Buns, Burgers & Big Ideas

Happy New Year from BX3 and Iron Arch! We are so jazzed for 2026 and are so proud of what we accomplished in 2025. Eric and Riley shared their NY resolutions and what intention they have with 2026. It's an exciting time! Share your resolutions with us and have a safe and happy new year! Thanks for listening and please feel free to contact us with feedback or if you have any insights to share we ar...

Happy Holidays BX3! We hope you get to enjoy time with your family, friends and maybe even your work family. We appreciate and are so proud of all the things team Iron Arch as accomplished this year and are so jazzed up for 2026. As we round out the year though, it's important to reflect and reignite your "Why". We all have an impact everyday and everyone has a story. See you next year, until then...

Good Morning BX3! Today's discussion is centered around the oh so scary word - Accountability. It's only scary because we let it be! Listen as Eric and Riley dissect the meaning and the importance of clear and consistent expectations. Hold yourself and your team accountable! It's up to us to show our teams what it means to succeed, let's listen, learn and lead! Thanks for listening and please feel...

Good Morning BX3! It's been officially winter these last few weeks and we hope everyone is staying safe! Today we welcome Riley and Ty into the studio! Ty has been with Iron arch for about 3 months and has recently went through our GM Training Playbook and has officially taken over his restaurant. We talk with Ty about his experiences, how his training went and he shared a powerful clip about havi...

Exciting news from Team Iron Arch! We are growing again! Riley and Eric talk about how excited they are to add 12 restaurants and 700-800 new employees to our organization. They are thrilled to join their team and learn from them. Never did they think they would have an opportunity like this. Our organization wins and how cool that we get to bring along even more people. Take a listen! Thanks for...

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at BX3 and Iron Arch Management! We are so thankful for all of our listeners and special shout out to our team who tunes in! We can't say thank you enough! On this holiday episode Hailey and Riley share some best bets for navigating the holidays with Aunt Susan and Michelle. Make sure to use your guiding principles of communication and Listen, Connect and Resolve,...

Today the duo talk about holding the standard as a leader. They talk about being the shadow of a leader and how valuable that is with your team. The standard you walk by is the standard you set, so hold the standard and be the leader your team needs you to be. Thanks for listening and please feel free to contact us with feedback or if you have any insights to share we are here for you! 📧: bx3lead...

Another great conversation with Eric and Riley this morning as they discuss their new approach to hiring and interviewing. They sharing hiring insights and practices that can help you find the right seat on the bus for your team. We all want to succeed and hiring for the future instead of the present is one step in the right direction. Take a listen! Thanks for listening and please feel free to co...

Eric and Riley talk about how active listening can help propel your leadership. Don't be afraid to pick up the leadership or parenting book, take the next step and start your leadership journey. It might be as simple as listening. Thanks for listening and please feel free to contact us with feedback or if you have any insights to share we are here for you! 📧: bx3leadership@gmail.com 📱: ‪(608) 72...

Riley and Hailey are in the studio today! This duo discusses the importance and the power of delegating correctly. They talk about how hard of a skill it is to learn and the difference between delegating something and just a task. Take a listen and let us know your delegation story! Thanks for listening and please feel free to contact us with feedback or if you have any insights to share we are he...

Nick and Riley talk with our Scheduling and Payroll Manager Tiffany! She shares her experience and a little about her department and their goal within our restaurants. We are excited to see the department grow! They discuss Tiffany's quote about how some progress is still progress and it can add up to big results! Take a listen! Thanks for listening and please feel free to contact us with feedback...

Things are changing! BX3 is a podcast for us and by us! You'll be seeing different faces and content as we change things up! Today's episode however we have Eric and Riley back for an episode centered around having fun with metrics, KPIs, or big rocks. It's possible, you just have to get creative and be curious! When metrics are achieved the "why" becomes so powerful! Thanks for listening and plea...

Riley and Nick came across a cool development process and they chat about it. They find it very interesting and they can't wait to use it with their teams. If you're the smartest in the room, you need to find a different room. Challenge yourself, develop great leaders and watch the results. Thanks for listening and please feel free to contact us with feedback or if you have any insights to share w...

Nick is hanging out with Riley and they discuss a video about asking for updates. We've all had that manager who texts us constantly what's labor at, any updates? Those stale questions will get half baked answers. Check out this conversation to see how you can develop your questions to get more information out of your team! Thanks for listening and please feel free to contact us with feedback or i...

Nick and Riley share a funny clip from the TV Show Parks & Rec. While the clip is funny and these two dissect it, it's important to learn from the decisions you make weather the outcome is positive or negative. Thanks for listening and please feel free to contact us with feedback or if you have any insights to share we are here for you! 📧: bx3leadership@gmail.com 📱: ‪(608) 728-8103‬

People want to feel challenged and have meaning or purpose at work. We are living our vision of empowering and developing our team to deliver world class service on both sides of the counter and the results are fascinating. Eric and Riley discuss creating purpose or meaning and how even if we don't know it we are impacting our teams and guests every, single, day. Join the ride and find your impact...

Nick and Riley share a animated clip of some animals working together. While it's funny and mildly entertaining there is some good take aways! When you can get your team all pulling in the same direction, the results will be so much better than you think. Find a way to unite the team and watch them succeed. It's us vs a killer whale, we have to act and act together. Thanks for listening and please...

Riley and Eric take a deep dive into aligning expectations with your team. Making sure all levels know the organization's vision and what's expected of them. They may think they know what you expect but try this exercise during your next team meeting and see if your aligned! If not, no biggie, just put the work in and start showing them the expectations. You can't be world class if you don't put i...

Happy Tuesday! We have a guest in the studio today! Riley and Eric welcome one of our Operations Consultants, Alma Salcedo! Alma shares her story and a clip about being consistent. They talk about how we saw that consistency in her teams and her leadership as she grew with the organization. Sometimes you have to take a step back and adapt to your situation. Thank you Alma for joining us! Thanks fo...

Eric and Riley are back in the studio discussing another great clip from Ken Coleman. Today they talk about how important venting is but to take it to the next step and reframe your perspective. We understand how hard things can get out there and you should have someone you can vent to, but if that's all you're doing, you're not growing as a leader. Next time you vent have an open mind for what co...

Tough conversations are never fun but they can get easier with practice and patience with the process. Eric and Riley share a video from Ken Coleman talking about how to prepare for these conversations and knowing what you want out of them. Take the guess work out and be transparent with your team and these conversations will get easier. At the end of the day your intention is pure and the goal is...

Eric is back, back again! Eric and Riley talk about something everyone goes through at some point. Moving out and renting or buying a house. Riley shares his journey so far with this process and the ways he's keeping him self accountable to his goal. Everyone is different, have fun, go on the trips but at some point, as Riley has found out, you have to balance your financial picture and save for t...

Nick and Riley dive into a conversation with one of their General Managers, Oscar Hernandez, about how goals are great but it's the plan that will get you to that goal. Oscar brings a story of how planning for the business allowed him to crush a sales record for a county fair. Things will happen but if you have a plan in place it's much easier to adapt than if you didn't. Thanks for sharing Oscar!...

Nick and Riley are loving all these guests! Today they welcome a Dual-Restaurant General Manager, Ana Gomez, to talk about her team's culture and how they all work together on their restaurant. There is no "I" in Team! Ana shares her experience and how she's learned over the years to leverage her leadership to earn her results with her team members. Thanks Ana! Thanks for listening and please feel...

We love having guests on our podcast! Joining Nick and Riley today is one of our Operations Consultants Carmen Luevano! Carmen shares her story and how she learned that leadership and personal development is vital when running a business. She mentions being honest with her team(s) and asking them important questions. Listen to find out what those were! Thanks for listening and please feel free to...