RunningRestaurants.com
Running Restaurants
Running a restaurant is one of the most exhilarating yet challenging ventures out there. Every day, passionate restaurateurs pour their hearts into delivering dining experiences that both excite customers & simultaneously drive profits to the bottom line. But how can restaurants do both even better? Welcome to Running Restaurants, the podcast exploring actionable tips, valuable resources, and interesting insights every restaurant owner can easily implement in their own businesses. Whether you want your food venture to be more profitable, renowned, or enticing to many, we discuss every single s...
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Jun 29, 2026
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Episodes
39: Restaurant Dirt: Ep04 - Punch Clock Pranks 15.05.2018 18:12
You're potentially losing dollars from false punch tactics and other tricks. Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com & Roger Beaudoin of Restaurant Rockstars talk about what you can do about it. Tune in to see what lessons can be learned to improve your restaurant. Make sure you to Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes & Google Play to not miss a future episode. Find more on RunningRestaurants.com at...
38: Protect Your Profits: Discovering Restaurant Scams 24.04.2018 28:00
So many ways for your profits to disappear! It's critical to get everything right in a tight margin business. Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com talks with Don Potter of Pinnacle Hospitality Systems about helping restaurants uncover the little things that are stealing profits from their business. They dig into Don's new book "Restaurateur - Protect Your Profits -- Discover Restaurant Scams an...
37: Restaurant Leasing Tips to Make or Break Your Business 16.04.2018 24:33
There are the things that you just don't want to get wrong! Your restaurant lease is one of those things... Unfortunately, it's common for restaurant operators to make mistakes when it's time to negotiate their lease or lease renewal. Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com talks with Dale Willerton, The Lease Coach, about a number of key restaurant leasing tips that can absolutely make or break y...
36: Restaurant Dirt: Ep03 - Training Fiasco 04.04.2018 20:18
Here's a training story that will make you cringe! Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com & Roger Beaudoin of Restaurant Rockstars share a restaurant training story gone seriously awry. Tune in to see what lessons can be learned and how to get training and team building right at your restaurant. Make sure you to Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes & Google Play to not miss a future episode. Find m...
35: Restaurant Lessons: Mark McDonnell on 27+ Years Building His Business 02.04.2018 1:05:56
Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com talks with Mark McDonnell of LaSalle Grill in South Bend, IN about his 27+ years running various restaurant businesses. Even though Mark and his restaurant is a Four Diamond Award winner 22 years in a row now we talk about what it takes to keep pushing the business forward after all these years. Including: 1) How Mark got started in the business and how LaSa...
33: Community, Culture & Character: Three C's That Can Lead to Success in the Restaurant Business 16.03.2018 42:09
Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com talks with old high school friend Craig DeOrio of Fibber Mcgee's Bar & Grill in Beverly, MA about what's working in his business. Craig will absolutely pull you in with his story telling (get ready for the biker and old lady story). Other stuff touched on includes: 1) How to be part of the community by supporting causes you care about 2) How to use deals t...
32: Getting More Customers with the Social Platforms: Bruce Irving of SmartPizzaMarketing.com 13.03.2018 28:07
Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com interviews Bruce Irving of SmartPizzaMarketing.com. Practical tips for social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and more geared to getting your restaurant or bar more customers. I 100% guarantee that you'll learn some new stuff in this call! Tips include... 1) Bruce's top three focus areas right now 2)Getting hashtags right 3) What's goi...
31: From Hostess to Manager to Owner: Daniela Marcone of Andiamo in Austin, TX 07.03.2018 32:59
Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com speaks with Daniela Marcone from Andiamo in Austin, Texas. Daniela's story is wonderful and her passion is contagious. They hit on a handful of key insights that can help restaurants boost their profits, including: Having the courage and belief to take the big leap of becoming an owner ** The power of community marketing to drive neighborhood sales & awa...
