities to open new locations in Las Vegas and Austin, TX.

Check out episode 794 with Leo Holtzman as mentioned in today's episode!

Check out episode 966 with Sam Caucci Founder and CEO of 1Huddle as mentioned in today's episode!

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "Do it now."

In this episode with Leo Holtzman we will discuss:

  • Expansion outside your city
  • Partnerships
  • "Percentage rent"
  • Finding the right market for your concept
  • Buildouts
  • Guerrilla marketing
  • Checklists
  • Training
  • Coaching - make it fun!
  • Franchising

Today's sponsor:

For restaurants, large costs can pop up fast, but traditional loans are too slow. That’s why you need Zinch – They’re a direct lender that can fund up to $250,000 in less than 2 days. Apply online and you can get a response within 24 hours. Right now, my listeners get their application fee waived by going to financingthatworks.com. Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license.

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Instagram...

Personal: @cocktail_conjuror

Business: @socal_cantina

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

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And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Leo Holtzman for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Leo_Holtzman_2_PODCAST_NEW_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Travis Talbot is the Principal + Lead Strategist at Hospitality Arts Group. Travis got started in the industry at the age of 9 working for his mother on a farm in Canada. Travis has worked in so many areas of the industry, from night clubs to restaurants, from concert venues to food trucks. He experienced ownership for the first time when he opened Crush Champagne Lounge in Vancouver in 2003, and again with Snatch Rock n' Roll Lounge in Calgary. Today he serves as Principal + Lead Strategist at Hospitality Arts Group and will soon be operating Apex Fox Coaching.

Check out episode 966 with Sam Caucci as recommended in today's episode!

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "What's your plan?"

In this episode with Travis Talbot we will discuss:

  • The difference between a plan and intention
  • Behavioral economics
  • The difference between management and leadership
  • Working with Live Nation and putting on shows
  • Menu engineering
  • Post-COVID menu design
  • Ownership

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Diligence
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Passion
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Understanding, do we understand them and do they understand us?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Marketing, getting the word out
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Kindness, just be nice
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • The follow-up, after the check is dropped
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • They don't have a plan
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Have fun
    • Be kind
    • Adventure

Contact:

Website: Apex Fox Coaching

Website: Hospitality Arts Group

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Travis Talbot for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Travis_Talbot_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Sam Caucci is the Founder and CEO of 1Huddle. Before founding 1Huddle, Sam was in the business of training professional athletes across the US as the General Manager of Perfect Competition. He then became a Strategy Consultant in the same career field. Later, in 2018, he founded 1Huddle which is a coaching and development platform that uses quick-burst mobile games to more quickly and effectively educate, elevate, and energize a company's workforce.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favorite success quote/mantra:

  • "What you tolerate, you encourage."

In this episode with Sam Caucci we will discuss:

  • Starting in the sports franchise world
  • Onboarding
  • Finding and retaining talent
  • Creating an optimal-performance environment
  • Generative learning

Today's sponsor:

For restaurants, large costs can pop up fast, but traditional loans are too slow. That’s why you need Zinch – They’re a direct lender that can fund up to $250,000 in less than 2 days. Apply online and you can get a response within 24 hours. Right now, my listeners get their application fee waived by going to financingthatworks.com. Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license.

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Website: https://1huddle.co/

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Sam Caucci for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Sam_Caucci_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Robert Guarino is the Owner and head Coach at 5 Napkin Burger in NYC. Robert started in the industry as a teenager bussing tables. He then went to the Cornell Hotel School. In 2001 he met his long-time partner Simon Oren, who took him on as the GM at Marseille. In 2007 they opened Nizza together in 2007 and then in 2008, 5 Napkin burger was opened. 5 Napkin Burger scaled up to 7 locations, but has since scaled down to 2 core locations in NYC. Robert has also been a part of other concepts in the same neigborhood as 5 Napkin Burger, such as Playa Betty’s and Schmackary's Cookies.

Please use this link if you are interested in Ovation based on recommendations in today's episode: www.ovationup.com/unstoppable

Check out episode 799 with Rev Ciancio as mentioned in today's episode.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "If you're not getting better, you're getting passed."
  • "Greatness is many, many small acts, but each one is doable."

In this episode with Robert Guarino we will discuss:

  • Opening and closing restaurants
  • How to create a great casual dining experience, a "meeting place"
  • Systems
  • Training
  • Scaling forward and scaling back

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Natural empathy
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Wanting to do everything
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Are they excited?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Staffing
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • No assholes
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Say yes
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
    • Say thank you
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Be kind to others
    • Have fun doing what you do
    • Find great people to love and work with

Contact:

Instagram: @restaurantlifer

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Robert Guarino for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Robert_Guarino_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Keely Beasecker entered the restaurant industry in 1982. Before that, she was a competitive swimmer at Auburn in Alabama. When she left competitive swimming, she began working at Quincey’s Steakhouse in South Carolina. There, she became a master of FOH. In 1991, she and some partners opened the first Niffer’s in Auburn, AL. In 1994 they opened a second location which closed in 1996. In 2001, the true second Niffer’s location opened and today there are 3 total Niffer’s locations.

