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Office Hours: Sell the Thing People Dream About
Season 1 Episode 23
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scali…
1 year, 1 month ago
Brad Wise on Transforming a Bad Launch Into an Epic Brand
Season 15 Episode 120
Sometimes the only difference between those who succeed and those who fail is the decision to not give up.
Today’s guest, Chef Brad Wise, is a testam…
1 year, 1 month ago
Bruce Bromberg on the Fundamentals of Scaling
Season 15 Episode 119
Chef Bruce Bromberg is not the typical restaurant magnate that comes to mind when you think of a national restaurant group. More than anything, he’s …
1 year, 2 months ago
Office Hours: Stop Chasing Customers & Start Programming Behavior
Season 1 Episode 22
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scali…
1 year, 2 months ago
Lisa Dahl on Building an Empire and a Legacy
Season 15 Episode 118
I always looked at the big restaurant groups out there with envy.
How amazing must it be to own 6, 8, or more locations? At what point do you get ric…
1 year, 2 months ago
Rebuilding Through Hospitality: Robért LeBlanc on Culture, Storytelling & Second Chances
Season 15 Episode 117
What if a restaurant wasn’t a business—but a way to rebuild a broken city?
That’s how Robért LeBlanc saw it after Hurricane Katrina. He didn’t just op…
1 year, 2 months ago
Office Hours: How to know when it’s time to open the next location
Season 1 Episode 21
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scali…
1 year, 2 months ago
From Fine Dining to Fast Casual: John Karangis on Scaling Taste Without Losing Soul
Season 15 Episode 116
What if you could take the precision of fine dining and scale it to millions of people—without diluting the magic?
That’s the challenge John Karangis …
1 year, 2 months ago
Why He Refuses to Market and Still Sells Out: Giancarlo Pagani on Experience-First Restaurants
Season 15 Episode 115
What if the best restaurant marketing isn’t digital—it’s emotional?
Giancarlo Pagani has built some of the most talked-about restaurants in LA, not wi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Retirement Is a Trap: Derek Coburn on Redefining Success, Health & Legacy
Season 15 Episode 114
What if the goal wasn’t retirement—it was alignment?
Derek Coburn spent decades helping high-net-worth clients chase the dream of early retirement. To…
1 year, 2 months ago