FULL COMP: The Voice of the Restaurant Industry Revolution Podcast
1) Office Hours: The 1-3-1 Rule: Stop Answering Every Question
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scaling, and coaching restaurants to become more profita...Show More
2) Lightning in a Bottle Isn’t a Strategy: Alex Pfaffenbach on Marrying Magic and Margins
What if the restaurants you admire most were never meant to be copied?Alex Pfaffenbach came up inside some of the most celebrated dining rooms in the world—Eleven Madison Park, The NoMad, Quality Bran...Show More
3) Leading with Focus: Peter Newlin on Revolutionizing Suburban Dining
Success in the restaurant industry is as much about grit as it is about vision, and few people embody both quite like Peter Newlin. As Chief Vision Officer of the Gastamo Group, Peter has transformed ...Show More
4) Office Hours: How to Clone Yourself Without Hiring
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scaling, and coaching restaurants to become more profita...Show More
5) Creating a Community of Superfans: Why Mahesh Sadarangani Believes Culture Beats Coffee Every Time
What if your guests aren’t buying what’s on the menu, they’re buying who you are?That’s the philosophy guiding today’s guest, the CEO of Philz Coffee and the man behind some of the most successful tur...Show More
6) You Can’t Rebrand Culture: Mike Smith on Reviving a Brand Without Losing Its Soul
What if your biggest marketing asset isn’t your food or your logo, but your team?Mike Smith didn’t build his career by following trends. As the president of Moe’s Southwest Grill, he’s championing a r...Show More
7) Office Hours: What Does a Restauranteur Actually Do?
I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur and the creator of the Restaurant Scaling System. I’ve spent decades in the industry, building, scaling, and coaching restaurants to become more profita...Show More
8) Scaling through Community Engagement: Daniel Rickenmann on What Restaurants Can Learn From Politicians
What if running a restaurant is the best leadership training program in the world? Mayor Daniel Rickenmann believes it is.Before becoming Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, Daniel built his career in ...Show More
9) How to Hack 3rd Party Delivery: Anand Tumuluru on profitable growth through 3rd party delivery
What if delivery isn’t a cost center, but your biggest growth engine?Most restaurant operators still treat delivery like a necessary evil. Today’s guest knows better. What started as a delivery-only r...Show More
10) Guess Less, Profit More: Ronald Cardwell on Why Most Food Cost Strategies Fail
Most operators think they’re managing food costs. Ronald Cardwell thinks they’re just guessing.As Commodity Director at Restaurant Technologies, Ronald has a unique vantage point: tens of thousands of...Show More