Brutal Restaurant Budgets Often Lead to the Best Innovations Sep 17, 2025

When money’s tight, creativity has to be tighter — and that’s exactly what you’ll learn about in episode 133 of the “Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast. I share how the most resilient operators innovate without big tech, big teams or big checks. You’ll learn how to spot high-impact opportunit...

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How to Manage a Restaurant: Establish Accountability Sep 16, 2025

Have you ever said, “We’ve tried systems, but they didn’t work”? Here’s the uncomfortable truth: it’s not the systems; it’s the accountability. Systems fail without it. You can have the prettiest checklist and the most expensive software, but if no one makes sure those systems are followed every ...

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How to Manage a Restaurant: Become the Leader Sep 09, 2025

Here’s a truth that might sting: your restaurant’s success starts and ends with you. If your team is unmotivated, unorganized or unaccountable, it isn’t just “bad hires” — it’s leadership. And if you don’t become the leader your restaurant deserves, you’ll keep fighting the same fires day after d...

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Leadership Expert Shares Insights for Restaurant Owners Sep 03, 2025

If your restaurant feels like it’s running your life, this episode of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast is for you. I invited leadership expert and author of “Watch Me Rise" Dr. Doug “Dr. Luff” Luffborough — who went from homelessness to Harvard and a career coaching leaders — to join m...

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How to Manage a Restaurant: Train Your Team Sep 02, 2025

You can have the most brilliant systems in the world, but if your team doesn’t know them, follow them, or believe in them, they’re just paper collecting dust. Training in your restaurant isn’t optional. It’s the bridge between your vision and your reality. Without it, you’ll stay stuck in a never...

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How to Manage a Restaurant: Build Systems Aug 26, 2025

If you feel like you’re working harder than ever and your restaurant still can’t run without you, listen up. I’m about to show you the one thing that will give you your life back. It’s not magic. It’s not luck. It’s systems. Let’s talk about how to build restaurant systems that solve the problems...

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How this Restaurant Owner Runs Four Restaurants and Still Has Time for a Life Aug 20, 2025

What does it take to go from pulling double shifts in your family’s restaurant to running four successful locations while still making time for family? In this episode of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, I sat down with Matt Jacobs, a Pennsylvania-based restaurant entrepreneur who bui...

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Run a Smarter Restaurant with Restaurant Technology Aug 19, 2025

Are you managing your restaurant like it’s 2005 with spreadsheet schedules and guest checks in a shoebox? Or are you running a restaurant that practically runs itself? Which sounds better? Today I want to share how technology is reshaping restaurants so you can finally work on your business inste...

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How to Use Data in Your Restaurant POS System to Drive Traffic Aug 12, 2025

Running a restaurant on instinct might feel exciting, but it’s risky. Your gut can help you make quick decisions, but data is the co-pilot that prevents food cost and labor chaos.

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Why this College Bar Owner Uses Restaurant Coaching Aug 06, 2025

When restaurant burnout hits its peak, what comes next can be your most powerful transformation. In episode 130 of The Restaurant Prosperity Formula podcast, I flip the script, literally. Longtime restaurateur and community favorite Bob Cady takes over the mic to interview me in a deeply personal...

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How to Master Local SEO to Fill Your Restaurant Seats Aug 05, 2025

 Think SEO is just for tech bros? Wrong. SEO is your digital open sign. Ignore it, and you're basically locking your doors while potential guests walk past. Let’s pull back the curtain on how local SEO quietly becomes your number one foot traffic driver, especially as an independent restaurant ow...

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How Top Restaurants Are Dominating YouTube in 2025 Jul 29, 2025

Want to know how the savviest restaurants are staying full while others are stuck complaining about slow days? They’re not pointing fingers at the economy. They’re creating YouTube Shorts. These short, about 15-seconds, videos drive engagement through the roof and keep guests coming back. Let’s t...

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