Restaurant Owners Uncorked

A great conversation with Oliver about recently opening the first hard cidery in Raleigh. Great dude, great team of people, and GREAT cidar! Enjoy...

Jim started Partners II Pizza 45 years ago, married, his bride Marilyn 31 years ago, and they are both still at full speed every day. Absolute must-listen episode. Enjoy...

Wil's friend BJ McAndrews, CEO of Flyp, shares the story of Flyp, the future of banking. We're fired up at Schedulefly to finally have a company to partner with that shares our values and has a very similar focus of offering a simple service, great customer support, and a fun community to be a part of.  If you want to sign up, copy/paste the link below and send to your mobile device. It will auto-...

Felicia is Marketing and Events manager with a phenomenal group out of D.C. Her career started in college wen she had $30 in her checking account and got a job as a busser. One promotion after the next and she's got a full plate with a growing group and she's found her calling. Felicia is high energy and passionate about her work and we had a great time talking about all things hospitality. Enjoy!

Tony and the folks at Tandem went into COVID with three restaurants and came out of it with ten plus three consulting opportunities, totaling thirteen businesses they are working on today. Tony has an inspiring story and a genuine love for his industry. Enjoy! 

Two of Schedulefly's customers just won the two biggest James Beard awards, Outstanding Chef (Mashama Bailey, The Grey, Savannah, GA) and Outstanding Restaurant (Chai Pani, Asheville, N.C.). We read some quotes from their acceptance speeches on this episode. 

Keli has been in the business since she was 16 years old. She earned a Journalism degree at Ohio State University but never stopped loving hospitality, and she's never worked in any other industry. We talked a lot about wine, about culture, learning from places she's had to close, opening in new markets, and more. Keli is super kind, fun to talk to, and perfectly suited for hospitality. Enjoy...

Thoughts on a post titled "How People Think" by Morgan Housel on Collaborative Fund's blog (https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/). 

Matt joins us again, he's always positive and fun to talk to. The Wild Hare is the 16th location in the portfolio he and his partners run, opening this weekend. We got into some details about how new locations are funded, how investors get paid, the location they have planned next in Nashville, and much more. Can't wait to get to hang with Matt one day, in the mean time, enjoy this episode...

We had a great time talking to these two high energy, fun guys! Brick Street is officially on the bucket list now. Their badass college bar is in the Final Four for the 2022 Barstool Sports Best College Bar competition. A family business that's been cranking out fun for the students and folks in Oxford for a few decades, Brick Street has cool story, a super fun team of people running it, and all s...

Bella Monica has been serving up exceptional hospitality for twenty two years, and we're super proud to serve them at Schedulefly and to count Corbett Monica as a friend. You won't find a more genuine, kind, likable guy. We talked about the power of listening to his team members, the humanity of independent restaurants, how Corbett turned the down time from COVID into a positive, closing their sec...