Restaurant Rockstars Episode #171 Priceless Legal Advice For Restaurants

Episode #171 Priceless Legal Advice For Restaurants

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When I ran restaurants, my attorney was invaluable for so many unexpected issues saving me time, money and headaches. You never know when something seemingly innocent turns into a big problem. I’m also a huge believer in creating and sustaining an unstoppable “Brand”, not just running a restaurant. Today on the Restaurant RockStars Podcast, I’m speaking with Abe Cohn, a NYC attorney who specializes in Intellectual Property, Trademark & Brand Protection for restaurants.

THE RESTAURANT ROCKSTARS PODCAST EPISODE #170

Episode #170 The Skinny On A POWERFUL BRAND

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I was blown away this week speaking with Reed Allen Slobusky – he’s the consummate impresario restaurateur. Passion drives this business, but so does marketing genius, financial acumen and a finger on the pulse of what diner’s want in a restaurant. Listen to this episode of the Restaurant RockStars Podcast, get creative and follow Reed’s lead on this. If you have one location or many locations, build and run a “BRAND”. Its truly how to open a restaurant, how to run a restaurant and how to increase restaurant business.

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Episode #169 A New Take On The Labor Shortage

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The biggest restaurant challenge today is finding and keeping a great staff! Doesn’t matter where you live or run your restaurant, unemployment is at record lows. In this episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, we explore an innovative way of recruiting. I’m speaking with last year’s Gubernatorial candidate from Maine, who now heads up the “Workforce Development Committee” for Hospitality Maine. I’m on this committee so I’ve had a first hand look and front row seat for a new program that finds, recruits and apprentices staff for restaurants and lodging properties.

Episode #164 How to add a new Custom Branded Profit Center

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Selling food and beverage is NOT enough.  Your restaurant needs multiple profit centers. Our goal is to bring you new ideas, inspiring guests and powerful tools to help improve your restaurant. So here’s a story:  Professional musician travels the country, constantly ordering out at restaurants.  He sees a broken system and a better way to streamline the online ordering process. It just so happens, he also has a tech background and creates a better way.

Episode #163 Regular Guys Building an Unstoppable Brand!

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Two regular guys with a humble story who created a unique product, opened a small shop, then another and now they’re on location 13 in multiple states.  We’ll learn how systems are the “key” to running and maintaining that all important consistency in multiple locations.  How finding, inspiring and surrounding themselves with talented and motivated people are a huge component in rocking their brand.  How never being afraid to experiment is really how to open a restaurant and how to run a restaurant.

Episode #162 How to DECREASE Costs by 12% and Find Money in your Restaurant

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When I ran restaurants I was obsessed with Profit.  Not just saving costs, but squeezing every dime of profit across the operation. In this episode you’ll learn: How to save 8 – 12% on inventory purchasing, cloud based software that manages your food and beverage Inventory as wll as recipe management, depletion and menu costing. Believe me, so many restaurants are missing these critical details at their peril.  We’re talking about saving money and finding money. 

Episode #161 The Soul Of A Great Restaurant

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Hans and I speak about cultivating and nurturing a great staff, the importance of daily training, maintaining the all-important financial controls, creating a warm inviting ambiance that captures the diner’s imagination and the marketing strategy that defines the brand. We even talk about how to share the wealth between front and back of house. In a sea of competition whether you’re new to the business or a veteran, this approach demonstrates how to open a restaurant, how to run a restaurant and how to increase restaurant business

Episode #160 Email Marketing Superheroes Dish Tips For Restaurants

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Tune in to this episode to find out how to increase sales in a restaurant through an amazingly effective Marketing Strategy.  I’m a huge believer in building that all important “Affinity” with your customers. This was super-powerful when I ran restaurants and it still is today and here’s the “key”.  We’ll learn the key-steps to building a list, getting deep engagement from your list, tapping customer data through effective surveys and using that feedback to increase restaurant sales and profit. This is how to run a restaurant folks.

Episode #159 Decades of Experience and Advice from an Industry Veteran

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What if you could gain decades of operating experience in just an hour? All the ideas that you could instantly execute, the headaches and pitfalls you could avoid, not to mention the leg up on your competition. Stay tuned. The “key” is to listen to this episode and then run right out and join your state restaurant association. Today, I’m speaking with Mr. John Barker the President and C.E.O. of the Ohio State Restaurant Association. John is an industry veteran with an illustrious prior career in numerous positions with  Wendy’s. Now he’s passionate about helping his members, restaurants and his students succeed.