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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You Know You’re An Entrepreneur When…
Let’s have a little fun and play a game I like to call, “You Know You're an Entrepreneur When…” Restaurant owners are definitely living that entrepreneur life, so join me and play along so you can learn to live the benefits of being an entrepreneur.
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What a Restaurant Coach Should Do
A coach teaches you the systems and the skillsets to become the leader that your restaurant needs. You want to push yourself, push your business and get to where you have restaurant prosperity and freedom. As a restaurant coach, that's exactly what I help you do.
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The Basics of Restaurant Management
Understanding the basics of restaurant management is critical. Here are six things to have in place to execute the basics of restaurant management.
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What Restaurant Owners Can Do to Overcome Daily Obstacles
In episode 21 of my podcast, The Restaurant Prosperity Formula, I'm talking about the challenges restaurant owners are facing today from employee burnout and labor shortage to the need for stronger management and leadership.
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What Is a Good Profit Margin for Restaurants
If you’re looking for the answer to what is a good profit margin for restaurants, read this for two truths about restaurant profits and your restaurant’s potential.
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How to Run a Restaurant Successfully
It's been over a year dealing with the pandemic and all the business restrictions, and it's been no fun. To give you some hope and something to look forward to, I want to remind you how to run a restaurant successfully once the crisis mode is passed.
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How Restaurant Owners Can Overcome Burnout
In episode 20 of my podcast, The Restaurant Prosperity Formula, I'm talking about the number one issue that is a burden in our industry right now: burnout. Let’s talk about what you can do to fight off the negative effects of restaurant burnout.
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3 Ways Jon Taffer’s Bar Rescue Sets Unrealistic Expectations
While paying respect to Jon Taffer's Bar Rescue, I also want to share with you three ways I think Jon Taffer’s Bar Rescue sets unrealistic expectations for restaurant and bar owners not featured on his show. Click to learn more.
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A Restaurant Owner Intervention
In this episode of The Restaurant Prosperity Formula Podcast, I talk about my own enabling behaviors in the workplace that I eventually turned around to make me a more successful manager and a less stressed one.
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Why Most Restaurant Operators Never Create a Budget
A budget is critical to your restaurant’s success. So why don’t more restaurant operators have and use a budget? Let me shed some light on the dreaded restaurant budget using six common excuses why independent operators never have one.
Reading is not the same as deciding.
If something in these posts named a decision you’ve been avoiding, book a Profit Finder Call with Ryan James. 30 minutes. No sales pitch. He’ll tell you the truth either way.