Running Restaurants

This was a fun one for me as we got to mix softball, life and restaurants into an episode. Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com gets with Bill Hoopes from Capital Tacos and Florida PGF Softball for a wide ranging conversation. Bill's story is inspirational in many ways and I'm beyond sure that he's going to be successful in his new venture with the energy, passion & leadership he brings to th...

Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com visits with Ola Sars, Founder & CEO of Soundtrack Your Brand in this fun episode about how aspects of music at a restaurant or bar can be a powerful differentiating factor. Ola has a long & storied past in the music business so it was great to get his insights on what can work well for restaurants & bars. Check it out... Find out more at https://ww...

OK, hold on...Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com zips through a lot of powerful marketing tips for your restaurant with David "Rev" Ciancio of Branded Strategic Hospitality and Handcraft Burgers & Brew. They roll though a lot of marketing content for restaurants in a short time so have those notebooks out! They hit on how to build digital into the DNA of a restaurant, social media & a s...

Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com visits with David DeLorenzo of Bar & Restaurant Insurance on the state of insurance for restaurants here in 2022. I always enjoy talking to "DeLo." David's terrific. Loves the biz and is a great resource for his clients. We quickly covered a bunch of topics in the episode and I love the segment on "creative destruction" which applies to all businesses. Che...

I had fun chatting with Adam Garfield, VP of Restaurants at WIX. Wix is best known for easy to build websites so for sure we talked about that. But I also probed Adam on what's new with effective restaurant websites and it's amazing where things have come. I date myself in the episode when I talk about building websites with code by hand back 20+ years ago, but so much is different these days. We...

Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com interviews Jill Raff from The Jill Raff Group in this episode. Jill talks about what changes she's seeing in the marketplace and how restaurants can best adapt. You'll find her unique insights as an EX2CXTM expert helpful. 20+ more episodes at https://restaurantlaborcrunch.com

Great episode with Dave Dittenber, CEO of BYOD on how their AI tech is helping restaurant operate more profitably. In addition to running a tech company Dave is an operator of several concenpts in Michigan so he's dealing with all the same issues and challenges that you face at your restaurant. We got into... - How Dave grew up in and fell in love with the restaurant business - How COVID has impac...

Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com interviews Mark McDonnell of LaSalle Hospitality for the "Cracking the Restaurant Labor Crunch" program. Long-time operator McDonnell shares loads of wisdom in this labor crunch interview. 20+ more episodes at https://restaurantlaborcrunch.com/

Great episode with Savneet Singh of PAR Tech about how restaurants can best use technology today. We packed quite a bit into our @ 20 minute conversation, including... - What's the biggest hurdle in making tech work better for restaurants. - What are the important things that POS systems bring to restaurants today. - How restaurants can take better advantange of the data from their POS systems. -...

Darren Denington of Service With Style joins Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com where they delve into a 5-step people plan for your restaurant in this extended episode. You don't want to miss this...

Great episode as Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com interviews Kari Hensien, President of RizePoint about what restaurants could do here in January after the craziness of the holiday season to get prepared and organized for 2022. Lots of good stuff... You don't want to miss this! Check it out.... Find out more at https://www.rizepoint.com & https://www.runningrestaurants.com.

Author and restauranteur, Ken McGarrie of Korgen Hospitality joins the show and shares tips from his book The Surprise Restaurant Manager.

Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com interviews David "Rev" Ciancio of Branded Strategic Hospitality for the "Cracking the Restaurant Labor Crunch" program. Rev dishes out tips on what are the best things to do with your restaurant's marketing during the labor crunch. Do these things and I promise it will have an impact. 20+ more episodes at https://restaurantlaborcrunch.com/

Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com interviews Craig DeOrio of Fibber McGee's in Beverly, MA for the "Cracking the Restaurant Labor Crunch" program. 20+ more episodes at https://restaurantlaborcrunch.com/

Kitchen help is a big part of the labor crunch. Roger Beaudoin from RestaurantRockstars.com gets into tips around simplifying the menu with Chef Joshua Karther of Water's Edge at Hyatt Lodge. 20+ more episodes at https://restaurantlaborcrunch.com/

Marketing can mean many things...and can have multiple benefits. In this episode we get with marketing guru Matt Plapp of America's Best Restaurants and Restaurant Marketing That Works on how marketing can help during the crunch. 20+ more episodes at https://www.restaurantlaborcrunch.com

We get into the importance of the customer experience in this episode with Touradj Barman, CEO of Up n' go. Touradj shares some enlightening stats. 20+ more episodes at https://restaurantlaborcrunch.com

Culture is absolutely critical to attracting and retaining high quality talent. "Culture by Design" author Friedman shares how to create a successful culture at your restaurant business. Don't miss this episode! More episodes at https://restaurantlaborcrunch.com

Nick Fosberg of Fozzy's Bar & Grill shares marketing tactics to recruit staff as well as ideas for retaining the staff you have. Great tips about video as well! Really, really good stuff...you don't want to miss this episode! https://restaurantlaborcrunch.com/nick-fosberg-fozzys

Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com interviews Hengam Stanfield of Mattenga's Pizzeria in San Antonio, TX for the "Cracking the Restaurant Labor Crunch" program. 20+ more episodes available at restaurantlaborcrunch.com/

Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com interviews Tony Smith, CEO and Co-Founder of Restaurant 365 for the "Cracking the Restaurant Labor Crunch" program. 20+ more episodes available at https://restaurantlaborcrunch.com/

Great episode as Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com interviews Warner Siebert of Cut+Dry , which is an app for making a restaurant's operations more efficient. They have a great talk about making ordering easier and quicker, ways to make processes faster so operators can spend more time in their business. Lots of good stuff. You don't want to miss this. Check it out! Find out more at https://ww...

Great episode today featuring Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com along with Stefan Kouumdjiev, Co-Founder of Breeze, which is a tech company featuring QR code based ordering & payment. We actually cover quite a bit about the service process while also getting into the tech behind what they do. We also hit on: The potential to increase sales; Having less waste and mistakes; Servers saving ti...

Great episode on tap here featuring Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com along with David Friedman, CEO of Culturewise and author of "Culture By Design" and "Fundamentally Different." Perhaps your restaurant has been remiss in not taking the time to talk about culture in your business. Well, this session is guaranteed to load you up with talking points and strategies for success as we hit on: Def...

Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com & Roger Beaudoin of Restaurant Rockstars jumped on a live session and talked all about ways to incentivize your staff & managers right now to keep & attract team members at your restaurant. You don't want to miss this... Find out more at https://restaurantrockstars.com/?ref=jaimeoikle & https://www.runningrestaurants.com