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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Owning a restaurant is one of the most challenging businesses to run. It is not an overstatement when I tell you I talk with restaurant owners on an almost daily basis, whether that be on discovery calls, one-on-one direct access coaching calls, group coaching calls, or late night and weekend...
When I talk about coaching, I’m talking about having tools and support to transform your restaurant and your life. Avery Ward, who is the CEO of Little Italy Pizza in Groveport, Ohio, is a shining example of a restaurant owner who knew there had to be a better way of doing things in his...
Challenges in the restaurant business are a given, but sometimes there are so many in a month, a week or even a day, that you find yourself feeling fed-up and burned out. Losing your passion for your restaurant is the worst thing that can happen to it and everyone involved. If you feel like you...
As a restaurant owner, don't you want to be the best restaurant operator you can be? Are you in fact on a mission to find ways to be a better restaurant operator? In this video, I'm going to share with you the four basic things you need to always be improving to be a better restaurant operator.
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