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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Run a Smarter Restaurant with Restaurant Technology
Technology is reshaping restaurants so you can finally work on your business instead of being chained to it. Learn how to run smarter with restaurant technology.
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How to Use Data in Your Restaurant POS System to Drive Traffic
How to use restaurant POS system data to reduce food costs, optimize labor, prevent theft and drive more traffic. It starts with tracking the right reports.
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Why this College Bar Owner Uses Restaurant Coaching
In this episode of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, a veteran restaurant and bar owner joins David Scott Peters to ask insightful questions.
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How to Master Local SEO to Fill Your Restaurant Seats
Let’s pull back the curtain on how local SEO quietly becomes your number one foot traffic driver, especially as an independent restaurant owner.
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How Top Restaurants Are Dominating YouTube in 2025
Let’s take a look at how top restaurants are dominating YouTube in 2025 so how you can, too.
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The #1 Trait that Separates Thriving Restaurant Owners
Over the years, I’ve noticed one common thread that ties all successful restaurant owners together: they’re persistent. Learn hwy this makes such a difference.
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How to Promote Restaurant Staff Well-Being
In this week’s “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, I dig into a highly overlooked driver of restaurant profitability and success: staff well-being.
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How to Run Your Restaurant without Being There
Restaurant systems let you impose your will whether you're there or not. To run a restaurant that doesn’t rely on you being in it every day, you need systems.
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The Truth about Restaurant Accountability
When it comes to running a successful restaurant, I always say accountability is not about punishment; it’s about taking responsibility for results.
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Take Action Like this Restaurant Owner to Transform Your Restaurant
In this episode of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, Ian McCall of ISM Brewing unpacks his journey from overwhelmed to confident, profitable restaurateur.
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