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?

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: restaurantstrategypodcast.com

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Chip Klose

Episodes

Sharing My Blueprint for Opening Restaurants 19.07.2021 57:16

#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 1:19:52

#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 39:37

#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 59:31

#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 32:25

#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 1:23:56

#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...

The Triangle Principle 07.06.2021 32:24

#117 - The Triangle Principle ***** 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 contacts into actual guests that will ra...

INTERVIEW with EatOkra founders, Anthony & Janique Edwards 31.05.2021 1:09:17

#116 - INTERVIEW with EatOkra founders, Anthony & Janique Edwards ***** 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...

Luxury vs. Commodity 24.05.2021 23:37

#115 - Luxury vs. Commodity ***** 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 contacts into actual guests that will rave...

INTERVIEW with Renae Scott, CMO of Ike's Love and Sandwiches 17.05.2021 54:49

#114 - INTERVIEW with Renae Scott, CMO of Ike's Love and Sandwiches ***** 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 co...

Operations + Marketing 10.05.2021 27:00

#113 - Operations + Marketing ***** 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 contacts into actual guests that will ra...

INTERVIEW: Brand Sense and Common Sense with Bestselling Author Martin Lindstrom 03.05.2021 39:47

#112 - INTERVIEW with Bestselling Author Martin Lindstrom ***** 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 contacts int...

Surgeons, Jewelers, and Restaurants 26.04.2021 16:51

#111 - Surgeons, Jewelers, and Restaurants ***** 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 contacts into actual guests...

INTERVIEW with Sarah Gavigan, Founder of Nashville's Otaku Ramen 19.04.2021 1:09:49

#110 - INTERVIEW with Sarah Gavigan, Founder of Nashville's Otaku Ramen ***** 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 thos...

Dealing with Difficult Guests 12.04.2021 20:29

#109 - Dealing with Difficult Guests ***** 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 contacts into actual guests that...

INTERVIEW with David Schneider, Director of Ops at Portale Restaurant 05.04.2021 1:17:20

#108 - INTERVIEW with David Schneider, Director of Ops at Portale Restaurant This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’s Unio...

The Best Ways to Increase Check Average 29.03.2021 27:20

#107 - The Best Ways to Increase Check Average This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. To...

INTERVIEW: Discussing the Marketing Revolution with Mark Schaefer 22.03.2021 52:35

#106 - Discussing the Marketing Revolution with Bestselling Author, Mark Schaefer This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’s...

Transactions, Value, and Price 15.03.2021 19:06

#105 - Transactions, Value, and Price This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. To further...

INTERVIEW: Round Two with Chef/Owner Nathan Mergen 08.03.2021 1:05:11

#104 - INTERVIEW: Round Two with Chef/Owner Nathan Mergen This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitalit...

A Constant Evolution 01.03.2021 16:29

#103 - A Constant Evolution This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. To further support th...

Can Technology Make Restaurants More Hospitable? 22.02.2021 17:41

#102 - Can Technology Make Restaurants More Hospitable? This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality...

The ABCDs of Marketing 15.02.2021 23:10

#101 - The ABCDs of Marketing This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. To further support...

Celebrating 100 Episodes! 08.02.2021 30:34

#100 - Celebrating 100 Episodes with All of You This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. T...

INTERVIEW: A New Kind of Collaboration for Mighty Quinn's & Otto's Tacos 01.02.2021 53:30

#99 - INTERVIEW: A New Kind of Collaboration for Mighty Quinn's & Otto's Tacos This week's episode is brought to you by: BENTOBOX BentoBox is a website, e-commerce, and marketing platform for restaurants. Over 6,000 restaurants worldwide rely on BentoBox to drive high-margin revenue and connect with guests through their websites, including those of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup and Danny Meyer’...