Monthly Archives: July 2020

Episode 53 – Leadership in a Crisis with Kelley Jones



Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast, it is the cure for the common restaurant. Right now the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on you as a leader! Join me and special guest, Kelley Jones, from Kelley Jones Hospitality and he drops tips you can apply NOW to become a better leader and emerge from this crisis even stronger.

But before we get to the interview, let me ask you a question about your numbers. Are you happy with the profits you are seeing currently? If not, what if I had a way to increase your profits 5-10% in the next 90-days? Sound too good to be true? Well, it’s not. In fact, over 100 other independent restaurants have done exactly that by tracking and managing certain Key Performance Indicators or KPIs. In fact, I would bet that you could be leaving 5-15% on the table by not monitoring your KPIs. I partnered up with the leading KPI expert in the world, Darren Manzari and we created a system that will not only allow you to track and manage your KPIs, we’re going to coach you on how to improve them so you can put more money in the bank. You can start by taking the Restaurant KPI Mastery Challenge to see how effective you are right now at running your restaurant. It just takes a few minutes and I am sure the results will shock you. Head over to www.restaurantKPImastery.com  to take the challenge. Okay, let’s dig into the conversation with Kelley Jones…


Episode 52 – The New C-19 Economy with Chef Craig Shelton



Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast, it is the cure for the common restaurant. On this episode I get to speak to James Beard award winning chef and consultant Craig Shelton as we discuss the new economy that will be formed from this crisis and how you can adapt to not only survive but to thrive.

Before we jump in to the interview allow me to ask you a question: Are you getting the help you need to take your restaurant to the level you know it can become? Are you the best version of yourself that you can be? If not, then we should have a talk about where your restaurant is now, where you want to be, and see if I can help you get there faster. Right now I am scheduling 1:1 Comeback calls for independent restaurant owners that want to get a plan together to rebound and recover from COVID-19. Here’s the catch, there isn’t one! I am will to give you an hour of my time if you are committed to showing up and being honest about how your restaurant is doing. This is not a call to whine about your team or your market. This is an action planning call to get you the restaurant you know it could be. Just head over to my website at www.therestaurantcoach.com to book your call today! Now, my calendar does fill up quickly, so don’t wait. Take some action and book you call with me today.

Okay, let’s jump into the conversation with Chef Craig Shelton…


Episode 51 – A Post Coronavirus Marketing Plan with Bruce Irving



Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast, it is the cure for the common restaurant. On this episode we have a conversation with the one and only Bruce Irving from Smart Pizza Marketing as we dig down into creating your post COVID marketing plan.

But before we get to the interview, let’s about your numbers. Allow me to be honest with you. COVID -19 isn’t your fault, but how you ran your restaurant before COVID-19 is. Tracking and managing certain Key Performance Indicators or KPIs has never been so important. In fact, I would bet that you could be leaving 5-15% on the table by not monitoring your KPIs. I partnered up with the leading KPI expert in the world, Darren Manzari and we created a system that will not only allow you to track and manage your KPIs, we’re going to coach you on how to improve them so you can put more money in the bank. You can start by taking the Restaurant KPI Mastery Challenge to see how effective you are right now at running your restaurant. It just takes a few minutes and I am sure the results will shock you. Head over to www.restaurantKPImastery.com  to take the challenge. Okay enough of the sales pitch, let’s jump into the episode with Bruce Irving.