As a restaurant owner, have you ever wondered what you should be doing each day? Have you wondered what other restaurant owners do or if you are focusing your attention on the right tasks? I'm going to walk you through what the day might look like from my perspective. I’m not just talking about gene...
Leadership in the restaurant industry is critical to any restaurant success. From ownership to management there are 5 leadership qualities successful restaurant owners develop to run prosperous restaurants. If you're interested in improving your leadership game, let’s talk about leadership in restau...
Hiring in any business is a challenge, but the restaurant and hospitality industries are especially hard. There isn’t an entrepreneur who hasn’t been duped by a smooth-talking go-getter, a server who says they have experience, or that manager with chain experience who you think is going to take your...
Why is it that as business owners and restaurant owners that it sometimes feels like accountants show us smoke and mirrors? A lot of restaurant owners don't know what the heck accountants are saying to us. They feel beholden to them but don't know what's going on. In this video I'm going to identify...
For some restaurant owners out there, the kitchen feels foreign. Sure, you know what you want your kitchen to create for your guests. You know how fast you like tickets to come out. You have a pretty good idea of where you want your food and labor cost to be, but unless you have a strong culinary ba...
In the demanding restaurant industry, it's easy to find yourself consumed by the day-to-day operations of your restaurant. There is so much to do every day from the small tasks like opening the restaurant and pulling the cash drawers to big tasks like hiring employees and calculating dollars per lab...
In my last video tip, I talked about proven strategies to boost restaurant performance. Now I want to talk about how to inspire restaurant managers to drive success so you can transform your business.
A great management team is an essential component of a successful restaurant. But even a good mana...
Restaurant burnout is a real thing. The restaurant industry is consistent in its inconsistency. The ups and downs, the ins and outs, they demand a lot of energy and juggling. It’s a stressful industry, so how do you know when it’s just extreme stress or burnout, and why does it matter? In this video...
Have you ever felt like you've had the crap beat of out after a long day in your restaurant? Like you’ve gone 20 rounds with the World Champ? Has this ever made you feel like you don't want to go into your restaurant? Or maybe each day is just starting to feel uncomfortable, and you don't get nearly...
The restaurant business can eat you alive. For example, Ohio State University did a study many years ago that showed 59 percent of all restaurants fail in the first three years of business. The National Restaurant Association once reported that the average restaurant makes a nickel to 8 cents on eve...
If you want to achieve restaurant prosperity, which is freedom for your restaurant and the financial freedom you deserve, then you need good managers. And there lies the challenge. How do you find good managers? In this video I give you that exact answer, and my answer might surprise you.
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Are you a restaurant owner in search of how you can get your time back? Are you looking for time to spend working on your business rather than in it? Looking for time to spend with your family or doing something you love other than run your restaurant? Well, then you're in the right place. I'm going...