The Blog
Clarity in writing.
Field notes from twenty-plus years of coaching independent restaurant owners. What works. What doesn’t. What the noise is hiding.
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Daily Admin Builds Consistent Restaurant Management Systems
If you don't track a simple set of data in your restaurant daily, you're most likely losing money. Let’s talk about the data, how to track them and what they do for your business and your ability to run a consistent operation.
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Restaurant Owners: Stop the Stress Cycle in Your Restaurant
In this episode of The Restaurant Prosperity Formula, I want to have a real heart to heart with you about how important it is that you focus your time, energy and mindset on what you can control vs what you cannot. Plus, I’ll offer three steps to take control so you can lead your business.
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How to Manage Restaurant Accounting
Many restaurant owners fall into the trap of trying to do everything themselves, including bookkeeping and payroll. While you might be saving hundreds of dollars each month, you're probably losing thousands in operating expenses? Let’s talk about how to manage restaurant accounting.
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Why Chain Restaurants Are So Good at Restaurant Management
Do chain restaurant know something independent restaurants don't? If you've ever wondered why so many of the chain restaurants are so good at restaurant management, click here and I’ll tell you their secret.
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The Absolute Best Ways to Get Restaurant Costs Under Control
In this episode of Restaurant Prosperity Formula, I talk about how restaurant owners can proactively take on big industry challenges along with examples of what some of the restaurant owners I work with have done to overcome the big challenges.
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Kitchen Operations and Food Prep Systems for Success
When it comes to managing your kitchen, what if I told you that one kitchen system can change your struggle with food cost and labor cost? I'm about to open your eyes to the power of a great prep system and the impact it can have on both your restaurant food cost and labor cost.
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What You Control as a Restaurant Owner
How you lead your business is critical to taking advantage of everything you learned these last two years. In this video, I'm going to share with you what you can control as a restaurant owner so you can be the most productive.
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An Exceptional Restaurant Starts with Exceptional Restaurant Training
In this episode of Restaurant Prosperity Formula, I’ve invited Joe Erickson of restaurantowner.com to talk to us about how important restaurant training is, what makes training effective, and how you can easily start training your managers and team members today.
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5 Biggest Restaurant Business Predictions for 2022
We know what 2020 did to the restaurant industry. It was like a raging wildfire. Then 2021 came, with some good and some really hard stuff. Now that 2022 is upon us, I want to share to my five biggest predictions for the restaurant industry.
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Restaurant Business Tip Methods
When it comes to questions about restaurant tipping policies and how to divide tips among employees, my view on restaurant tipping policies has changed over the years. Here I'll share with you my views and transformation on restaurant business tip methods.
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