Bar Hacks

By Doug Radkey and David Klemt

You’ve heard of life hacks? How about #BarHacks? Co-hosted by Doug Radkey and David Klemt, Bar Hacks is a reflection of both high-level journalism & consulting experience within this industry. Thi... more

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How many episodes does Bar Hacks have?

The podcast currently has 159 episodes available.

Bar Hacks episodes:

October 19, 2020 Pt. 1 - Developing an Epic Beverage Program
The food & beverage industry has changed. How consumers interact with restaurants and bars and even beverages...has changed. While dining-in at a restaurant or sitting-up at a bar with a drink in your hand will eventually come back; the Covid-19 pandemic has shown us other opportunities found behind the bar. Beverages still hold a key to a venues level of success and will be arguably more important now than ever before. This two-part episode will walk though the fundamentals of an epic beverage program while showing you real-world solutions, technology, and trends that will help you elevate your revenue, profits, and guest sentiment in a post-pandemic world!
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36min
October 13, 2020 Pt. 2 - Starting a Bar or Restaurant During a Pandemic
While the world around us has changed and while some of our favorite local bars & restaurants have closed their doors or are facing financial uncertainty – there is still opportunity for investment with new concepts and new emerging brands in the current climate or in a "post-pandemic" world.
This two-part episode with Doug Radkey of KRG Hospitality and Bar Hacks - will walk through the characteristics and fundamentals needed to win in the new era that’s upon us. From food & beverage trends, consumer sentiment, integrated technology, and strategic planning – starting a bar or restaurant right now shouldn’t be an after-thought.
The opportunity is RIGHT NOW to hit the reset button and to start leading the way!
Grab your pen & notepad and have a listen!
Show Notes:
Bar & Restaurant Start-Up Cost Guide
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b497f73ba3d62110119e31104/files/54803e45-5720-482e-8111-750320bfdd4b/KRG_2020_Start_Up_Cost_Guide.pdf
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31min
October 05, 2020 Pt. 1 - Starting a Bar or Restaurant During a Pandemic
While the world around us has changed and while some of our favorite local bars & restaurants have closed their doors or are facing financial uncertainty – there is still opportunity for investment with new concepts and new emerging brands in the current climate or in a "post-pandemic" world.
This two-part episode with Doug Radkey of KRG Hospitality and Bar Hacks - will walk through the characteristics and fundamentals needed to win in the new era that’s upon us. From food & beverage trends, consumer sentiment, integrated technology, and strategic planning – starting a bar or restaurant right now shouldn’t be an after-thought.
The opportunity is RIGHT NOW to hit the reset button and to start leading the way! Grab your pen & notepad and have a listen!
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33min
May 12, 2020 Episode 6 w/ David Klemt
On this episode of the Bar Hacks podcast, we talk Las Vegas, Covid-19, Wynn Resorts, and the immediate future of the spirits business and what you should consider at your venue with bar, beverage, and nightlife editor & reporter – David Klemt.
Vegas as you can imagine and have likely heard, has been hit hard by the pandemic (like many of you here and other areas around the world).
But it is a town obviously built around international travel, tourism, and hospitality. David shares his story on becoming an editor & content curator in this industry along with some candid insight on current life in Las Vegas.
Want to connect with David – you can find him on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidklemt/ or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/david.ex.machina
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42min
April 29, 2020 Episode 5 - Guest Experience or Tolerance w/ Marc Gordon
Guest experience or guest tolerance? The Bar Hacks Podcast welcomes Marc Gordon who discusses how bar & restaurant brands can navigate guest expectations and what you should consider now and moving forward in how you communicate with your customers.
Marc is an award winning keynote speaker, is the only speaker in his field to have keynoted the World Management Forum in Tehran, Iran, and is an internationally recognized thought leader in the field of customer experience with over 25 years of marketing and sales experience in a number of diverse industries.
Marc has also been referred to as “Canada’s marketing superstar” by the Oprah Winfrey Network and is someone who regulary shares his thoughts on topics such as the boycotting of brands, customer service within the airline & hospitality industry, and on companies such as Facebook and Starbucks on numerous television & radio shows.
Reach out to Marc and his agency at www.marcgordon.ca
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35min
April 28, 2020 Episode 4 - Finding Opportunity w/ Dan Vander Mey
Today’s episode will focus on planning and ways for you to vision opportunity within your bar or restaurant – getting those visions on to paper in an organized method. The guest who is joining me today is Dan Vander Mey, a restaurant consultant from central Florida who is known for turning around struggling businesses, training and energizing staff, reducing costs, and improving your bottom line.
To connect with Dan, you can find him at https://www.allprocoaches.net/ or on Linkedin and Facebook.
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25min
April 22, 2020 Episode 3 - Better Beer w/ Steve Riley
Bar Hacks Podcast Episode 3 with Steve Riley of BetterBeer.com goes deep into ways restaurants & bars can maximize their draught beer system, what to consider prior to shutting down their beer system, and how to re-open their draught beer system after it’s been closed down.
Steve Riley started in the restaurant business 25+ yrs ago working in every position, different concepts and cities. Along the way, he was on several opening teams & rebounded several struggling stores as a GM. Since leaving operations in 2000 he has been a teacher/curriculum developer at George Brown College, an industry consultant, and he owned a draught service company for four years.
In 2009, Steve proudly passed both his BJCP exam and his Certified Cicerone™ exam where he became the first person in Canada to hold both beer credentials at the same time. He launched www.BetterBeer.com – a Draught Quality Certification Program the same year and has been expanding nationwide ever since!
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27min
April 19, 2020 Episode 2 - Bar & Restaurant Marketing w/ Erik Shellenberger
My guest Erik Shellenberger lives & breathes bar & restaurant marketing, bringing years of experience, being the CEO of Bar Marketing Basics, a results driven agency where they create marketing campaigns surrounding SEM and SEO solutions.
With a decade of corporate marketing experience, he has gone from student to teacher and has quickly grown his client base from his home town of Scottsdale AZ to across the nation with clients as far away as the east coast.
Erik is also an engaging speaker and is the author of two books:
"Restaurant & Bar Marketing; The no bulls#it guide to improving guest counts" and "Restaurant & Bar Marketing II - Hacking Human Nature" which can be found on Amazon.
This episode of Bar Hacks features Erik discussing how bars & restaurants can navigate online marketing methods such Google, Trip Advisor, and Yelp - both now and post-pandemic in addition to other digital marketing efforts to gain a competitive edge.
Have a listen!
Connect with Erik at www.barmarketingbasics.com
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37min
April 11, 2020 Episode 1 - Bar & Restaurant 2.0
Episode 1 - Bar Hacks Podcast with Doug Radkey - The President of KRG Hospitality and the author of the book Bar Hacks. This episode introduces the series and dicusses the key points surrounding the Covid-19 Pandemic and how bars & restaurants will need to adapt - setting up topics of discussion for future episodes on how to develop bar & restaurant 2.0
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20min

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How many episodes does Bar Hacks have?

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