#367 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 4) - The Reservation Bots ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: KICKFIN Thousands of restaurants across the country use Kickfin to send instant, cashless tip payouts, directly to their employees’ bank accounts, the second their shift ends. Get in touch today for a personalized demo and see how restaurants and bars across the country are tipping out with Kickfin. VISIT: https://kickfin.com/demo/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU If you’re a restaurant owner you need a great website that not only looks beautiful, but helps drive more traffic and sales. Use POPMENU to take your business to the next level. Best of all, listeners of this show can lock in one, set monthly rate… and get $100 off their first month.  VISIT: https://popmenu.com/restaurantstrategy ***** FIXING RESTAURANTS - PART FOUR The bots are coming... no wait, they're already here.    ***** Are you ready for a profitable restaurant? One that makes you money without the 80-hour workweeks? Let's talk about whether you'd be a good fit for the P3 Mastermind.  Schedule a FREE Strategy Session: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule   

#366 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 3) - The Importance of Value *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: AVERO Increase your profitability using the industry's best kept secret weapon.  VISIT: https://averoinc.com/   ***** FIXING RESTAURANTS - PART 3 Value = Worth - Price   ***** Want a FREE copy of my book? Just pay $3.92 in shipping using the link below! VISIT: https://restaurantstrategyagency.com/free-book-page Read to learn more about thre P3 Mastermind? VISIT: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule

#365 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 2) - Bad Service *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: MARGIN EDGE Take control of your costs with using MarginEdge. Best of all? No contract. No setup fee. Free and unlimited training and support.  VISIT: marginedge.com/chip ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: 7SHIFTS Get inside the minds of 1,500 restaurant employees to find out what motivates them, what makes them quit, and learn the simple practices that can help you limit your churn. Download the free 2024 report by clicking the link below.  DOWNLOAD HERE: https://www.7shifts.com/restaurant-employee-engagement-report?utm_source=chip-close&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=ac-data-study-2024 ***** FIXING RESTAURANTS - PART TWO  Let's not pretend that we give great service all the time. We don't. But many of you don't need to. So let's make sure you're providing what you need to provide... and then button up our offering for those we serve.  ***** Ready to learn more about the P3 Mastermind? SCHEDULE A CALL: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule Want to get my book for FREE?  CLICK HERE: https://restaurantstrategyagency.com/free-book-page  

#364 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 1) - The Sea of Sameness *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: AVERO Increase your profitability using the industry's best kept secret weapon.  VISIT: https://averoinc.com/   ***** FIXING RESTAURANTS - PART 1 The reason so many restaurants struggle is because there is a SAMENESS about so many of our properties. We don't need a newer version of something we already have. We need something bold and interesting... something that doesn't already exist. That's how we get out of the commodity game.    ***** Want a FREE copy of my book? Just pay $3.92 in shipping using the link below! VISIT: hhttps://restaurantstrategyagency.com/free-book?mcp_token=eyJwaWQiOjEwMDQ4Mzk1MjAyOTQwMywic2lkIjoxODY0MTU4ODUxLCJheCI6Ijk3NTU1ZmEzNTJjNzU3Y2FkYThkMzZlYWNhM2UxNTFmIiwidHMiOjE3MjAwMDQ4MzEsImV4cCI6MTcyMjQyNDAzMX0.mQt6EbGEe-yIHWDuh4S-FhOyHVtl2QGu9qKWjMUzng0 Read to learn more about thre P3 Mastermind? VISIT: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule

#363 - Scott Greenberg, Author of the New Book, STOP THE SHIFT SHOW *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: MARGIN EDGE Take control of your costs with using MarginEdge. Best of all? No contract. No setup fee. Free and unlimited training and support.  VISIT: marginedge.com/chip ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: 7SHIFTS Get inside the minds of 1,500 restaurant employees to find out what motivates them, what makes them quit, and learn the simple practices that can help you limit your churn. Download the free 2024 report by clicking the link below.  DOWNLOAD HERE: https://www.7shifts.com/restaurant-employee-engagement-report?utm_source=chip-close&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=ac-data-study-2024 ***** Scott Greenberg is a business coach, public speaker, and published author. (Sounds like someone else you know, huh?) The ideas he shares in his new book speak so clearly to all of us in the restaurant industry that I just had to have him on the show. Enjoy the conversation!  IMPORTANT LINKS:  WEBSITE - https://scottgreenberg.com/ GET HIS BOOK - https://amzn.to/3WEEcNT ***** Do you have a busy restaurant concept that's ready to grow? Before you scale, you need to lock in profitability. If you're ready for 20% profits every single month, set up a time to chat with us about the P3 Mastermind:  SCHEDULE A CALL: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule  

#362 - Five Takeaways from the Profitability Summit in St. Louis *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: MARQII  Marqii is your one-stop-shop for listings management and reputation management. Collect reviews in one place to make responding easy and effortless and win the SEO game to land at the top of more search results. Win back guests and put more butts in the seats with Marqii.  VISIT: https://marqii.com/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: 7SHIFTS 7shifts is the team management platform for restaurants. From hiring, to scheduling, training and retaining, they’ve got the tools you need to help you run your business with ease. Better understand your restaurant, hit your labor targets, and keep your entire team connected. Plus, 7shifts integrates with POS and payroll systems you already use and trust! Join over 30,000 restaurants using 7shifts today. Restaurant Strategy listeners get 3 months free. VISIT: https://www.7shifts.com/restaurantstrategy   ***** Every year we host two in-person events for members of the P3 Mastermind along with a handful of podcast listeners. We cap the event at 100 attendees and pack the stage with some of the smartest people in the industry. Last week we hosted the P3 Profitability Summit and by all estimation it was a HUGE hit. Big thanks to our sponsors and to all who attended. If you missed the event, I'm sharing my 5 biggest takeaways from the 3-day summit. We're also selling an All-Access Digital Pass that gets you access to videos of the 16 hours of content from the show.  Click below to get your All-Access Pass for just $47.   ***** VISIT: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/2024-profitability-summit  

