Running Restaurants

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

Great restaurant marketing chat in this episode as David "Rev" Ciancio of Branded Strategic Hospitality joins Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com. We hit on first party takeout and delivery ordering vs. 3rd party. database building, email and social frequency and we also walk through a bunch of successful case studies that David's worked with. You don't want to miss this...check it out... Find...

Great wide-ranging restaurant biz conversation in this episode as Kyle Inserra of Sabre Advisors joins Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com. Kyle is also the host of the National Restaurant Owners Podcast. They talk about a ton of different things -- really a conversation not to miss as Kyle shares loads of valuable nuggets along the way. Check it out... Find out more at https://www.linkedin.co...

Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com & Roger Beaudoin of Restaurant Rockstars jumped on a live session and hit on the checklist of items you'll want to consider if/when selling.. Check it out... Find out more at https://restaurantrockstars.com/?ref=jaimeoikle & https://www.runningrestaurants.com .

Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com & Roger Beaudoin of Restaurant Rockstars jumped on a live session to talk about the pressing issue of staffing, plus Roger's recent decision to sell his restaurant. Check it out.   Find out more at https://restaurantrockstars.com/?ref=jaimeoikle & https://www.runningrestaurants.com

In this episode, Jaime Oikle sits down with Touradj Barman, CEO and Co-Founder of Up N' Go , a game-changing contactless payment solution for restaurants. Discover how Up N' Go boosts efficiency, enhances customer experience, and increases table turnover—all while keeping both staff and guests safe. Touradj shares the story behind the creation of Up N' Go , their innovative approach to payment pro...

Cool stuff on tap from the folks at Pluto. Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com talks with Shana Opperman, CEO and Co-Founder of Pluto, which is doing some pretty exciting stuff with AI powered text messaging. Text is thought of as a somewhat sacred form of communication with customers so you can't break their trust with constant, spammy sales messages. That's why we liked what the Pluto folks...

Technology is changing so much for restaurants. What's great is it's helping restaurants run more efficiently and thus also helping to increase the potential for profits. Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com checks in with Christine de Wendel, Founder and CEO of Sunday about her new company and the $24 million dollars they recently raised to grow our their fintech solution will help restaurants...

LIVE! Tuesday, April 13th! One-day virtual restaurant show with 7 industry experts. We share with you what to expect from this exciting webinar event. Don't miss this!

It's not just restaurants that needed to pivot during the pandemic... Join Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com as he talks with Jim Snediker, co-founder and CEO of Stock Mfg Co., about his workwear, uninform & merch business and how they serve hospitality businesses now and have throughout the Covid-19 crisis. Find out more at https://www.stockmfgco.com and get 20% off your first order when...

So much having to do with PPP and stimulus efforts for restaurants has been confusing. Join Jaime Oikle, Owner & Founder of RunningRestaurants.com as he chats with Anne Gannon, Principal at The Largo Group, about what restaurants need to know right now. Their conversation hits on: Round 2 of PPP, the reports that operators need to see on a regular basis, importance of a cash flow plan, tax cre...

The challenges out there are no joke... And all the details of labor management only adds to the mix... Join me as I chat with Audrey Hogan, of TimeForge, which has a full labor management suite designed for restaurants, about how their tools are helping restaurants all over the country operate more efficiently. A few of the topics hit on include... - Industry trends - Labor management in a COVID...

COVID has changed everything. And that includes restaurant staffing. Restaurants have varying staffing needs now, which may not always call for full-time positions. The emergence of the "gig economy" in recent years and the usage of apps to pick up work feeds right into what the folks at Qwick are doing. Join me as I check in with Jordan Mellul, VP of Operations at Qwick, which is an on demand foo...

Jaime Oikle, founder of RunningRestaurants.com has a quick check in with Roger Beaudoin, founder of Restaurant Rockstars and owner of Stones Cafe, Market & Bakery in Maine. While not as hard hit by COVID-19 as other areas Roger's restaurant is still encountering all the same issues as everyone else. And yes, it's still messy...with many unanswered questions. Things we touched on... 1) What's w...

Join us for a quick "One Question With" episode as I check in with Andrew Schmitz, CEO & co-founder of Proceed.app, about how they're helping restaurants get their processes under wraps. Learn more at https://www.proceed.app. Plus stay tuned to http://www.runningrestaurants.com for more industry updates.