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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How to Keep Restaurant Employees Happy and Why You Should Care
Get ideas for how to approach your employees, things you can do to meet their needs, how you can afford it and other resources to help you during this ongoing crisis.
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How Restaurant Technology Can Benefit Your Business
Restaurant technology can benefit your business in so many ways. Efficiency, accuracy, flow, consistency are all benefits of restaurant technology. But what kinds of technology tools are worth the investment? These questions and more are answered in this episode.
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What To Require from Your Restaurant Management Team
If you're wondering what you should expect from your restaurant managers, I’m going to answer this question for you. I can't wait to shine a spotlight on what you should be expecting from your restaurant managers on a daily basis.
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How to Understand Restaurant Accounting without Being an Accountant
Restaurant accounting can throw you for a real loop, but you can learn it well enough to understand the fundamentals, enough to use them to run your business. Let's break down restaurant accounting to make it work for you.
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Successful Restaurant Stories: Where Are They Now
In this podcast episode, my guest is Emmy Barnick, owner of The Captain’s Cabin in Washburn, ND. In this “where are they now” interview, Emmy describes her timeline from thinking about closing her restaurant to making a bottom-line improvement of $288,000 in the last 12 months. Click to listen.
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Why Restaurant Owners Should Care About Company Culture
The major transformation restaurant owners have in working with me is the shift in their company culture. Watch this video, and I’ll share exactly why restaurant owners should care about company culture.
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Owning a Restaurant in Today’s Economy
Let’s talk about this crazy economy, or at least how crazy it is for owning a restaurant in today’s economy. I have good news: there is a solution to the madness. Watch this video for some motivation and hope to get through today’s economy.
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Thoughts on the Future of Restaurant Business Development
Today's podcast discussion centers around restaurant development and technology. Anthony Amunategui, founder of CDO Group, talk about the future of the restaurant industry, technology and restaurant development insights.
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The Ideal Restaurant Cost Percentages
Do you know what your ideal restaurant cost percentages are? Do you want to know the down and dirty numbers? Here I'll teach you what your ideal restaurant cost percentages should be.
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Ideas to Manage Staffing Shortage in Your Restaurant Business
Every week I’m on calls with restaurant owners like you talking about their daily challenges, helping them manage the staffing shortage and find solutions so they can keep their doors open. Get ideas and solutions others are using to manage the staffing shortage.
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