If you’ve ever started a year full of optimism only to find yourself buried under half-finished projects and mounting stress, this one is for you. In this episode of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, I dig into why so many restaurant owners feel overwhelmed despite working harder than ev...

When someone asks me, “How do I run a successful restaurant?” what they are really asking is, “How do I stop feeling overwhelmed, behind and unsure?” I want to talk directly to you as a restaurant owner about what actually makes a restaurant successful and how to run a successful restaurant today.

 If I asked you right now, as a restaurant owner, what your food cost is, you’d probably give me a number. But if I asked you why it’s that number, where it’s leaking or which items are hurting you the most, most restaurant owners go quiet. That silence is expensive. Today I want to share the #1 way...

If you’ve ever had a powerful “aha” moment about why your restaurant feels out of control — only to find yourself right back in the chaos a week later — this episode is for you. In Part 2 of a two-part series focused on your inner game, I move beyond awareness and into execution, breaking down why i...

 Restaurant owners, let me describe a situation and see if it feels familiar. You own the restaurant. Your money is on the line. Your name is on the lease. But decisions are being made without you. Schedules change without discussion. Systems get ignored or reinterpreted. And when you push back, you...

Most restaurant owners don’t fail because they’re bad at business. They fail because they keep trying to do it alone. Once they raise their hand and ask for help, that is how coaching transforms restaurants. I want to share stories from real restaurant owners I’ve coached. These stories come from th...

Most restaurant owners spend their days obsessing over food cost, labor and sales — but what if the real driver of chaos isn’t on your P&L at all? In this episode of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, I pull back the curtain on the inner game that shapes every decision you make as a leader...

If working harder fixed restaurant problems you’d already be rich and retired. The problem is effort usually isn’t the issue. It’s a lack of structure. The good news is the structure is well within your reach. Let’s walk through the coaching framework I use to help restaurant owners create predictab...

If your restaurant can’t function without you, you don’t own a business. You own a job that never lets you leave. Let’s talk about how you as a restaurant owner about how to stop being the bottleneck in your restaurant and finally get your time back.

Most restaurant owners believe, “If I don’t d...

If you’ve ever hired someone because you needed a body to work in the restaurant and then paid for it for months, this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar. In episode 140 of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, I sit down with Dwight Crain, managing partner of Eleserv, to talk about the...

If you don’t know your numbers, you’re not leading your restaurant. You’re reacting to it. And that’s exactly why profits feel so unpredictable. One way to establish consistent profits is to learn the three numbers every restaurant owner must know to protect profit and build real freedom. These numb...

 If your team isn’t listening, it’s not because they don’t care. It’s because you stopped communicating in a way that connects. I want to help you manage one of the most frustrating problems you’ll ever face: when your restaurant team tunes you out. Let’s answer why your restaurant team isn’t listen...