Restaurant Owners Uncorked

This will be the first in a series with Jason, who is opening his first business on May 1, 2022. Lil' Vegery is a quickservice concept serving up vegan smoothies, salads, bowls and juices, great ambience, and thoughtful service. We spoke to Jason about creating a business plan and a pitch deck, gathering investors, finding good people to help him kick start his business, and more. Stay tuned as we check in with Jason every few months to se how things are going. This will be fun, enjoy!

What a cool story! Diana spent three decades in the legal profession but left four years ago to buy a historic bowling alley along with her husband. She is a great example of somebody who successfully made a transition from the corporate world into hospitality, and we talked about the skillset it takes to do this. Diana is great listener, leads by example, and truly loves and values hospitality as a very important part of the fabric of any great community. Such a fun conversation, really appreciated this opportunity to learn from Diana. Enjoy...

Sam took a last minute opportunity at age 19 to be a bouncer at a nightclub in Dallas. A couple decades later he has built a business with 350+ employees at over a dozen locations. We love this entrepreneurial sort of grit, hustle, and learning from mistakes. Enjoy!

Juan and his team are absolutely crushing it and his vision for what restaurants can and should do in our society is tremendous. We absolutely loved having the chance to host this episode, an absolute must-listen if you want to learn from somebody who is leading the industry to a new place. Enjoy!

Twelve years and over 300 restaurant owner interviews into this journey, there are now two stories that stopped us cold and that we'll never forget as long as we live. This is one of them. Amazing episode, enjoy!

Kyle is a musician and spent a few years after music school in a band before making the leap ten years ago to hospitality. We talked about how hospitality and music are similar, with a nightly "audition" taking place. We also go into the history of Avery Brewing, finding the right people to create a great experience for your guests, the changes in the cart beer seen, and more. Kyle is a great dude who loves what he does. Enjoy!

We had so much fun getting to know Ace, a hospitality veteran and a magician! Super dude, loves what he does. Enjoy...

Morgan has been in hospitality over 20 years and made his way from his home state of CA to Richmond, VA six years ago to help run Quirk Hotel, a killer boutique hotel that started as an art gallery. With a second location running smoothly and the possibility of a third down the road, artist and operations director Morgan is having fun helping create a lasting impression to guests of his hotels. You can't listen to this and not want to visit Quirk! Enjoy...

Bethany went from being a bartender who was wise enough at a young age to live below her means and save as much as she could to a co-owner of The Garage because she had the cash set aside to invest into the business. Nine years later and through a tough regulatory environment in Los Angeles during Covid and after her business partner moved back to Boston, Bethany is still having fun and working hard with her team and The Garage is doing well and ready for the pandemic to be behind us. Great conversation! Enjoy...

German is a great guy who came here from Venezuela years ago and is living the American dream. The guy definitely gets what hospitality as all about, and we had a great time getting to know him. Enjoy!