FULL COMP: The Voice of the Restaurant Industry Revolution

Katie Poppe is one of those success stories you read about and are wrought with envy. In 2019, seven years after opening of Blue Star Donuts, the business had 11 retail shops, 100 employees and total annual sales approaching $7 million. She was riding high going into the pandemic but then the music stopped. Today Katie shares her path to success...what it took to get there initially and the extraordinary effort required to crawl her way back from the brink. That's Katie Poppe. For more on Blue Star Donuts visit https://bluestardonuts.com FULL COMP is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls

You don't know what you don't know. What kept me up at night, no matter how many hours I put in at the restaurant, were people problems. How am I going to keep the good ones? What's a painless way to get rid of the bad eggs? And how do I make sure everyone is rowing in the right direction? I feel like I always lacked the resources when it came to human resources. That's why I was so excited to chat with Carrie Luxem. She specialized on creating leaders and building teams. Today she runs of through the fundamentals of what a successful people program looks like and how we can implement it in a cost effective way. For more on Carrie go to https://carrieluxem.com FULL COMP is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls

First who, then what. Who is going to help this restaurant succeed followed by what do we need to do to make this restaurant succeed. Few decisions in life matter more than who we decide to partner with professionally. Today we chat with the team from Source Collab. A restaurant group helmed by Chef Amber, Cindy and Beth, three women from different backgrounds that have come together to create something incredibly special. For more on  Source Collab visit https://sourcecollab.com FULL COMP is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls

If every problem is a people problem then you really only need to get better at one thing right? That's why I've called in Matt Rolfe. Matt is a people expert and he's leveraging his 15+ years in this industry to share what the top ten percent do that’s fundamentally different from the rest of the us. For more on Matt and his company visit https://mattrolfe.com FULL COMP is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls

The jury is still out on food halls. For some brands, they're a blessing and for some of us, they're a curse. There's something about the model that seems broken to me and I'm not the only one that sees it. Today we chat with John Kolaski who's reimagining the food hall from the ground up. He's thinking big while working small and the results are inspiring. That's John Kolaski. For more on K2 Restaurants visit https://www.k2restaurants.com FULL COMP is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls

What do you do when you can literally do anything? Chef Gavin Kaysen worked with some of the most talented chefs in the world. He helmed awarded restaurants in major markets. He could have opened anything anywhere. And he chose to go back to Minneapolis. Today we discuss the merits of following your heart and the positive impacts it can have personally and professionally. As it turns out, success is intentional. That's Gavin Kaysen. For more on all of the chef's projects visit https://gavinkaysen.com FULL COMP is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls

What is cool? What are those indescribable qualities that make a restaurant popular? Is it just me or does it seem to be a moving target year to year? Jon Neidich seems to have the formula down, with each spot he opens being trendier then the next. But, and this is what's truly amazing, they have staying power. Today we sit down to discuss what makes a restaurant perennially popular so that we too can become the kings and queens of cool. That's Jon Neidich. For more on Golden Age Hospitality visit https://www.goldenagehospitality.com FULL COMP is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls

What if, when you started your entrepreneurial journey, you had a playbook that guaranteed your success? Would you follow it religiously or would you deviate when inspiration strikes? Shawn Lalehzarian had that playbook. After opening countless restaurants for big brands he went independent and paired a winning plan with a top trend to create a powerhouse restaurant. In today's conversation we talk about the essential elements of the plan that led to his massive success despite a global pandemic. That's Shawn Lalehzarian. For more on The Red Chickz visit https://www.theredchickz.com FULL COMP is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls

If every restaurant is a snowflake, unique and special in its own way, then so is every chef and restaurateur. Chef Suzanne Goin is a total original. From the way she thinks, to the way she runs a restaurant to her advocacy work, the chef is on a whole other level. Today we chat about the choices she's made that have led to her massive success and her plan to continue innovating into the future. For more on the chef and her projects visit https://www.aocwinebar.com FULL COMP is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls

What's the first thing you do when you want to open your own restaurant? Liz Solomon wanted to open a restaurant but she went about it in a completely innovative way. In today's conversation, Liz takes us on her path to a brick and mortar restaurant that began with an idea, then a catering company, then food carts, then a wholesale company and then...well I guess you'll just have to listen to find out. For more on King David Tacos go to http://kingdavidtacos.com FULL COMP is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time. ________________________________ CLICK HERE to Chat with Josh Free Download: 5 Steps to Achieve a 15% Net Profit We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook Industry Town Halls