The Hospitality Hangout | Restaurant Industry Trends & Hospitality Leaders

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with John Rigos, the founder and co-chief executive officer of Aurify Brands, to explore the culinary, marketing, and technology behind building a brand. Aurify Brands is committed to conceiving, building, and growing original concepts that last for the...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Corey Manicone, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Zuul, to explore the growing popularity of ghost kitchens. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: Produced by: Branded Hospitality Me...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Troy Henikoff, the managing director of MATH Venture Partners, to offer best practices for investing, as well as advice for young entrepreneurs fundraising for their new business. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospit...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Jordan Boesch, the chief executive officer of 7shifts, to explore how the restaurant and hospitality industry has evolved over the course of the pandemic. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: P...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Steve Elinson, the worldwide head of restaurants and foodservice for Amazon Web Services (AWS), to explore what Amazon offers restaurants today. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: Produced by...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Andrew Feigenson, the new chief executive officer of Personica, to explore the relationship and connections between hospitality, tech, and finance. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: Produced...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Andrew Nash, the chief executive officer at Targetable, to explore two-for-one branding and rethinking your digital advertising strategy. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: Produced by: Brand...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Chris Webb, the chief executive officer and co-founder of ChowNow, to explore how restaurants today are enhancing and elevating their online ordering system. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Kimberly Grant, the co-sponsor and chief strategy officer at FAST Acquisition Group, to explore her rise in the restaurant industry, and what lies ahead for FAST. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Cr...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Alex Canter, the chief executive officer of Ordermark and Nextbite, to explore the rise of virtual restaurant concepts in the industry. Where Ordermark helps brick-and-mortar stores make the transition to digital, Nextbite focuses on an altogether d...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Ivan Matkovic, the founder and chief executive officer of Spendgo, to explore the ins and outs of cultivating customer loyalty. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: Produced by: Branded Hospita...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Andrew Smith, the managing director of Savory Fund, to explore the ins and outs of fundraising in hospitality. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: Produced by: Branded Hospitality Media Hosted...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Bo Peabody, the Co-Owner of Mezze Restaurant Group and Executive Chairman of Seated, to explore the ins and outs of digital hospitality. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: Produced by: Brande...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Zack Oates, the founder and chief executive officer of Ovation, to explore how operators can improve the guest experience at their restaurants. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: Produced by:...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Barry Herbst, the vice president of The Elliot Group, to explore hiring and retention as it relates to executives and other key members of your staff. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: Produ...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Eric Smith, the founder and chief executive officer of Clockedin, to explore how the gig economy can move forward after the pandemic. Clockedin is a labor network platform designed to connect workers with organizations so as to cultivate short term...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Michael Jacober, the founder and chief executive officer of Blanket, to discuss finding human capital solutions in the digital world for restaurant operators struggling amidst the coronavirus crisis. This syndicated content is brought to you by Bran...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Brian Anton, the managing director of Citibank, to explore the financial future of restaurants. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode Credits: Produced by: Branded Hospitality Media Hosted by: Michael Sc...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Stas Matviyenko, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Allset, to discuss making pickup contactless and implementing new technology in the midst of a pandemic. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episo...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Christian Rivadalla, the chief information officer and co-founder of SoftPoint, to discuss how—in the midst of the pandemic—the company has worked to transition businesses into a contactless or off-premise sales model. This syndicated content is bro...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Steven Simoni, the chief executive officer of on-demand ordering platform Bbot, to discuss the growing popularity of contactless technology in light of the pandemic. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. Episode...

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Jason Sherman, the founder and chief executive officer of TapRm, to explore the revolutionary rise—and potentially lucrative future—of beverage e-commerce in the wake of coronavirus. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hos...

In this first part of the two part series around the rise in beverage e-commerce of the Hospitality Hangout Podcast, Michael Schatzberg Schatzy “The Restaurant Rabbi” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Nick Buzzell, chief executive officer and chairman of NBTV, to discuss new means of navigating digital ordering and virtual beverage and food experiences during and after the Coronavir...

In the final part of this four part Coronavirus series of the Hospitality Hangout Podcast, Michael Schatzberg Schatzy “The Restaurant Rabbi” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Sterling Douglass, founder and chief executive officer of Chowly, to discuss innovative ways around operating during the Coronavirus crisis. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospit...

In part three of this four part Coronavirus series of the Hospitality Hangout Podcast, Michael Schatzberg Schatzy “The Restaurant Rabbi” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Alan Hickey, chief executive officer of Vromo, to explore insights and ideas around new ways of operating during the Coronavirus crisis. This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality. E...