Good one on tap for you... Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com gets with Travis Talbot, Principal & Lead Strategist of Hospitality Arts as the two circle around a variety of restaurant topics including: Market niches -- Hooks & how they set you apart -- Company culture and positioning -- Social media tips -- Menu engineering -- The COVID Catalyst -- Removing friction points -- and more... Lots of good stuff in this one...Check out the episode... Find out more at https://www.hospitalityarts.group & https://www.runningrestaurants.com.

Always great to talk with Tony Smith, CEO of Restaurant 365 about the business. Tony shares a solid and refreshing take on building a company culture that any restaurant business can use to better attract and retain staff -- everyone's biggest challenge these days. We hit on a lot including: Tony's back story & how tech has changed over time -- How operators can build a strong team and workplace culture that prioritizes retention -- The importance of Mission and Vision -- Showing growth path & career development to staff -- Data Driven Accountability -- Key aspects of having Mentors in the business -- AI & Robotics -- Ghost Kitchens -- Building powerful habits -- and more. Lots of good stuff in this one...Check out the episode... Find out more at https://www.restaurant365.com & https://www.runningrestaurants.com.

A lot of marketing and tech talk packed into this one! Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com gets with Phil Crawford, CTO at CKE Restaurants, parent company of Carl's Jr and Hardee's including...

Refreshing stuff with Stratis Morfogen of Brooklyn Chophouse, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop and the author of the new book Be a Disruptor. We talk about breaking rules & conventions, NYC restaurant life in the age of COVID, timing & execution, franchise growth, mob stories and more. Plus the interview pretty much starts with the "F" word...so there's that... You'll enjoy this one...Check it out... Find out more at

Want to hear about what explosive growth looks like? Join Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com as he talks with Bob Anderson, President of The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill about where they are now and the rapid growth that's planned. You have to have a lot of systems in place & working successfully to target aggressive growth as they are so it was great to take a peek inside their plans. Check it out... Find out more at https://www.thegreatgreekgrill.com & https://www.runningrestaurants.com.

Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com visits with Ben Pryor, Head of Innovation at SpotOn, to discuss their recently released report, "Maximizing Profits." They walk through several screen grabs from the report, talking about the business and opportunities to enhance profits. Lots of good insights. Check out the episode!

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Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com gets with Bo Davis, Co-Founder & CEO of MarginEdge. As both an experienced restaurant operator and tech entrepreneur Bo brought great insights to the episode. It's more important than ever to capture every nickel and dime possible for your restaurant's profits and there's no doubt that tech is leading the way to help make that possible. You'll enjoy our fun conversation as we talk math & profits & menu costs & more...Find out more at https://www.marginedge.com & https://www.runningrestaurants.com.

Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com visits with Michel Falcon, author of People First Culture and Founder/CEO of Brasa Peruvian Kitchen. The two uncover a bunch of valuable gold nuggets on the power of people development in your restaurant business. How do you start, grow, and make future expansion plans in a pandemic? Well, Michel has the formula, and I promise that some of it will be eye-opening!!!

You absolutely don't want to miss this! Check it out.

Find out more at https://www.brasaperuvian.com, https://www.michelfalcon.com, and https://www.runningrestaurants.com.

This was a fun one for me as we got to mix softball, life and restaurants into an episode. Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com gets with Bill Hoopes from Capital Tacos and Florida PGF Softball for a wide ranging conversation. Bill's story is inspirational in many ways and I'm beyond sure that he's going to be successful in his new venture with the energy, passion & leadership he brings to the table. I think you'll find many parts of this episode resonate for you. Find out more at https://www.capitaltacos.com, https://www.playflpgf.com & https://www.runningrestaurants.com.

Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com visits with Ola Sars, Founder & CEO of Soundtrack Your Brand in this fun episode about how aspects of music at a restaurant or bar can be a powerful differentiating factor. Ola has a long & storied past in the music business so it was great to get his insights on what can work well for restaurants & bars. Check it out... Find out more at https://www.soundtrackyourbrand.com & https://www.runningrestaurants.com.