FULL COMP: The Voice of the Restaurant Industry Revolution

How do we overcoming the obstacles in our life?  Rarely we succeed by holding our ground. To overcome, we must push forward. That forward march can look different for each of us. For serial restaurateur Victoria Freeman, it looks like opening another restaurant. Today we discuss how her restaurant group managed to survive the pandemic and how they intend to come back stronger than ever in 2021. For more on the Victoria's concepts visit https://www.vicsnewyork.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

I've dedicated most of the last year of my life to asking these two questions: How did we get here? Where are we going? Believe it or not, one of the most frequent question I get is: How did you get here? It seems many of you are curious as to how and why I started the show and exactly what is the nature of my relationship with Yelp. Today I tackle those questions and many more with the help of Stephen McKeon, one of the guys from Yelp that helped make this show happen. ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

We've spent a ton of time talking about pandemic pivots, but what about the evolutions that have resulted from this apocalyptic disruption? What about the permanent changes operators have made that are having a lasting positive impact on their businesses. Ian Pomerville and the Spruce Peak Lodge are having their best year ever. Why? They didn't pivot, they've evolved their concept to meet the changing needs of their customers. They did this by leveraging the latest tech and tactics out there.  In today's episode Ian runs us through what they've done and the tremendous impact it's had. For more on the resort go to https://www.sprucepeak.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

I often wonder what the next generation thinks when they look at the way we do business. They grew up with the internet as a part of their daily life and they go to work in restaurants with POS systems older than they are. Well, it appears they've had quite enough of that... Alex Canter is a new breed of restaurateur working to fix the problems he sees within the industry by creating the solutions himself. Today we discuss the tech he created to serve his own needs and how we, as an industry, can benefit from his efforts. For more on his projects go to http://www.cantersdeli.com and https://www.ordermark.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

We live in a polite society. We're taught the importance of asking for permission. But what happens when you don't. What happens when you decide one day to start a restaurant. No investors, no permit, no publicist, no permission. You just start. Today we chat with Logan Sandoval who created Zef BBQ, a trendy BBQ joint on the edge of Los Angeles located in his parents garage. We discuss the inspiration behind starting the restaurant and what led to Zef getting national media attention despite its humble beginnings. For more on Zef BBQ visit https://www.zefbbq.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

I was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When I was in college, there was a guy just a little bit order than me working the fry line at a small fried chicken joint that he opened on the edge of campus. That guy was Todd Graves and that fried chicken joint has become the $2 billion dollar Raising Cane's empire. Today Todd and I run through what it takes to found and lead a restaurant to that level of success as well as what he's doing to pay his good fortune forward. But first, we flash back to a simpler time when we were both two good ole boys tearing it up in Baton Rouge. That's Todd Graves. For more on Cane's and Restaurant Recovery go to www.RaisingCanes.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter: https://pineapplepost.news Book time on Josh's personal calendar: https://bit.ly/3otQm8z We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: The Happy Mouth Morning Show - https://restaurants.yelp.com/happy-mouth-podcast/ Restaurant Marketing School - https://restaurants.yelp.com/hospitality-marketing-podcast/ The Playbook - https://restaurants.yelp.com/the-playbook-restaurant-stories/

We've all got a lot going on. Sometimes it's hard to figure out how the headlines we see on the news directly affect our restaurants. But the truth is, what's going on out there does matter in here. Few see this more clearly that Celebrity Chef Nyesha Arrington and restaurateur Philip Camino. These two have decided to bridge the gap between what's happening in the world and what's happening in our businesses. Today we unpack the mission of their new project and what we all have to gain from bite-sized restaurant news. ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter: https://pineapplepost.news Book time on Josh's personal calendar: https://bit.ly/3otQm8z We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: The Happy Mouth Morning Show - https://restaurants.yelp.com/happy-mouth-podcast/ Restaurant Marketing School - https://restaurants.yelp.com/hospitality-marketing-podcast/ The Playbook - https://restaurants.yelp.com/the-playbook-restaurant-stories/

You've heard me say it before, as an industry I think there's a ton to be learned from the experts outside of our industry. Today we chat with Afsheen Afshar, who proves me right. Afsheen is in the business of taking good companies and making them great and in recent years, has turned his attention to the restaurant industry. Today we run through the tools and tactics he uses to take restaurant concepts to the next level. For more on his company go to www.pilotwaveholdings.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter: https://pineapplepost.news Book time on Josh's personal calendar: https://bit.ly/3otQm8z We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: The Happy Mouth Morning Show - https://restaurants.yelp.com/happy-mouth-podcast/ Restaurant Marketing School - https://restaurants.yelp.com/hospitality-marketing-podcast/ The Playbook - https://restaurants.yelp.com/the-playbook-restaurant-stories/

If an amazing restaurant opens and no one knows about it, does it have a chance at survival? Today we chat with media maven Max Block of CarvingBlock PR. He runs us through the tools and tactics he uses to get his clients the exposure they deserve and need to survive in a digital world. For more on CarvingBlock go to www.carvingblockpr.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter: https://pineapplepost.news Book time on Josh's personal calendar: https://bit.ly/3otQm8z We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: The Happy Mouth Morning Show - https://restaurants.yelp.com/happy-mouth-podcast/ Restaurant Marketing School - https://restaurants.yelp.com/hospitality-marketing-podcast/ The Playbook - https://restaurants.yelp.com/the-playbook-restaurant-stories/

The chai tea latte you ordered at Starbucks this morning was made possible in no small part to the Shah family. Many believe that, Devan Shah, the prolific tea importer, is directly responsible for creating the American tea market as we know it today. In this episode we chat with Devan's wife and daughter, Reena and Bianca. Together they own Chado Tea Room, a 4 location tea salon based in Los Angeles. Together we'll unpack what it took to grow this 30 year old company and what it took to survive and thrive through a global pandemic. For more on Chado Tea Room visit https://www.chadotea.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter: https://pineapplepost.news Book time on Josh's personal calendar: https://bit.ly/3otQm8z We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: Full Comp - https://restaurants.yelp.com/full-comp-podcast/ The Happy Mouth Morning Show - https://restaurants.yelp.com/happy-mouth-podcast/ Restaurant Marketing School - https://restaurants.yelp.com/hospitality-marketing-podcast/ The Playbook - https://restaurants.yelp.com/the-playbook-restaurant-stories/