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Kwini Reed on building an intentional restaurant
Season 10 Episode 7
Think about all of the promises you’ve made to yourself. When you hit a certain revenue goal, that’s when you’re going to take that vacation. Think o…
3 years, 11 months ago
Izzy Kharasch on lessons learned from 30 years of restaurant consulting
Season 10 Episode 6
When you have 30 years of restaurant consulting experience, you learn a lot. You get better over time, and what becomes clear are the truths that sta…
3 years, 11 months ago
Derek Brown on mindful mixology
Season 10 Episode 5
In the restaurant industry, booze is our best friend and our worst enemy. It drives profitability, but the misuse and mishandling of booze can just a…
3 years, 11 months ago
Troy Hooper on optimizing for growth
Season 10 Episode 4
Our guest today is Troy Hooper, a restaurant coach and consultant, who’s put his money where his mouth is and created eight different restaurant conc…
3 years, 11 months ago
Mark Braver on the lessons learned opening 30 restaurants
Season 10 Episode 3
Repetition is key to mastery. Today’s guest, Mark Braver has worked for some of the best concepts in the country and has personally opened over 30 re…
4 years ago
Jabin Troth on building an audience on social media
Season 10 Episode 2
What does it take to acquire one million followers on instagram? In this episode we sit down with Jabin Troth of Licensed to Distill to discuss the s…
4 years ago
Erika Polmar on the present and future of the Independent Restaurant Coalition
Season 10 Episode 1
One of the blessings that was born from the pandemic was the Independent Restaurant Coalition. A group of less than two dozen restaurateurs came toge…
4 years ago
Aaron Noveshen on building a better restaurant
Season 9 Episode 31
How do you get better at doing anything? Practice makes perfect and, today’s guest, Aaron Noveshen has over 30 years of experience in building big br…
4 years ago
Chef Quentin Garcia on bringing big city cuisine to a small town
Season 9 Episode 30
What’s up with big chefs opening restaurants in small markets? The quest for that answer led me to Chef Quentin Garcia, who left successful restauran…
4 years ago
Restaurateur Will Guidara on delivering unreasonable hospitality
Season 9 Episode 29
World-famous restaurateur Will Guidara is back with his latest project — and it’s not a restaurant, it’s a book. Will was made famous by the over the…
4 years ago