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "Improve everyday by 1%."

In this episode with Keely Beasecker we will discuss:

  • Discipline in the industry
  • Comparing the restaurant business with competitive swimming
  • Opening a second location too far from your first
  • Opening and closing a second location
  • Expansion in order to give better opportunities to your staff
  • Checklists
  • Prime cost
  • Cell phones in the workplace
  • Kids these days

Today's sponsor:

For restaurants, large costs can pop up fast, but traditional loans are too slow. That’s why you need Zinch – They’re a direct lender that can fund up to $250,000 in less than 2 days. Apply online and you can get a response within 24 hours. Right now, my listeners get their application fee waived by going to financingthatworks.com. Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license.

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Discipline
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Heart
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • What did you do today to better the company?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Staffing
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Have fun
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Never have a tea glass below the halfway point
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Train
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Fun
    • Love
    • Laughter

Contact:

Email: kbeasecker@niffers.com

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Huge thanks to Keely Beasecker for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Direct download: Keely_Beasecker_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Tanner Agar began his hospitality career as a Segway delivery driver in Chicago as a teen. Since then, he has had a very storied career in many avenues and places in the industry. He has worked in 6 countries, including Canada, Spain, France, Tanzania, and New Zealand. He believes he grew the most at his job in Spain. In 2017, he Co-Founded Rye in Dallas with his business partner, Nick. Today he is the CEO of Walkabout Hospitality Group, under which Rye and Apothecary, another of his restaurant creations, operates. A second location of Rye has also opened recently.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "I don't want to get to the end of my life having lived only the length of it, I want to have lived the width of it as well."

In this episode with Tanner Agar we will discuss:

  • Business partners
  • It's all about the team
  • Valuing employee input
  • Treat your guests like possible future investors
  • Marketing
  • Surviving a fire in your restaurant
  • Employee benefits

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Excellence is the habit
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Demanding more than is necessary sometimes
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Knowledge-based questions until exhaustion
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Handing off everything to a new group of people
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Respect the work that we're doing
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Not allowed to hold a dirty dish in front of the guest
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • They don't let other people do the work while also making sure they have the support
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Drink deeply from books and other sources from people who are different from you
    • Be yourself because everyone else is already taken
    • Remember that since you can't take it with you, don't leave anything on the table

Contact:

Instagram: @tagaragar @rye.restaurant @apothecary_bar @barleybyrye

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Huge thanks to Tanner Agar for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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Direct download: Tanner_Agar_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Sandy Korem is the Founder and CEO of Festive Kitchen in Dallas, TX. Sandy was a nurse long before she was the CEO of a catering company. She left a nursing career because of the hours and raised two kids. Then she began catering. She began in 1991 by baking brownies in a 100 sq. ft. commissary kitchen for a burger joint. Around 1996 was when she had her first true catering experience cooking for 100 people at a house party. She then moved on to a 1,400 sq. ft. kitchen and grew her business. In 2011 she created a separate retail space for selling her baked goods. Today, Festive Kitchen has 4 locations and 2 of them are retail locations.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "Don't panic; punt."

In this episode with Sandy Korem we will discuss:

  • Catering
  • Starting with no experience
  • Starting small
  • A first catering experience
  • Experiencing an egg recall for thousands of products
  • Budget
  • Packaging
  • Systems!

Today's sponsor:

For restaurants, large costs can pop up fast, but traditional loans are too slow. That’s why you need Zinch – They’re a direct lender that can fund up to $250,000 in less than 2 days. Apply online and you can get a response within 24 hours. Right now, my listeners get their application fee waived by going to financingthatworks.com. Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license.

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Email: sandy@festivekitchen.com

Thanks for listening!

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And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Sandy Korem for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Sandy_Korem_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

As a student at the University of Texas, Kyle Gorden developed a romance…with quesadillas. In 2006, At the age of 23, Kyle decided to pursue his dream to open his own restaurant– not just any restaurant– a quesadilla restaurant. He did what I would advise anyone to do; he sought out a mentor and employment with a high-performing restaurant team. For Kyle, the high-performing team was Raising Cane's. Kyle went on to spend 7 years with Raising Cane's before leaving to open his dream quesadilla restaurant, Dillas in 2013. Maggie Gordon is the President at Dillas. She majored in Business and PR in college. She joined Dillas shortly after its founding. Today, Dillas has 7 locations and looks to open 5 more in 2023.

Check out episode 699 with Kyle Gordon as mentioned in today's episode!

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • Maggie: "Get out of your comfort zone because that's where the magic happens."
  • Kyle: "Leap and the net will appear."

In this episode with Kyle and Maggie Gordon we will discuss:

  • PR and marketing
  • Letting go, releasing the "perfectionism" mentality
  • Delegation
  • Branding
  • Drive-through
  • Digital checklists
  • Training
  • Marketing
  • Life and business partners

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Email: kylegordon@dillas.com

Instagram: @dillasquesadillas

Website: https://dillas.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

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Huge thanks to Kyle and Maggie Gordon for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

 

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Kyle_and_Maggie_Gordon_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Fred Langley is the CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro. Fred got his first job in the restaurant industry at the age of 12 as a dishwasher. He worked his way up the ranks and became a restaurateur, opening his first restaurant at the age of 27. He opened his second restaurant only 4 years later. Fred joined Restaurant Systems Pro, formerly known as The Restaurant Expert, in 2004, and became the company's CEO in 2006.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "We don't show up to get everything we want, we show up to give everything we have."

In this episode with Fred Langley we will discuss:

  • Communicate with your vendor
  • NOT being ready to open a restaurant when you open your first
  • Budgets
  • Real estate

Today's sponsor:

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Youtube: @RestaurantSystemsPro

Restaurant Systems Pro website to sign up!

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Fred Langley for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Fred_Langley_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Jack Gibbons is the coo of FB Society in Dallas, TX. Jack Gibbons was a Business major at The University of Dallas. He started working at Pappas Restaurants in 1983 as a server and worked his way up to Concept Leader within the company across 25 years. He joined Twin Peaks as their President when they had only 4 locations in 2007 until 2015. In 2007 he started FB Society with a business partner and it has 8 concepts operating today with Gibbons as the company CEO.

Check out episode 819 with Clay Dover as mentioned in today's episode!

Check out episode 694 with Kulsoom Klavon as mentioned in today's episode!

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "Having the courage to create experiences never imagined."

In this episode with Jack Gibbons we will discuss:

  • The intentionality of language
  • Food halls
  • Branding
  • Scaling
  • Real estate strategy
  • Challenges to the industry as a whole going forward

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Coffee
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Taking on too much
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Real people, not fake
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Getting the best people who are smarter than I am
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Professionalism
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Quality of ice and glassware
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
    • 1Huddle - gamification of training
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Eat in their own restaurants
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Spend as much fun with your family as you can and do fun things together
    • Pour yourself into your work and if you're going to create a product, make an exceptional product
    • If you're going to spend time with people at work, make sure they are exceptional people and doing fun things together

Contact:

Website: https://www.fb-society.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

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And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Jack Gibbons for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Jack_Gibbons_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Joanna Kelley is the Founder and Owner of Cup Of Joe in Portsmouth, NH. Joanna was raised by her grandparents in Rochester, NH. She began working in a bar around 19 years old. She attended UNH for marketing and then entered the hospitality industry again at Uno's, a large chain restaurant. She eventually began working as a marketing manager at their Boston offices. Eventually she teamed up with Portsmouth restaurateur Joe Kelley (no relation) of Joe's New York Pizza, Fat Belley's, and The Thirsty Moose. With his financial investment, Joanna opened Cup of Joe, albeit with full creative control. Cup of Joe just celebrated 5 successful years serving downtown Portsmouth, NH. Joanna is also the Assistant Mayor of Portsmouth!

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "If you have 5 minutes, and someone asks you to do something; do it."

In this episode with Joanna Kelley we will discuss:

  • Benefits of working in a corporate restaurant
  • Marketing
  • Investors and partnerships
  • Going into business with friends, should you?
  • Live music in your restaurant
  • Seasonal restaurants/cafe
  • Employee benefits

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Ability to connect with people
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Ability to connect with people
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • How can I make you a better leader?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Balance
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • If you were to remove yourself from a situation, would you react the same?
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Make people feel at home, remember their names
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
    • TikTok
  9. What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough?
    • Take care of our staff
  10. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Understand that the world is bigger than you and your problems
    • This, too, shall pass
    • It is always easier to be kind

Contact:

Instagram: @cupofjoenh

Website: https://www.cupofjoenh.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Joanna Kelley for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Joanne_Kelley_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Eli Kulp is the Chef and Partner at High Street Hospitality and the host of the CHEF Radio Podcast and is based in Philadelphia, PA.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "Hard work always always always pays off."

In this episode with Eli Kulp we will discuss:

  • Legacy
  • Outliers
  • Culinary school
  • Philadelphia food and restaurant scene

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

CHEF Radio Podcast

Delicious City Podcast

Instagram: @elikulp

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Huge thanks to Eli Kulp for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

 

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Jamie Schrotberger is the CEO at Spread Bagelry. Jamie Schotberger went to school for finance and economics. He began working after that at investment firm Black Rock where we focused on recognizing businesses that were disruptors in their markets while also being scalable. He left that company to serve as the CFO at Garces Group, where he met Brooks Tanner, Spread Bagelry's current COO. Jamie joined Spread Bagelry as the CEO in 2019 and plans to scale the business to 50 locations within just a few years. Spready currently has 10 locations, and looks to open 8 more before the end of 2023.

Check out episode 955 with Brooks Tanner as mentioned in today's episode!

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "Inspire and encourage." Instead of Command and Conquer.

In this episode with Jamie Schrotberger we will discuss:

  • Reducing the commoditization of bagels
  • Fast casual
  • Different generations use restaurants differently
  • Growing too fast

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Knowledge bombs

  1. Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
    • Humility
  2. What is your biggest weakness?
    • Too optimistic
  3. What's one thing you ask or look for when interviewing/growing your team?
    • Culture, will they elevate the entire group?
  4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
    • Growth, product distribution
  5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
    • Don't think small, think about future growth
  6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
    • Notice people and understand "the other side of the counter"
  7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner?
  8. What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations?
  9. If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be?
    • Be kind
    • Have humility
    • Treat everybody with the same amount of respect and care

Contact:

Email: jamie@spreadbagelry.com

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Huge thanks to Jamie Schrotberger for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
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Chef Brooks Tanner studied at Cornell University. Brooks is known for his underlining team building abilities and fiscal awareness. His passion is building concrete infrastructures to support high-quality services and educate those on how to waste less, be sustainable and eat well while financially building for their future. The last time Chef Tanner joined the show, he served as Executive Chef at Rockhill located in Cherry Hill, NJ. Today, he is the COO at Spread Bagelry.

Check out episode 360 with Brooks Tanner as mentioned in today's episode.

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Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "People and culture."

In this episode with Brooks Tanner we will discuss:

  • Catering
  • The good parts of the grind
  • Working alongside your people as a leader
  • Consulting
  • Franchising

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

Email: info@spreadbagelry.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Brooks Tanner for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Brooks_Tanner_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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Kyle Inserra is a 17-year restaurant industry veteran, and commercial real estate professional focused on the nurturing and strategic growth of emerging Hospitality, Lifestyle, and Retail brands nationally. His industry knowledge, coupled with an insider’s perspective of what it means to be a restaurant operator day in and day out, allows him to relate to his clients’ ever-changing needs.

Mr. Inserra is at the forefront of both restaurant and real estate trends and spends a significant portion of his time creating content on multiple social media platforms. In addition, his two podcasts, The National Restaurant Owners Podcast and Commercial Real Estate School – have Kyle speaking with forward-thinking thought leaders in both the hospitality industry and commercial real estate space on a current industry topic on a weekly basis. 

Check out episode 769 with Kyle Inserra!

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Show notes…

Calls to ACTION!!!

Favor success quote/mantra:

  • "Move fast and make mistakes along the way."

In this episode with Kyle Inserra we will discuss:

  • Real estate
  • The future of restaurant real estate
  • The future of vending machines
  • Branding
  • Marketing
  • The metaverse

Today's sponsor:

At Popmenu, we know that in today’s world, a great hospitality experience usually begins onlineKeeping the conversation with guests going beyond the meal also requires simple, powerful, fun technology capable of expression through all kinds of channels. Our team takes pride in helping restaurants put their best foot forward digitally so they can focus on what they do best. We think PDF menus are super boring, we believe 3rd party platforms have had too much say in how consumers find their next dining experience and we deeply feel that sharing your beautiful menu doesn’t have to be so difficult, time-consuming and expensive. As a listener of the Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive $100 off your first month of Popmenu!

Join the 60-day Restaurant Systems Pro FREE TRAINING. This is something that has never been done before. This 60-day event is at no cost to you, but it is not for everyone. Fred Langley, CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro, will lead a group of restaurateurs through the Restaurant Systems Pro software and set up the systems for your restaurant. During the 60 days, Fred will walk you through the Restaurant Systems Pro Process and help you crush the following goals: Recipe Costing Cards; Guidance in your books for accounting; Cash controls; Sales Forecasting(With Accuracy); Checklists; Budgeting for the entire year; Scheduling for profit; More butts in seats and more… Click Here to learn more.

Contact:

NROP on Spotify

NROP on Apple Podcasts

Instagram: @kyleinserra

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.

Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.

And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Huge thanks to Kyle Inserra for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!
Direct download: Kyle_Inserra_PODCAST_mixdown.mp3
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