30: Secrets Inside Your Restaurant Biz 27.02.2018 58:02
Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com pushes Darren Dennington from Service With Style to reveal a wide variety of key tactics that he uses with clients to drive their successful results. Such as: 1) How restaurant teams can be dysfunctional 2) Ways to build real trust with your managers & staff 3) Insights to hiring and developing your team 4) How identifying priorities can be a key driver...
29: Restaurateur Deep Dive: Elliot Schiffer from Mici Handcrafted Italian 22.02.2018 56:46
Jaime dives deep into the business with Elliot Schiffer, Chief Executive Officer at Mici Handcrafted Italian, which is a four-unit fast casual chain based out of Denver, CO. In a far reaching conversation encompassing, digital, social, mobile, delivery, people, community, growth strategies and more, Jaime & Elliot hit on a variety of key aspects to running a successful restaurant operation.
27: Restaurant Dirt: Ep01 - Costs & Hiring Mistakes 16.02.2018 21:51
Don't learn the hard way! Jaime & Roger go over key mistakes so you don't have to. Today we hit on tracking costs and making bad hires.
28: Restaurant - Dirt - Ep02 - Audio - V2 16.02.2018 22:31
Jaime & Roger relive some potentially costly mistakes in the business and talk about ways for your restaurant to avoid similar situations in the future.
26: Building "Buzz" in Your Bar or Restaurant 08.02.2018 10:08
Great session about customer engagement and the power of giving your customers another reason to return more often.
25: Marketing Hooks At Your Restaurant 05.02.2018 5:57
Tips to dominate the competition! How you set your restaurant apart will set you up for boosting your restaurant's profits.
24: Where to Find Hidden Opportunities with Your Servers 31.01.2018 6:14
Quick session on the importance of maximizing every table, every time at your restaurant to make more profits. Featuring Roger Beaudoin and Jaime Oikle
23: Runningrestaurants - Kareem - Hajjar - Formation - Lease - Employment 23.01.2018 34:20
Jaime Oikle speaks with Kareem Hajjar, of Hajjar Peters about critical key insights restaurant operators need to know about legal formation, leasing, labor and more.
22: Restaurant Leasing Pitfalls & Secrets 09.01.2018 30:53
Dale Willerton unleashes a leasing 101 course in this session filled with tips, advice and lessons to save restaurant operators big bucks when leasing.
3 Fundamentals to Master for True Restaurant Success 04.12.2017 50:16
50+ minutes of restaurant business building advice and tips from Roger Beaudion of Restaurant Rockstars & Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com
20: How to Make Your Restaurant More Kid Friendly (and More Profitable) 07.08.2017 19:46
Great session with a variety of tips for restaurants to knock it out of the park with the kiddos...
8 Things to Say to Your Restaurant Staff Today (Ep 19) 21.07.2017 21:23
Jaime from RunningRestaurants.com interviews Roger from RestaurantRockstarts.com about 8 key things to cover with your staff for better service to increase restaurant sales & profits.
18: 3 Things You Should Do Today at Your Restaurant 16.06.2017 14:49
Jaime from RunningRestaurants.com and Roger from RestaurantRockstars.com we get into some ideas that you can begin implementing right away in your restaurant business.
17: Increasing Restaurant Sales with Online Ordering & Delivery 02.06.2017 19:47
Jaime interviews Chris Meaux of Waitr -- get the inside scoop on what's happening with online ordering and delivery for restaurants.
16: 17 Pet Peeves About Your Restaurant 15.05.2017 35:42
Must listen track featuring Roger and Jaime discussing a large list of pet peeves that you better hope your restaurant is not guilty of.
Restaurant Management Roundtable - People: Part2 10.05.2017 50:02
I n part two, the Roundtable crew digs deeper into training, discipline, retention, rewards and more.
Restaurant Management Roundtable - People: Part 1 10.05.2017 54:08
Your people are your business! In part one the crew explores finding, hiring & training the best staff possible for your restaurant.
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