MP TV with Matt Plapp

Matt meets up with Shaheen Kazemi this week, the owner of Simply Grand Cafe & Catering, to talk about the ins, outs and struggles of the catering business. On this episode Shaheen talks about:

🕳️ Finding a hole in the market

🔑 The keys to catering success

🤝 How he books reoccurring catering customers

⚖️ His work life balance

🌮 And refining his food for his customers

This week Matt speaks with Christopher Todd from Sugar N’ Spice Diner 🍽️ about opening a restaurant during our current Covid-19 pandemic. 😱 Some people may have thought it was a recipe for disaster, 🙅 but Christopher tells us otherwise. He describes …

🏗️ The building process

🤔 How they worked out the kinks

👴🏻 How they kept the brand’s heritage

🦆 What makes their restaurant unique

👉 And much more!

Follow along with Matt as he shares 🔑 key secrets 🔑 to successful restaurant marketing. This week, he’ll be talking:

🔄 The marketing circle of life

🤳 Social media engagement

⚒️ Building your database

📅 2021 Goals

👏 Case study successes

➡️ And much more!

With restaurants closing left and right during this pandemic, having great customer service has never been more important. This week Matt sits down with Sean Bail from🍄 Mellow Mushroom 🍄 to learn his approach to customer service and how it sets their restaurant apart from everyone else. This includes:

🍕Making customers feel like family

🍕Creating a safe and inviting environment

🍕Serving customers through multiple channels

🍕Creating consistency through systems

🍕And more!

If you’re waffling anywhere in your business, this one’s for you! Join Matt as he sits down with Jean-François, the owner of Taste of Belgium, to discuss:

🧇 How he built his business

🧇 Setting limits

🧇 Adapting for your customer base

🧇 Hiring quality employees

🧇 And social media

Let's all breathe acai of relief because a new episode of MPTV is here! This week, Matt and the owners of Frutta Bowls, an acai bowl and health food restaurant, to discuss: 🍓 Cutting Costs 🍓 Feeling Like Home 🍓 Improving 🍓 Opening a Franchise 🍓 Repeat Visits 🍓 and more!

Don't miss the fire this week when Chris, owner of Rapid Fired Pizza and Hot Head Burritos, and Matt discuss:

🍕 Training Your Customers

🌯 3rd Party History

🍕 Curbside Pickup

🌯 Social Media

🍕 YouTube

🌯 and more!

Continue the trip down memory land with Matt, Doug, his lead salesman, and David, his videographer, as they discuss major lessons from:

🐽 Fatty's BBQ

☕ Branch Hill Coffee

☕ Englightenment Coffee

🍕 Basilleo's Pizza

🍕 Eureka Pizza

🥤 and Bahama Bucks

Rewind the year with Matt, Doug, his lead sales man, and David, his videographer, as they discuss major lessons from:

🥙 King Gyros

🍗 David Food Group

🍗 Bob Jacoby

🥤 Better Blend

🍕 Rapid Fired Pizza

☕ and Branch Hill Coffee

Chay Tan, the owner of the Coconut Kenny's franchise, is here this week to teach you all about finding paradise with:

🍕 Community

🍕 Being In Charge

🍕 New Restaurants

🍕 Second Locations

🍕 and more!