#361 - Jason Hedges, Mixologist and Author of the New Book, The Seasonal Cocktail (ENCORE) ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: KICKFIN Thousands of restaurants across the country use Kickfin to send instant, cashless tip payouts, directly to their employees’ bank accounts, the second their shift ends. Get in touch today for a personalized demo and see how restaurants and bars across the country are tipping out with Kickfin. VISIT: https://kickfin.com/demo/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU If you’re a restaurant owner you need a great website that not only looks beautiful, but helps drive more traffic and sales. Use POPMENU to take your business to the next level. Best of all, listeners of this show can lock in one, set monthly rate… and get $100 off their first month.  VISIT: https://popmenu.com/restaurantstrategy ***** Jason Hedges is a very skilled bartender and mixologist, with nearly two decades of experience in the industry. All of that time has been spent pouring drinks here in NYC where he's working with some incredible names. (Our resumes intersect in a bunch of interesting ways... which we discuss during this interview.)  He's going to share some of his tricks for running a profitable beverage program... and also share his experience publishing his very first book: The Seasonal Cocktail.  It's an incredible resource of delicious recipes... with some of the most eye-popping photographs I've ever seen. Don't believe me? Grab your copy using the link below.  IMPORTANT LINKS: The Seasonal Cocktail: https://amzn.to/47qiTBZ   ***** Are you ready for a profitable restaurant? One that makes you money without the 80-hour workweeks? Let's talk about whether you'd be a good fit for the P3 Mastermind.  Schedule a FREE Strategy Session: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule 

#360 - The Only Thing That Matters (ENCORE) *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: MARQII  Marqii is your one-stop-shop for listings management and reputation management. Collect reviews in one place to make responding easy and effortless and win the SEO game to land at the top of more search results. Win back guests and put more butts in the seats with Marqii.  VISIT: https://marqii.com/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: 7SHIFTS 7shifts is the team management platform for restaurants. From hiring, to scheduling, training and retaining, they’ve got the tools you need to help you run your business with ease. Better understand your restaurant, hit your labor targets, and keep your entire team connected. Plus, 7shifts integrates with POS and payroll systems you already use and trust! Join over 30,000 restaurants using 7shifts today. Restaurant Strategy listeners get 3 months free. VISIT: https://www.7shifts.com/restaurantstrategy   ***** What is the one thing you could do? What is your ONE priority?   ***** Want a FREE copy of my book? Click the link below and DM me the word 'BOOK' VISIT: https://www.instagram.com/restaurantstrategy/

#359 - Devin Eichler, P3 Member and Owner of Crafty Cow (Milwaukee, WI) ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: KICKFIN Thousands of restaurants across the country use Kickfin to send instant, cashless tip payouts, directly to their employees’ bank accounts, the second their shift ends. Get in touch today for a personalized demo and see how restaurants and bars across the country are tipping out with Kickfin. VISIT: https://kickfin.com/demo/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU If you’re a restaurant owner you need a great website that not only looks beautiful, but helps drive more traffic and sales. Use POPMENU to take your business to the next level. Best of all, listeners of this show can lock in one, set monthly rate… and get $100 off their first month.  VISIT: https://popmenu.com/restaurantstrategy ***** I've gotten to know Devin Eichler pretty well over the last several months. When he first joined the P3 Mastermind, he knew he had a great restaurant. Three, in fact. But he knew they could be doing better. So together we set out to make those restaurants better than ever... and more profitable than he could have imagined. Listen in to hear his journey.  IMPORTANT LINKS: Website: https://craftycowwi.com/ ***** Are you ready for a profitable restaurant? One that makes you money without the 80-hour workweeks? Let's talk about whether you'd be a good fit for the P3 Mastermind.  Schedule a FREE Strategy Session: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule 

#358 - We Suck at Training, But This is How to Do It Better *****  This week's episode is brought to you by: AVERO Increase your profitability using the industry's best kept secret weapon.  VISIT: https://averoinc.com/   ***** Adopt a three-tiered training program. All the details on today's episode!     ***** Want a FREE copy of my book? Just pay $3.92 in shipping using the link below! VISIT: hhttps://restaurantstrategyagency.com/free-book?mcp_token=eyJwaWQiOjEwMDQ4Mzk1MjAyOTQwMywic2lkIjoxODY0MTU4ODUxLCJheCI6Ijk3NTU1ZmEzNTJjNzU3Y2FkYThkMzZlYWNhM2UxNTFmIiwidHMiOjE3MjAwMDQ4MzEsImV4cCI6MTcyMjQyNDAzMX0.mQt6EbGEe-yIHWDuh4S-FhOyHVtl2QGu9qKWjMUzng0 Read to learn more about thre P3 Mastermind? VISIT: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule