Chip Klose

RESTAURANT STRATEGY

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The Restaurant Strategy podcast is dedicated helping independent restaurant owners increase the profitability of their restaurants and grow. The show is hosted by industry expert Chip Klose, who asks the question: What would your life look like if your restaurant could deliver consistent, predictable 20% returns?

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Chip Klose

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Business

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

INTERVIEW with Carl Orsbourn & Meredith Sandland, Co-Authors of Delivering the Digital Restaurant 29.11.2021

#142 - INTERVIEW with Carl Orsbourn & Meredith Sandland   This week's episode is also sponsored by STOCK MFG. With Stock you get all the style of retail, with the price, continuity, and customer service of a traditional uniform vendor. They offer an assortment of everyday items that are ready to ship with no minimum order quantity, and can also create custom uniforms to fit any aesthetic.  Vis...

Top 20 Things That I've Learned From My Guests 22.11.2021

#141 - Top 20 Things That I've Learned From My Guests     This week's episode is also sponsored by STOCK MFG. With Stock you get all the style of retail, with the price, continuity, and customer service of a traditional uniform vendor. They offer an assortment of everyday items that are ready to ship with no minimum order quantity, and can also create custom uniforms to fit any aesthetic.  Visit:...

INTERVIEW with Restaurateur and Activist, Yannick Benjamin 15.11.2021

#140 - INTERVIEW with Restaurateur and Activist, Yannick Benjamin ***** JOIN THE FREE 3-DAY CHALLENGE:  https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/challenge *****   This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to your current operat...

How to Supercharge Your Email List 08.11.2021

#139 - How to Supercharge Your Email List This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to your current operation. Onboarding is super easy, with recipe guides, and step-by-step training for you and your staff. Visit the link below ...

INTERVIEW with Mike McFall, Co-CEO of Biggby Coffee 01.11.2021

#138 - INTERVIEW with Mike McFall, Co-CEO of Biggby Coffee ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: SEVENROOMS With a full suite of products including reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, review aggregation, and marketing automation, SevenRooms is the perfect choice for helping you gain a 360-degree view of your guests across both on- and off-premise. Book a demo wit...

What a Skyscraper Can Tell Us About the Future of Restaurants 25.10.2021

#137 - What a Skyscraper Can Tell Us About the Future of Restaurants ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: SEVENROOMS With a full suite of products including reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, review aggregation, and marketing automation, SevenRooms is the perfect choice for helping you gain a 360-degree view of your guests across both on- and off-premise. Book...

INTERVIEW with Ethan Falk, Founder and CEO of Virtual Restaurant Group 18.10.2021

#136 - INTERVIEW with Ethan Falk, Founder and CEO of Virtual Restaurant Group   ***** ACCESS THE FREE VIDEO TRAINING:  https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/thedailygrind *****   This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to...

How to Get Past This Staffing Crisis 06.10.2021

#135 - How to Get Past This Staffing Crisis   ***** ACCESS THE FREE VIDEO TRAINING:  https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/thedailygrind *****   This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to your current operation. Onboarding...

INTERVIEW: Restaurant Marketing That Works with Matt Plapp 04.10.2021

#134 - INTERVIEW: Restaurant Marketing That Works with Matt Plapp ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: SEVENROOMS With a full suite of products including reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, review aggregation, and marketing automation, SevenRooms is the perfect choice for helping you gain a 360-degree view of your guests across both on- and off-premise. Book a d...

3 Ways to Cut Expenses in Your Restaurant 27.09.2021

#133 - 3 Ways to Cut Expenses in Your Restaurant ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: SEVENROOMS With a full suite of products including reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, review aggregation, and marketing automation, SevenRooms is the perfect choice for helping you gain a 360-degree view of your guests across both on- and off-premise. Book a demo with SevenRoo...

INTERVIEW with Zack Oates, Founder & CEO of Ovation 20.09.2021

#132 - INTERVIEW with Zack Oates, Founder & CEO of Ovation ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to your current operation. Onboarding is super easy, with recipe guides, and step-by-step training for you and your s...

3 Ways to Increase Revenue Overnight 13.09.2021

#131 - 3 Ways to Increase Revenue Overnight ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to your current operation. Onboarding is super easy, with recipe guides, and step-by-step training for you and your staff. Visit the lin...

