Making Dough Show | Restaurant Show

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How do I grow my restaurant sales? What actually works in restaurant marketing: messenger bot, mobile marketing, email, Facebook ads, monthly promotions, events, fundraisers.. How do I track the results? How do I lower food cost and labor so we are more profitable? How do we retain staff? These are some of the topics covered in this show hosted by restauranteurs, engineers, chief ops and marketing officers Matthew and Hengameh Stanfield. They believe every restauranteur deserves owning a PROFITABLE restaurant that does not own them. Got questions? Email us at makingdoughshow@gmail.com

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Making Dough Show | Restaurant Show

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189. 3 RESTAURANT OWNER Blind Spots | Restaurant Owner Tips 25.05.2023 8:13

Download for FREE: The RESTAURANT MANAGER SCORE SHEET at https://mds.mykajabi.com/restaurantmanagerscoresheet Watch: 7 Strategies for Staying Ahead in the Restaurant Industry | Restaurant Management ⁠https://youtu.be/zyY7lGw91Rs⁠ Watch: Why Background Checks Are Crucial in Hiring | 3 Lessons Learned from a "Sex Offender Staff" Case ⁠https://youtu.be/9iESp_XDUfo Are you aware of your blin...

188. Staying Ahead in the Restaurant Industry: Strategies for Success | Restaurant Management 23.05.2023 6:43

In today's episode of Making Dough Show, we discuss an important topic that affects restaurant owners everywhere: the impact of government funding and competition in the market. We've observed a significant increase in new restaurant openings, driven by the injection of funds such as PPP and ERTC money. This influx of capital has led to expansions and fierce competition in various neighbor...

187. The Ultimate Guide to Streamlining Your Restaurant Operations | Restaurant Management 18.05.2023 8:40

Download for FREE: Restaurant Business Plan | Free PDF https://mds.mykajabi.com/RestaurantBusinessPlan Watch: Raising the Bar for Your Restaurant: How an Inspection Form Can Elevate Your Business ⁠https://youtu.be/ECIWozl1gmc⁠ Watch: Marketing Magic: How to Harness the Power of Customer Reviews to Drive Results https://youtu.be/VuV3YBnjlqk In this episode of Making Dough Show, we explore the impo...

186. 3 Lessons Learned from Hiring and Firing a Sex Offender | Restaurant Owner Life 15.05.2023 5:22

Download for FREE: Restaurant Marketing System Assessment https://mds.mykajabi.com/assessment Watch: How to Build a Strong Management Team Using Accountability Charts | Restaurant Owner Tips ⁠https://youtu.be/5ZrcKSmXXOQ⁠ Watch: Restaurant Staff Thief Caught and 4 Lessons Learned ⁠https://youtu.be/kQz2EQBmJ1A In this episode of Making Dough Show, we share another shocking and embarrassing story...

185. From Chaos to Order: Building a Strong Management Team with an Accountability Chart 12.05.2023 10:44

Download for FREE: The RESTAURANT MANAGER SCORE SHEET at https://mds.mykajabi.com/restaurantmanagerscoresheet Watch: Restaurant Staff Thief Caught and 4 Lessons Learned ⁠https://youtu.be/kQz2EQBmJ1A⁠ Watch: Raising the Bar for Your Restaurant: How an Inspection Form Can Elevate Your Business ⁠https://youtu.be/ECIWozl1gmc⁠ Are you struggling with team accountability in your restaurant? In this ep...

184. Restaurant Staff Thief Caught and Lessons Learned 08.05.2023 9:38

Download for FREE: Restaurant Marketing System Assessment https://mds.mykajabi.com/assessment Watch: Raising the Bar for Your Restaurant: How an Inspection Form Can Elevate Your Business ⁠https://youtu.be/ECIWozl1gmc⁠ Watch: Marketing Magic: How to Harness the Power of Customer Reviews to Drive Results https://youtu.be/VuV3YBnjlqk In this episode of Making Dough Show, we share an embarrassing sto...

183. Create a Restaurant Inspection Form with these tips | Restaurant Management Tips 04.05.2023 11:28

Welcome to the latest episode of the Making Dough Show! In this episode, we will discuss a crucial aspect of the restaurant industry that often gets overlooked: the importance of having a restaurant inspection form in place. If you're a restaurant owner or manager, you know how challenging it can be to maintain consistency in your operations and ensure that your team is meeting your standards for...

182. Creating the Perfect Restaurant Atmosphere: Tips and Tricks from a Restaurant Owner 20.04.2023 6:36

Download for FREE: The RESTAURANT MANAGER SCORE SHEET at https://mds.mykajabi.com/restaurantmanagerscoresheet Watch: Watch this BEFORE Franchising or Buying a Franchise! https://youtu.be/Em-NbseBNmk Watch: Marketing Magic: How to Harness the Power of Customer Reviews to Drive Results https://youtu.be/VuV3YBnjlqk Welcome to this episode of the Making Dough Show! In this video, we'll be discussi...

