THE RESTAURANT WORKSHOP – Las Vegas, Dec. 1-3: https://dsp.coach/register-for-workshopEverybody wants to ride the wave. Nobody stands on the beach dreaming about falling off the surfboard. In episode 163 of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, I tackle the gap between wanting a profitable restaurant and becoming the owner who can actually build one. Using a surfing…
DON’T MISS MY NEW 3-DAY WORKSHOP COMING UP DEC. 1-3 IN LAS VEGAS. It’s built for restaurant owners, and we’re doing the work in the room. https://dsp.coach/register-for-workshop What if the dish your guests love most, the one your servers recommend and your kitchen cranks out all night, is quietly costing you thousands of dollars a…
DON’T MISS MY NEW 3-DAY WORKSHOP COMING UP DEC. 1-3 IN LAS VEGAS. It’s built for restaurant owners, and we’re doing the work in the room. https://dsp.coach/register-for-workshop Your labor percentage came in at 20% last week, and everybody’s celebrating. But what if your managers had nothing to do with it? In Episode 161 of “The…
An empty spot on next Friday’s schedule is scary. The wrong person filling it is worse. In episode 160 of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, I explain why I’d rather be short-staffed than keep the wrong employee on my team, even though I know how painful a hole in the schedule can be for an…
I’ve talked to a lot of experts about a lot of tools, but this conversation with Josh Kopel might be the one that changes how you think about marketing for good. Josh is a 20-year restaurant veteran turned marketing expert, and this is his third time on the show, which tells you how much value…
Most restaurant owners say they want managers who take ownership, show initiative and solve problems without a phone call. What they often build instead are managers who wait for permission. In episode 158 of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, I break down why knowing your systems isn’t the same as knowing how to think, and…
Your restaurant doesn’t lose its standards overnight. It loses them one ignored miss at a time, and in episode 157 of the Restaurant Prosperity Formula podcast, I break down exactly how that happens and what to do about it. I walk listeners through the three stages every missed standard moves through: the first miss, which…
At the end of a shift, most restaurants lose the one thing that could save them money: the truth about what just happened. In episode 156 of the Restaurant Prosperity Formula podcast, I break down the five questions every manager should answer before they clock out, so cost leaks, hospitality breakdowns and accountability gaps get…
Have you ever walked into your restaurant and spotted 10 things wrong before you even had your coat off? In episode 155 of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, I dig into a mistake I see independent restaurant owners make over and over: trying to fix the entire restaurant at once instead of installing one restaurant…
Sales are down, costs are up, and too many independent operators are trying to fix both problems by writing another check. In episode 154 of “The Restaurant Prosperity Formula” podcast, David Scott Peters sat down for something a little different: an interview where his AI assistant, Claude, asked him the questions instead of the other…