Brian Seitz, David Ross, and Anthony Hamilton

Restauranttopia: A Show for Local Independent Restaurants

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We love locally owned independent restaurants. These businesses build strong communities by linking neighbors in a web of economic and social relationships. The more the independent restaurants are thriving, the healthier the community will be! We want to help restaurant owners and operators hone their competitive edge through effective marketing and business practices. Restauranttopia focuses on all things related to restaurant management and operations from hosts David Ross, Brian Seitz, and chef Anthony Hamilton. We feature interviews and restaurant success stories, along with insights on c...

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Brian Seitz, David Ross, and Anthony Hamilton

Episodes

How to Use QR Codes in Your Restaurant 20.08.2022 14:24

Episode 123 How to Use QR Codes in Your Restaurant https://restauranttopia.com/episode-123-how-to-use-qr-codes-in-your-restaurant/ If you're looking for the best free QR Code generators for your restaurant, below are five trusted and highly recommended QR code generators. Google Chrome – How to share a webpage with a QR Code using Chrome. Beaconstac QR Code Generator Flowcode QR Tiger CARA BAKER V...

Michelin-rated restaurateur Josh Kopel in Cleveland talking about the Servies by Yelp 19.08.2022 2:46

https://www.theservies.com/ The host, Michelin-rated restaurateur Josh Kopel, challenges conventional wisdom by hosting both hospitality professionals & thought leaders from outside of the industry, offering a new perspective on an old business. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/full-comp-the-voice-of-the-restaurant-industry-revolution/id1506823506 Yelp for Restaurants is proud to announce the...

How to Make Your Restaurant More Profitable with Roger Beaudoin 14.08.2022 28:32

How to Make Your Restaurant More Profitable with Roger Beaudoin https://restauranttopia.com/episode-122-how-to-make-your-restaurant-more-profitable-with-roger-beaudoin/ https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, and more! join our mail...

Building a Friendly Ghost Kitchen with Shawn Walchef 06.08.2022 35:02

Episode 121 Building a Friendly Ghost Kitchen with Shawn Walchef https://restauranttopia.com/episode-121-building-a-friendly-ghost-kitchen-with-shawn-walchef/(opens in a new tab) About CALI BBQ Since opening Cali BBQ in 2008, Shawn and Rositsa Walchef have incorporated the Bulgarian traditions of hospitality into every facet of their expanding business empire, from evolving their restaurant for 20...

How multi-unit restaurants can market to their local community with Susie Liberatore 30.07.2022 21:22

Episode 120: How multi-unit restaurants can market to their local community with Susie Liberatore https://restauranttopia.com/episode-120-how-multi-unit-restaurants-can-market-to-their-local-community-with-susie-liberatore/ Episode 120: How multi-unit restaurants can market to their local community with Susie Liberatore The Brand Clarity Podcast explores branding: logo, website, social media, SEO,...

How to build an all-star restaurant team with Roger Beaudoin 23.07.2022 34:05

How to build an all-star restaurant team with Roger Beaudoin https://restauranttopia.com/episode-119-how-to-build-an-all-star-restaurant-team-with-roger-beaudoin/ https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, and more! join our mailing li...

Courage – Restaurant Entrepreneurs embracing digital marketing with Shawn Walchef. Get out your phone and Record! 16.07.2022 41:30

Courage – Restaurant Entrepreneurs embracing digital marketing with Shawn Walchef. Get out your phone and Record! Show Notes About CALI BBQ Since opening Cali BBQ in 2008, Shawn and Rositsa Walchef have incorporated the Bulgarian traditions of hospitality into every facet of their expanding business empire, from evolving their restaurant for 2020 and beyond with easy online ordering of BBQ online,...

Reducing Restaurant Turnover, Best Practice 09.07.2022 27:19

https://restauranttopia.com/episode-117-reducing-restaurant-turnover-best-practice/ https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, and more! join our mailing list and get our newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/dojKlZ5 Enter...

Founder's Disease 02.07.2022 18:07

Founder's Disease: You started this amazing concept You busted your Butt to get it off the ground Build-out Hiring Training Recipes Marketing/Promotions EVERYTHING! After a while you are stalled out… You have reached limit Josh Kopel and David Dressler call this Founder's Fatigue Do you have the right systems in place so that you can Employ and Empower your people to run business. Do you have the...

The Lost Episode 30.06.2022 4:33

https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, and more! join our mailing list and get our newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/dojKlZ5 Enter your email and get the very latest from Restauranttopia - marketing tips and insigh...