181. Marketing Magic: Harnessing the Power of Customer Reviews to Drive Results 13.04.2023 4:58

Watch our FREE Training on: Respond to Reviews with ChatGPT in 15 Minutes a Week https://mds.mykajabi.com/opt-in-49c1800d-ea26-4686-963b-7728943b5463 Watch: 5 Effective Tips to handle the STRESS of a NEW Job | Restaurant Owner Advice https://youtu.be/gMg92pSUiDg Watch: How to Become a General Restaurant Manager? | Tips to get promoted at work https://youtu.be/ADVbye6xEP8 In this episode of Making...

180. How to manage team conflict effectively | 3 Top Restaurant Manager Tips 23.02.2023 8:37

Download for FREE: The RESTAURANT MANAGER SCORE SHEET at https://mds.mykajabi.com/restaurantmanagerscoresheet Watch: 5 Restaurant Business Success Tips | How to run a Successful Restaurant ⁠https://youtu.be/lCcxPAigL7E⁠ Watch: How to motivate an introvert employee | 3 Customer Service Tips for Introverts ⁠https://youtu.be/sRGoErJWZtw⁠ While conflict is detrimental to any kind of business, it is...

179. My word of the year | How to pick your word of the year? 16.02.2023 9:11

Watch our FREE Training on: Respond to Reviews with ChatGPT in 15 Minutes a Week https://mds.mykajabi.com/opt-in-49c1800d-ea26-4686-963b-7728943b5463 Watch: 5 Effective Tips to handle the STRESS of a NEW Job | Restaurant Owner Advice ⁠https://youtu.be/gMg92pSUiDg⁠ Watch: Restaurant LABOR Shortage TIPS | Restaurant Owner's Advice ⁠https://youtu.be/72gVCrLtS5I⁠ How do you pick your word of the...

180. 4 Ways to Manage Team Performance | Top Performance Management System Tips 09.02.2023 12:09

Download for FREE: Restaurant Location Assessment Guide | Free pdf download https://mds.mykajabi.com/RestaurantLocationAssessmentGuide In the business world, the best asset is its people. If you have good people, everything else will follow. What are your ways in managing your team’s performance? How do you conduct such? How effective are they? In this episode of Making Dough Show, I will enumerat...

178. 3 Effective Ways to Boost Employee Morale | Leadership Top Tips 27.01.2023 4:46

Download for FREE: Restaurant Marketing System Assessment https://mds.mykajabi.com/assessment As a business owner, a manager or whatever position you may be in the industry, keeping your team’s morale is quite a challenge. How do you cheer your people up especially when everything is crashing and burning? Here are 3 simple yet very effective ways to boost employee morale and motivation. Watch: Man...

177. Creating a GRAND Vision for your Restaurant l A Professional StandPoint 15.12.2022 26:41

Download for FREE: The RESTAURANT MANAGER SCORE SHEET at https://mds.mykajabi.com/restaurantmanagerscoresheet In this episode of the Making Dough Show, we invited a professional chef/ restaurateur- Natalia Levey. She is a co-owner of Speaks Clam Bar, Kojo, and Central Park St. Pete and has been in the restaurant industry since 2001. She is the founder of "Hi Hospitality Group," an award-...

176. Creating an Employee Experience Roadmap l What the Expert Says? 08.12.2022 25:47

Download for FREE: Restaurant Marketing System Assessment https://mds.mykajabi.com/assessment To care for our people is considered on top of all things we do in our business. Employee experience is a priority but many are being misdirected in handling such. In this episode of the Making Dough Show, we invited Anastasia Vladychynska, an expert in the field of Customer Experience Management. She is...

175. Watch this BEFORE Franchising or Buying a Franchise! 24.11.2022 32:31

Download for FREE: Restaurant Marketing System Assessment https://mds.mykajabi.com/assessment In this episode of Making Dough Show, we invited a special guest to explain the fundamentals of franchising your business . When is the right time to franchise? What are the criteria, strategies and procedures you need to take? Our guest, Stacey Marmolejo is the creator of Franchise Prep Academy which pro...

174. How to deal with ANGRY and RUDE customers | Customer Service Training 03.11.2022 14:17

Download for FREE: The RESTAURANT MANAGER SCORE SHEET at https://mds.mykajabi.com/restaurantmanagerscoresheet Watch: How To Write an Incident Report Effectively | Restaurant Management Training ⁠https://youtu.be/-Rap9MUVegw⁠ Watch: 5 Effective Tips to handle the STRESS of a NEW Job | Restaurant Owner Advice ⁠https://youtu.be/gMg92pSUiDg⁠ How to deal with angry and rude customers? One out of every...

173. How To Write an Incident Report Effectively | Restaurant Management Training 27.10.2022 13:30

Download for FREE: 12 Genius Ways Chat GPT Can Transform Your Restaurant Business https://mds.mykajabi.com/12-ways-chatGPT-can-transform-your-restaurant-business Watch: 7 HR Policies Every Restaurant Owner Must Have | Restaurant Manager Tips ⁠https://youtu.be/uWA7z1fbfBk⁠ Watch: The BEST Restaurant Employee Retention Strategy | Restaurant Management ⁠ https://youtu.be/itsHHBt8f5U How to write an i...

172. 5 Effective Tips to handle the STRESS of a NEW Job | Restaurant Owner Advice 14.10.2022 8:01

Download for FREE: Restaurant Business Plan | Free PDF https://mds.mykajabi.com/RestaurantBusinessPlan Watch: 7 HR Policies Every Restaurant Owner Must Have | Restaurant Manager Tips ⁠https://youtu.be/uWA7z1fbfBk⁠ Watch: The ABSOLUTE Best Way to Control LABOR in your Restaurant | Restaurant Manager Tips ⁠https://youtu.be/EpAXM3vnxO8 How to handle the stress of a new job? In today's Making Doug...

171. 7 HR Policies Every Restaurant Owner Must Have | Restaurant Manager Tips 06.10.2022 9:14

Download for FREE: The RESTAURANT MANAGER SCORE SHEET at https://mds.mykajabi.com/restaurantmanagerscoresheet 7 Company Policies you need to know and implement -this is what we're talking about for today's Making Dough Restaurant Show episode! If you don't have these 7 HR policies every restaurant owner must have, add them to your HR calendar and execute them ASAP because every busines...

170. The ABSOLUTE Best Way to Control LABOR in your Restaurant | Restaurant Manager Tips 30.09.2022 6:32

Watch our FREE Training on: Respond to Reviews with ChatGPT in 15 Minutes a Week https://mds.mykajabi.com/opt-in-49c1800d-ea26-4686-963b-7728943b5463 Watch: How to actually WORK ON your business vs. WORK IN your business | Restaurant Owner Tips ⁠https://youtu.be/x60wcvhh4bw⁠ Watch: 5 Tips to RECESSION Proof your RESTAURANT | Restaurant Owner Tips ⁠https://youtu.be/MR8OasNe8TQ Do you know what is t...

169. How to actually WORK ON your business vs. WORK IN your business | Restaurant Owner Tips 15.09.2022 9:30

Download for FREE: Restaurant Location Assessment Guide | Free pdf download https://mds.mykajabi.com/RestaurantLocationAssessmentGuide Watch: RESTAURANT SWOT ANALYSIS - How to conduct a swot analysis for your restaurant ⁠https://youtu.be/vePk26r5aA0⁠ Watch: 5 Tips to RECESSION Proof your RESTAURANT | Restaurant Owner Tips ⁠https://youtu.be/MR8OasNe8TQ How to actually WORK ON your business vs. WORK...

168. 5 Tips to RECESSION Proof your RESTAURANT | Restaurant Owner Tips 02.09.2022 7:30

Download for FREE: The RESTAURANT MANAGER SCORE SHEET at https://mds.mykajabi.com/restaurantmanagerscoresheet Watch: FIRED after 13 years working at Starbucks | Restaurant Owner Reaction ⁠https://youtu.be/c60oGG63f9Q⁠ Watch: How to Control Using Cell Phone at Work Effectively | Restaurant Owner Advice ⁠https://youtu.be/_bAHsX3esEs Fellow business owners, how do you recession proof your restaurant...

167. FIRED after 13 years working at Starbucks | Restaurant Owner Reaction 25.08.2022 7:26

Download for FREE: Restaurant Marketing System Assessment https://mds.mykajabi.com/assessment A few days ago, a video of a Starbucks employee who got fired after 13 years went viral online. This 33-year-old man who worked at Starbucks for more than a decade got fired over a month-old violation. It led to a union (an entire Starbucks store) walkout and a viral video that garnered more than 21 milli...

166. How to Control Using Cell Phone at Work Effectively | Restaurant Owner Advice 18.08.2022 8:12

Download for FREE: The RESTAURANT MANAGER SCORE SHEET at https://mds.mykajabi.com/restaurantmanagerscoresheet How to Control Using Cell Phone at Work Effectively? Is it wise for a restaurant manager to confiscate a phone from an employee? In today's Making Dough Show episode, I will discuss our proactive approach to implementing rules on using a cell phone at work. Employees must have cell pho...