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Episode 42 – 6 Steps to Set Your Restaurant for Success in 2020

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Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast, it is the cure for the common restaurant. Soon, the end is coming. Well the end of the year and like it or not 2020 will be here! Right now you are most likely making big plans and promises to yourself that 2020 is going to be your year! You are going to finally stop playing small and conquer your market.

Yeah, I know you made those same promises at the beginning of this last year too. This next year is going to be different, right?

Oh, Not so fast.

You need a better plan if you want to make 2020 your best year ever for your restaurant. Those big goals are not going to happen without one. In fact, the bigger your goals, the bigger and more badass plan you need to have to ensure they happen. That’s the thing most fail to do, write down a plan and then take action each day to seeing if you are moving closer to hitting those targets. Stop trying to keep all that stuff in your head and start writing it down where you can put it into a damn action plan!

Restaurant success isn’t rocket science, it’s people science. Once you understand that (and more importantly yourself) you’ll be on your way to finally breaking free from where you are now.

Here are 6 steps you must take to set your restaurant up for massive success in the new year or any year for that matter!

WAIT! The Restaurant Success Summit Recordings

The first annual Restaurant Success Summit was November 23-24, 2019 in Tucson, AZ. 

5 industry experts from around the world came and shared their insights into getting the restaurant you want! If you were there, you know how powerful the two-day conference was! If you missed it you can still get valuable information from the recordings.

To make sure you get value, I added 15 additional hours of training videos from workshops and my private education stash!

What you’ll get:

  • The Restaurants Success Summit Live Stream Recordings – Both Days (20 hours)
  • The 10X profit Series Seminar with Donald Burns & Bo Bryant
  • Team USA Sessions at Hospitality Innovation Planet 2019
  • Recording of Winning The War for Talent Webinar
  • The 222-page downloadable Restaurant Success Summit Workbook
  • Speaker Presentations Downloads

This is 35 hours of pure restaurant education that will get you closer to having the restaurant you want! 

What attendees of The Restaurant Success Summit had to say: 

“Truly a fascinating weekend. Every speaker brought value. Thank you!” -John Lenertz. Owner, Hickory Jack’s BBQ

“No words. An amazing experience!” – Ximena de Obaldía, Owner, El Trapiche Restaurante

“It was amazing, very informative, very educational. I know my team, and I learned so much. We are excited to execute.” -Johnny Robertson, Owner, Outlaw Grill

GET ACCESS NOW

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Episode 41 – How Food Distribution Really Works with Bo Bryant

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Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast, it is the cure for the common restaurant. On this episode we dive deep into pulling back the curtain behind food distributors and some ways you can get the best partnership available for your restaurant with restaurant consultant, Bo Bryant – The Restaurant Giant.

It’s a long episode, but it is SO worth it. Take notes!

Here are some tools to get you closer to getting what you want:

The Restaurant Coach™ Website

Download The RestaurantMAP™

Join Restaurant Masterminds™

Looking for a badass POS system?

Take a look at UpServe.

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Episode 40 – Watch Out for These Mental Traps!

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Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast, it is the cure for the common restaurant. If you haven’t been over to my new website The Restaurant Coach™.com, I invite you to go and check it out. Also, if you seem to be stuck getting things done each month I have the perfect tool for you. It’s called The RestaurantMAP™, and it is the same system I use with my private coaching clients to get consistent results every month. You can download it for free by heading to the link in the show notes.

Today I want to talk about what is standing in your way from getting the restaurant and life you want. I know that running a restaurant is tough. Being a leader is tough. I mean that. It’s hard to get up, get motivated, and head to work trying to keep your energy high while running a restaurant. Some days you feel like you got this under control and other days you feel like your restaurant runs you.

What separates those good days from the bad days? It’s your mindset. Okay, that sounds basic and boring… but it’s the truth. You determine the success or failure of each day by the meaning you attach to each situation that pops up.

These mental traps are the biggest obstacle you will face.

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Episode 39 – You Are Your Restaurant

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Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast, it is the cure for the common restaurant. In this fast and furious episode, I wanted to share the story about how the title to my first book Your Restaurant Sucks came to be and how you are your restaurant.

The day your journey to get the restaurant you want begins when you make a real decision. Now, to help you get started you need to have a realistic picture of where your restaurant is now. I developed The Restaurant CheckUp as a tool that will tell you what stage your restaurant is at now. There are four stages of restaurant success that all restaurants fall into. You’re either struggling, surviving, thriving, or driving within your market. Each stage has its symptoms and keys to success. With the right action plan you can navigate from one stage to the other. With the right elements in place you can stay at those upper levels. It’s free to take the Restaurant CheckUp and you can access the link to take it at my website www.therestaurantcoach.com head over today and take the CheckUp. It only takes 10 minutes. And with that, I close with this. Restaurant become better when the people in them become better people. That starts with you.