INTERVIEW with Shawn Walchef, Founder of Cali BBQ and Host of the Digital Hospitality Podcast 06.09.2021

#130 - INTERVIEW with Shawn Walchef, Founder of Cali BBQ and Host of the Digital Hospitality Podcast ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: SEVENROOMS With a full suite of products including reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, review aggregation, and marketing automation, SevenRooms is the perfect choice for helping you gain a 360-degree view of your guests across...

Subsistence vs. Surplus 30.08.2021

#129 - Subsistence vs. Surplus ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: SEVENROOMS With a full suite of products including reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, review aggregation, and marketing automation, SevenRooms is the perfect choice for helping you gain a 360-degree view of your guests across both on- and off-premise. Book a demo with SevenRooms today and recei...

INTERVIEW with Staffing Consultant, Adriane Mack 29.08.2021

#128 - INTERVIEW with Staffing Consultant, Adriane Mack ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to your current operation. Onboarding is super easy, with recipe guides, and step-by-step training for you and your staff. V...

The Future of QR Codes 16.08.2021

#127 - The Future of QR Codes ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to your current operation. Onboarding is super easy, with recipe guides, and step-by-step training for you and your staff. Visit the link below and us...

INTERVIEW with NY Times Food Photographer, Andrew Scrivani 09.08.2021

#126 - INTERVIEW with NY Times Food Photographer, Andrew Scrivani ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: SEVENROOMS With a full suite of products including reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, review aggregation, and marketing automation, SevenRooms is the perfect choice for helping you gain a 360-degree view of your guests across both on- and off-premise. Book a d...

The Value of Creating Value 02.08.2021

#125 - The Value of Creating Value ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: SEVENROOMS With a full suite of products including reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, review aggregation, and marketing automation, SevenRooms is the perfect choice for helping you gain a 360-degree view of your guests across both on- and off-premise. Book a demo with SevenRooms today and r...

INTEVIEW: Chatting Brand Strategy with Vigor Founder, Joseph Szala 26.07.2021

#124 - INTEVIEW: Chatting Brand Strategy with Vigor Founder, Joseph Szala ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to your current operation. Onboarding is super easy, with recipe guides, and step-by-step training for you...

Sharing My Blueprint for Opening Restaurants 19.07.2021

#123 - Sharing My Blueprint for Opening Restaurants ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: VIRTUAL RESTAURANT GROUP They offer innovative, turnkey delivery-only brands that you're able to easily operate out of your existing restaurant with very little disruption to your current operation. Onboarding is super easy, with recipe guides, and step-by-step training for you and your staff. Visit...

INTERVIEW: Navigating the Staffing Crisis with Restaurant Consultant, Ken McGarrie 12.07.2021

#122 - INTERVIEW: Navigating the Staffing Crisis with Restaurant Consultant, Ken McGarrie ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: SEVENROOMS With a full suite of products including reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, review aggregation, and marketing automation, SevenRooms is the perfect choice for helping you gain a 360-degree view of your guests across both on- a...

The Intersection of Hospitality and Tech 05.07.2021

#121 - The Intersection of Hospitality and Tech ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: SEVENROOMS With a full suite of products including reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, review aggregation, and marketing automation, SevenRooms is the perfect choice for helping you gain a 360-degree view of your guests across both on- and off-premise. Book a demo with SevenRoom...

INTERVIEW: Restaurant Uniform Entrepreneur, Jim Snediker 28.06.2021

#120 - INTERVIEW: Restaurant Uniform Entrepreneur, Jim Snediker ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU If you’re a restaurant owner you need a great website that not only looks beautiful, but helps drive more traffic and sales. Use POPMENU to take your business to the next level. Best of all, listeners of this show can lock in one, set monthly rate… and get $100 off their first mo...

Rethinking Your Social Strategy 21.06.2021

#119 - Rethinking Your Social Strategy ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU If you’re a restaurant owner you need a great website that not only looks beautiful, but helps drive more traffic and sales. Use POPMENU to take your business to the next level. Best of all, listeners of this show can lock in one, set monthly rate… and get $100 off their first month.  VISIT:  https://pop...

INTERVIEW: Building a Restaurant Funnel with Lance Popke 14.06.2021

#118 - INTERVIEW: Building a Restaurant Funnel with Lance Popke ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: OVATION Get more feedback, more reviews, and more revenue with Ovation. Get started with 2,000 FREE text messages by visiting ovationup.com/chip ***** This week's episode is also sponsored by: RESTAURANT FUNNEL Generate leads, turn those leads into contacts, and then convert those contac...

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