This audio version of SMART Systems Insider, a video magazine from TheRetaurantExpert.com, is your fast track to lower food costs, lower labor costs, an accountable management team and a team of reliable restaurant employees. It's an hour-long (or so) masterclass with restaurant industry experts. Use what you learn here to thrive in the sea of chain restaurants. Make more money, get your life back and have managers know what their job is.

In this issue:

(2:46) David Scott Peters, restaurant expert and founder of TheRestaurantExpert.com, teaches you why checklists are essential, how to make checklists work in your restaurant and how to get your employees to follow the checklists.

(14:12) David interviews Dan Carr, owner of multiple restaurant food operations in Washington, including Visconti's. Dan reviews his journey from struggling restaurant owner with two locations to now operating eight businesses and growing and how he did with the help of systems.

(30:57) David teaches you how easy checklists are to use in SMART Systems Pro, the company's restaurant management software. Not only are they easy to use, they provide a way to hold your managers accountable. 

At (37:45) David interviews Lisa Rath, restaurant coach and on-site software trainer and consultant. Lisa reviews the biggest challenge she sees most restaurant owners face and how to overcome it: holding their managers accountable. 

(56:32) David interviews Eric Cacciatore, creator of the podcast, "Restaurant Unstoppable." David and Eric engage in a fun and lively conversation about the fun people and experiences to be had in the restaurant industry. Tune in to "Restaurant Unstoppable" for more of Eric's insights and interviews with people in the restaurant industry. 

All of these interviews are designed to motivate you and teach you the secrets of success for every independent restaurant owner.

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