
RESTAURANT STRATEGY
The Restaurant Strategy podcast is dedicated helping independent restaurant owners increase the profitability of their restaurants. Hosted by industry expert, Chip Klose, the focus is split between operations and marketing... two episodes every single week. What would your life look like if your restaurant could deliver consistent, predictable 20% returns?
Latest episodes

Sep 2, 2024 • 22min
FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 10) - Profitability
#373 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 10) - Profitability
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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
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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
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FIXING RESTAURANTS - PART TEN
What you do is too difficult to not make money doing it. If you have a busy restaurant, but struggle to generate a consistent, predictable 20% profit every month... then set up a call to chat with me or someone from my team.
SCHEDULE A CALL: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule
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Aug 29, 2024 • 19min
FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 9) - Quit Complaining
#372 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 9) - Quit Complaining
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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/
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This week's episode is brought to you by: CHOWLY
Chowly Off Premise Platform helps restaurants create, capture, and convert demand to help drive more profits into the bottom line. Empower your restaurant with Digital Marketing, Chowly Online Ordering, Smart Pricing, and Third-Party Marketplace POS Integrations.
VISIT: https://chowly.com/chip/
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FIXING RESTAURANTS - PART NINE
Two words... quit compaining!
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Aug 26, 2024 • 26min
FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 8) - Employee Churn
#371 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 8) - Employee Churn
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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
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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
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FIXING RESTAURANTS - PART EIGHT
Don't forget that when employees churn, it's mostly preventable... and it's almost always your fault.
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Ready to learn more about the P3 Mastermind?
SCHEDULE A CALL: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule
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Aug 22, 2024 • 24min
FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 7) - Innovation
#370 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 7) - Innovation
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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/
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This week's episode is brought to you by: 7SHIFTS
7shifts is the team management platform for restaurants. Which means... they know people. And our people are what make our business run. So they went out and interviewed over 1,500 people to find out exactly what it is they want. Download the report for FREE.
VISIT: https://www.7shifts.com/ccreport
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FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 7)
If we struggle to evolve as an industry, then we definitely fail to innovate. This is how we get better at it.
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Ready for 20% profits month after month?
SCHEDULE A CALL: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule

Aug 19, 2024 • 33min
FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 6) - Evolution
#369 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 6) - Evolution
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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/
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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
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FIXING RESTAURANTS - PART SIX
We need to evolve... both at the unit level and throughout the industry. This is how we begin to do it!
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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

Aug 15, 2024 • 19min
FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 5) - 80 Hour Workweeks
#368 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 5) - 80 Hour Workweeks
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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. Which means... they know people. And our people are what make our business run. So they went out and interviewed over 1,500 people to find out exactly what it is they want. Download the report for FREE.
VISIT: https://www.7shifts.com/ccreport
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FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 5)
I'm sick of us wearing the 80-hour workweeks as a badge of honor. We need the time to work ON the business, not IN.
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Ready for 20% profits month after month?
SCHEDULE A CALL: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule

Aug 12, 2024 • 16min
FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 4) - The Reservation Bots
#367 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 4) - The Reservation Bots
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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
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FIXING RESTAURANTS - PART FOUR
The bots are coming... no wait, they're already here.
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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

Aug 8, 2024 • 13min
FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 3) - The Importance of Value
#366 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 3) - The Importance of Value
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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/
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FIXING RESTAURANTS - PART 3
Value = Worth - Price
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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?
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Aug 5, 2024 • 26min
FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 2) - Bad Service
#365 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 2) - Bad Service
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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
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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.
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Ready to learn more about the P3 Mastermind?
SCHEDULE A CALL: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/schedule
Want to get my book for FREE?
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Aug 1, 2024 • 16min
FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 1) - The Sea of Sameness
#364 - FIXING RESTAURANTS (PART 1) - The Sea of Sameness
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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/
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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.
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