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Are your hosts secretly hurting your restaurant’s growth?

Most restaurant owners massively underestimate the power of the host role and it’s costing them sales, guest retention, and long-term success.

In this podcast, Preston Lee talks why your host (or cashier in QSR) is actually one of the most important positions in your entire operation and how failing to properly define, hire, and train this role leads to mediocre guest experiences, poor reviews, and lost revenue.

You’ll learn how to reframe the host position, build a structured hiring process, and create a hospitality-driven culture that drives consistency, increases retention, and ultimately boosts your sales.

This isn’t about “being nice” or “smiling more.”
This is about building a system that creates repeat guests, stronger teams, and a scalable restaurant business.

In this podcast, I break down:
✔️ Why most restaurants completely misunderstand the host role
✔️ The biggest hiring mistake managers make in interviews
✔️ Why “the basics” are actually hurting your guest experience
✔️ How operating out of fear leads to underperformance
✔️ How to create a system that actually drives consistency and growth