Episode 115: Transforming vendors into raving fans with Josh Kopel and Natasha Miller 18.06.2022 16:30

https://restaurants.yelp.com/podcast/transforming-vendors-into-raving-fans/ Show Notes: https://restauranttopia.com/episode-115-transforming-vendors-into-raving-fans-with-josh-kopel-and-natasha-miller/ Josh Kopel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuakopel1/ https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive co...

Episode 114: Developing a SWOT Analysis for Your Restaurant 11.06.2022 36:05

https://restauranttopia.com/episode-114-developing-a-swot-analysis-for-your-restaurant/ What is a SWOT Analysis – INTERNAL - Strengths, Weaknesses |EXTERNAL - Opportunities, Threats Why conduct a SWOT? So YOU understand where you stand So your Management understands where you stand So your Employees of ALL levels understand where you stand TAKE ACTION Who should be a part of this analysis? – All M...

Discounting VS. FREE 04.06.2022 23:20

https://youtu.be/I5ytHxI4iDk https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, and more! join our mailing list and get our newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/dojKlZ5 Enter your email and get the very latest from Restauranttopi...

Menu Costing, the Best Way, the Easy Way and What You'll Need to Get Started 28.05.2022 27:18

Episode 112 Menu Costing, the Best Way, the Easy Way and What You'll Need to Get Started https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, and more! join our mailing list and get our newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/dojKlZ5...

The Art and Science of an LTO Limited Time Offer 21.05.2022 31:31

The Art and Science of an LTO Limited Time Offer https://restauranttopia.com/episode-111-the-art-and-science-of-an-lto-limited-time-offer/ https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, and more! join our mailing list and get our newslette...

Celebrating your Restaurant's Anniversary 15.05.2022 19:13

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What you need in a Letter of Intent / Term Sheet when Buying a Restaurant 09.05.2022 31:42

Letter of Intent / Term Sheet to Buy a Restaurant A letter of intent or a term sheet to buy a restaurant is a great tool to ensure that the basic outline of your agreement is clear. A term sheet is valuable and saves both time and money for everyone involved. The term sheet will identify the basic terms of the transaction. You can download our sample term sheet which contains an outline of the int...

What if you stopped publishing your marketing content? 30.04.2022 12:40

What if you stopped publishing your marketing content? "If you stopped publishing your content, would your customers miss it?" Joe Pulizzi Most content entrepreneurs automatically believe the answer would be yes...but actually, that's probably not true. https://restauranttopia.com/episode-108-what-if-you-stopped-publishing-your-marketing-content/ HAVE A MEDIA COMPANY MENTALITY You need your restau...

How Do I Prepare To Sell My Restaurant 23.04.2022 16:55

https://restauranttopia.com/episode-107-how-do-i-prepare-to-sell-my-restaurant/ https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, and more! join our mailing list and get our newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/dojKlZ5 Enter you...

How to keep restaurant customers coming back over and over again with Matt Plapp 16.04.2022 1:06:28

links. – www.mattplapp.com – https://mattplapp.com/whos-matt/ – https://americasbestrestaurants.com/work-with-us Stats that will scare every owner – https://americasbestrestaurants.com/stats https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, a...

How to build a restaurant customer database 09.04.2022 44:19

How to build a restaurant customer database links. - www.mattplapp.com - https://mattplapp.com/whos-matt/ - https://americasbestrestaurants.com/work-with-us Stats that will scare every owner - https://americasbestrestaurants.com/stats https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news,...

Learn How To Attract Customers With Matt Plapp 02.04.2022 48:41

Episode 104: Learn How To Attract Customers With Matt Plapp https://restauranttopia.com/episode-104-learn-how-to-attract-customers-with-matt-plapp/ https://americasbestrestaurants.com/w... Learn the secrets to growing your restaurant by attracting attention, building a database and retaining customers at go.mattplapp.com/link Visit America's Best Restaurants: https://www.youtube.com/americasbestr....

How to get 2000 LinkedIn connections in 45 days 26.03.2022 44:03

How to get 2000 LinkedIn connections in 45 days https://restauranttopia.com/episode-103-how-to-get-2000-linkedin-connections-in-45-days/ How to get 2000 LinkedIn connections in 45 days https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, and mor...

Make Changing Your Menu Easier, Quicker and More Effective 19.03.2022 30:24

Never think you deserve it. 12.03.2022 18:13

Episode 101: Never think you deserve it. https://restauranttopia.com/episode-101-never-think-you-deserve-it/ https://restauranttopia.com/text/ Join other independent restaurant owners and professionals on our VIP Text Club and get access to exclusive content, industry news, deals, insights, announcements, pro-tips, and more! join our mailing list and get our newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactp...