Shotmaker Podcast

Anne Gannon is joined by Chris D'Agostino and Scott Fisher in a discussion about cash flow issues in business using sports analogies.

You know how important it is to have a great team that works well together. But how do you evaluate your team's performance and identify areas for improvement? In this episode of the Shotmaker Podcast, we'll share some tips and tools for assessing your team's strengths and weaknesses, and how to use feedback and coaching to help them grow. All teams have an MVP, who is yours?

Anne Gannon is joined by Chris D'Agostino and Scott Fisher in a discussion on managing staffing though a comparison to sports trade deadlines.

Anne Gannon is joined by Chris D'Agostino and Scott Fisher in a discussion about getting into the Shotmaker Mindset.

This week we are diving into MARKETING. We are joined by accidental digital marketing expert Matt Plapp. He is the CEO of America’s Best Restaurants. They help independent restaurants tell their stories, acquire customers and build sales momentum.
His mission started in 1999 when he first started helping restaurants working for WGRR 103.5 with radio advertising and by 2008 he went into consulting. Then in 2015 Matt created an online marketing strategy that helped restaurants FINALLY see results with their marketing and build their customer database like never before.

You will find tremendous value in this conversation as we dive deep into the drive and mindset it takes to really set your operation apart from the rest. 

Vanessa attended Scotts Valley High School in Northern California and graduated a two-time Division IV State Champion in cross country. She fulfilled her childhood dream of attending Stanford and developed into one of the best runners in the program’s storied history. She was a seven-time All-American, where she helped the Stanford team to two runner-up finishes in the DMR. She capped her college career by contributing to Stanford’s third place finish at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships and by setting the school record for 5,000m in Heusden, Belgium (15:09). She signed a professional contract with Nike in 2018 and joined the Bowerman Track Club, where she has since lowered her 5,000m personal best to 14:48. She came back from bilateral Achilles surgery in 2020 and became a finalist at the 2021 Olympic Trials in the 5,000m.

This week we talk all about mindset. Vanessa shares how she used COVID shutdowns to her advantage, and the mindset it took to get her where she is today. This episode will have you curious about fixed mindset vs growth mindset and will share what it means to have your own set of believing eyes. 

This week we are joined by Boulder, Colorado native and University of Colorado Leeds Business School grad turned professional volleyball player, Nicole Edelman. Since graduating, she has played in four different countries over six years and loves the grind of pushing herself both mentally and physically. 

Anne speaks with Nicole about how sports relate to business. The way to combat a losing streak is communication and mindset. The most successful athletes I know say, ''play the game, not the score.'', so know your operation and the score will follow. 

This week we are joined by Peter Margaritis, CPA, CSP, aka “The Accidental Accountant®️, is the author of Improv Is No Joke, Taking The Numb Out of Numbers, and his recent book Off Script: Mastering the Art of Business Improv. We dive into the benefits of incorporating improv into your business strategy. Improv is about empathy; One of Peter’s missions is to have business leaders remember that we are in the people business first, and improv leadership strengthens that critical relationship because we have no business without people. 

This week's episode we are joined by coach and restaurant expert David Peters. David has taught thousands of restaurant owners how to use operational systems and create a hospitality-based company culture to skyrocket their profits. 

In his past businesses, he used his formula to rescue a multi-unit restaurant sports bar chain from bankruptcy and helped the owners sell for a profit. 

In this episode, I think you will find many key pieces of information that can take your business to the next level! 

This week's episode we are joined by the management team of Garden Catering, Zino Carr and Matt Hurta. Garden Catering is an 8-unit Restaurant Group out of Connecticut and New York. Anne, Zino, and Matt all attended the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Arizona this year, and they share their experience, breakthroughs, and take aways from this amazing event. RLC is brings together, thought leaders, big brand CEOs, and restaurant owners across the country to talk about trends, supply chain issues, technology, third party delivery services and customer behaviors.