FULL COMP: The Voice of the Restaurant Industry Revolution

Do you run your restaurant or does your restaurant run your life. As entrepreneurs, we build these businesses with a singular goal in mind: freedom. But how many of us are really free? Today we chat with Elliott Bisnow, co-founder of Summit and author of Make No Small Plans, a book about building a great business and a great life. In our conversation, Elliott breaks down the key decisions that led to his success so that we too can enjoy the freedom that we deserve. Pick up your copy of Make No Small Plans wherever books are sold. ____________________________________________________________ Full Comp 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. We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows: Restaurant Marketing School Industry Town Halls

How does a restaurant stay relevant for a decade? If that feels impossible, imagine if that restaurant survived a century. Today we chat with Mark Echeverria, a 4th generation restaurateur of the famous Musso and Frank Grill on Hollywood Blvd. We'll talk about what it took to survive the last 100 years and how they intend to thrive for the next 100. For more on Musso & Frank Grill visit  https://mussoandfrank.com ____________________________________________________________ Full Comp 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. We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows: Restaurant Marketing School Industry Town Halls

What does growth look like for restaurants moving forward? From my vantage point, things are looking a lot different. Restaurateurs are getting savvy and dynamic mixing a variety of business models and few exemplify this more that Criag Blum. Johnny Doughnuts is brick and mortar and mobile. Retail and catering. And there's much more on the horizon. Today we chat with Craig about this dynamic restaurant model and how it evolves from here. For more on Johnny Doughnuts visit https://www.johnnydoughnuts.com ____________________________________________________________ Full Comp 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. We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows: Restaurant Marketing School Industry Town Halls

Catherine Tindall and her company Dominion Enterprise Solutions specialize in helping restaurant get the most money from the Employee Retention Credit with the least amount of effort. To find out how much you stand to earn from the tax credit, visit https://dominiones.com ____________________________________________________________ Full Comp 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. We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows: Restaurant Marketing School Industry Town Halls

today we sit down with co-founder Aman Narang to discuss the ups and downs of servicing the service industry. If they were able to predict the future before, are they able to do it again? For more on Toast visit https://pos.toasttab.com ____________________________________________________________ Full Comp 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. We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows: Restaurant Marketing School Industry Town Halls

In this episode Josh Kopel is sitting down with Ryan Wilson, the great grandson of the founder and current CEO of Lawry's Restaurants to talk about how a dynamic business model created a generational company. For more on Lawry's visit https://www.lawrysonline.com ____________________________________________________________ Full Comp 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. We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows: Restaurant Marketing School Industry Town Halls

Do you ever walk into a restaurant and it just makes sense? The lighting, the design, the floor plan, the sound, the food and the service. It tells a complete story. I'd argue it's easier said than done to achieve that level of harmony. It's takes an expert eye and operational experience to pull it off and the team over at Studio UNLTD as built a reputation for being best in the world in achieving that harmonious outcome. Today we sit down with its founders Greg and Terri to discuss the do's and don'ts of restaurant design. For more on Greg and Terri visit https://www.studiounltd.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

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