In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Anne Beiler, the founder of international restaurant success story “Auntie Anne’s Pretzels”. Anne learned the meaning of hard work, integrity, and persistence at an early age, but had many moments of doubt and lack of confidence. Despite all odds and immense personal tragedy, Anne rose above her challenges to create a global empire. Listen as Anne shares her story of restaurant success including: • How she overcame heartbreak, the limits of an 8th grade education, no money, and no business plan to create huge restaurant suc ..read more

In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Jim Collins, the owner of Town Kitchen and Grill in California. Jim wasn’t born from the restaurant business, but he certainly has a way with running a successful restaurant and leading his employees to greatness! Listen as Jim shares his story, failures, successes, and his philosophy on running a great restaurant including: • Valuable lessons learned from his tech career that he applies to his restaurant daily • His passion of building a great restaurant and recognizing his people’s successes • The true meaning of leadersh ..read more

This business is all about “SHOW BIZ! Guests don’t just come into a restaurant for food & drink, they’re looking for an experience. In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Dale Schwartz, CEO & Co-Founder of Pinstripes, which is a restaurant concept that boasts giant spaces for bowling, bocce, delicious bistro dining, events, and fun. These restaurant concepts are as large as 30,000 square feet on multiple levels. Not every restaurant and bar has this much space, but the ideas here can spark ideas of how to capture more guests and keep them spending money ..read more

Restaurant Profit Maximizer mini-course teaches you how to boost profit in your restaurant. ONLY $7 https://restaurantrockstars.com/sp/restaurant-profits That’s right, boost your restaurant profit for less than the cost of a fancy beer – Get it today then go Rock YOUR Profits and YOUR Restaurant! EPISODE NOTES: In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Howard Task and John Ebarhart of Restaurant Equippers, a family-owned company specializing in restaurant equipment going on 60 years. Listen as Howard and John talk about restaurant equipment including: • Common mist ..read more

Leading a great restaurant kitchen is difficult. It takes experience, skill, the desire to teach, patience, calm under pressure and the right chops. Most of all it takes a passion for food, people, and new experiences. In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Chef Jarad McConnell of Ocean Club St. Barths. He rose from culinary school, cooking competitions and numerous restaurant kitchens to nurture, lead and inspire his team to greatness. Listen as Chef Jarad shares his wisdom on restaurant kitchen success including: • The importance of having and being a mentor ..read more

In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Kelly Hoyman, Vice President of Marketing for an 85-unit concept called Wings and Rings. Kelly brings 30 years of proven restaurant marketing expertise to this episode. Listen as Kelly shares all things restaurant marketing including: • Lessons learned from 17 years in restaurant marketing for McDonald’s. • The role restaurant marketing plays in your own restaurant’s success • Essential and foundational brand-building • How to track Return on Investment with any marketing idea • The everyday importance of social media in yo ..read more

I get that running your restaurant is a total commitment, and business challenges never stop. Tax time is upon us, April is looming and Restaurant Taxes are due. No worries, I’ve got your back. Know that now is the time to get your financial house in order before you send the books to your tax preparer. It’s not too late to clean things up for your 2023 restaurant taxes, make some moves that will preserve your bottom line and put you in the best possible tax position. In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Mirissa Harrison, a seasoned Certified Public Accountant ..read more

Your restaurant inventory represents thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars of food and beverage sitting in your business at any given time. With so much opportunity for waste, spoilage, or loss, you really need to understand and manage all that value. When I coach restaurants, I tell them Not taking inventory is like leaving hundred-dollar bills all over your restaurant. You just wouldn’t do that, so don’t leave your restaurant inventory to chance. In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Victoria Mosley and John Nanny, from Sculpture Hospitality, a tech p ..read more

Every owner and leader wants and needs to increase restaurant sales. Success here requires many things… efficiency, systems, excellent service, but most of all engaged loyal guests. Here’s where all the power lies. Guests want to be recognized, acknowledged, and served. Providing this at a high level requires a well-trained staff and seamless technology that makes this process simple, but authentic. In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Matt Tucker, who heads up the hospitality tech platform Tock which optimizes restaurant sales, throughput, and guest satisfact ..read more

I hear it time and time again. “My employees don’t do what I expect... they call out on shifts, or they don’t show up at all”! Since the pandemic; finding, keeping, and motivating restaurant employees has just gotten harder. They seem to have a different mindset... their work ethic doesn’t meet expectations... What to do? In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I’m speaking with Scott Greenberg, a leadership and restaurant employee performance expert. On top of being a leading franchisee himself, Scott is an author and internationally acclaimed speaker for TEDx and leading top org ..read more