 

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Episode 38 – Rethinking Business Models with Craig Shelton

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Welcome to The Restaurant Coach™ Podcast it is the cure for the common restaurant. I have to say that one of the best things about networking and speaking to people who play the game at high levels is that they challenge you to rethink your mindset and to challenge the way you view your model of the world. My guest today is really going to shake up the way you look at your restaurant and what is your real propose. Remember that the truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. There is so much wisdom in this episode that you will want to download it and share some of the ideas with your team. Challenge yourself to look at your business differently and you may find some new answers that can shift your restaurant to new levels. I also have to give credit for Craig for making this interview possible. He is working with a client and they lost power so he went next door and called in from a loading dock to make this happen. So there might be a little background noise. However, this information is so powerful that you’ll want to pay attention. That’s what great leaders do they take the current situation and adapt to get results.

With that, let me introduce today’s guest:

I am honored to have Craig Shelton. His resume is quite deep: CEO of Shelton Hospitality Group, CEO of Aeon Hospitality Consulting, and founder of King’s Row Coffee. He is also an instructor at Princeton University and winner of the 2000 James Beard Award for Best Chef.

Show Links:

Aeon Hospitality Consulting

Craig’s Success Book Recommendations

Thanks again Craig for taking time to be on the show. You can contact Craig at the links above. Please check out the books he recommended and add them to your reading list.

My favorite takeaway from this interview: “The actions of the service team must not harm the client’s agenda.”

In closing…

Restaurant get better when the people in them become better people. You get better when you challenge your current business and thinking models.

If you are ready to elevate your mental models, then sign up for my elite group called Restaurant Masterminds. ⁣

We start off in September with a 90 Leadership Boot-camp focused on The 7 Driving Forces of Restaurant Success to get you ready for our 2-day conference called The Restaurant Success Summit where you will get 16 workshops and immersed learning for 22 hours with 10 world class restaurant experts! ⁣

The new restaurant (and life) you want starts with a decision to attend. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. ⁣

Only 200 seats left! Don’t wait.

www.restaurantsuccesssummit.com

You can pick up any of my books at Amazon.

www.amazon.com/author/donaldburns

Join the TRC Nation TODAY! It’s FREE and we also offer a FREE Mentorship Program!

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Episode 37 – Build an Empire with Kelley Jones

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Welcome to The Restaurant Coach™ Podcast it is the cure for the common restaurant. My mission is simple: to give you more ways to turn your restaurant into the kick-ass establishment you know it can be. Many listeners ask about how to grow their brand from one location to many. The truth is that it requires a big change in your mindset as the owner. To help get you closer to making that shift, I asked my friend and serial restaurateur Kelley Jones to come on the show and share some of his insights from working with some of the biggest brand in the country. Kelley even shares a couple of his favorite interview questions which are real gold to getting better talent on your team. Selection is a key element all high performing restaurants say is a factor to their success. 

Let’s dive into the interview…

I am honored to have back on the show Kelley Jones from Kelley Jones Hospitality.

Thanks again Kelley for taking time to be on the show. I’ll have the links added to the post for anyone interested in checking out any of Kelley’s restaurants or reaching out to Kelley and his team to help you run your operation better. 

Show Notes and Links:

Kelley Jones Hospitality

Hospitality Alliance

Food Hall at Crockett Row

Sage at Aria Hotel

Avero Restaurant Management Software

Knife Burger

In closing…

Getting the restaurant you and the life you want is not a far-fetched dream. There is power in taking action. There is power is joining a mastermind and networking with other high achievers. You do rise to the level of your peers. Sometimes you just need to jump in and commit.

If you are ready to jump in and get a better restaurant, then sign up for my elite group called Restaurant Masterminds. ⁣

We start off in September with a 90 Leadership Boot-camp focused on The 7 Driving Forces of Restaurant Success to get you ready for our 2-day conference called The Restaurant Success Summit where you will get 16 workshops and immersed learning for 22 hours with 10 world-class restaurant experts! ⁣

The new restaurant (and life) you want starts with a decision to attend. Do it now.

Only 200 seats left! Don’t wait.

www.restaurantsuccesssummit.com

You can pick up any of my books at Amazon.

www.amazon.com/author/donaldburns

Join the TRC Nation TODAY! It’s FREE and we also offer a FREE Mentorship Program!

Get more solutions and subscribe to my newsletter at: www.therestaurantcoach.com

Remember you can always email me topics or questions at donald@therestaurantcoach.com

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Episode 36 – Outstanding Restaurants with Kevin Boehm from Boka

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Welcome to The Restaurant Coach™ Podcast it is the cure for the common restaurant. Allow me to ask you a question. Are you happy with the results you are getting with your restaurant currently? If not, what are you prepared to do to get the restaurant you want? A mastermind group is a great way to get the support and the accountability you need to get on the path to getting the restaurant and life you want. It all starts with making a decision to take action. Head over to www.restaurantsuccesssmummit.com and sign up for my elite mastermind group that also includes access to our annual conference called The Restaurant Success Summit. If you want better results you need to take new actions.  With that said, let’s jump into the episode. There are so many gold nuggets in this interview that you might want to listen to it a few times…let’s roll.

I am honored to have Kevin Boehm from The Boka Restaurant Group in Chicago and winner along with his business partner Rob Katz of the 2019 James Beard award for Outstanding Restaurateurs on the show.

Show Notes:

Andrew Talks to Chef Podcast

Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll: How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession by Andrew Friedman
You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh

Getting the restaurant you and the life you want is not a far-fetched dream. There is power in taking action. Don’t put off doing something you know you should be doing because you hope things will get better. Remember that hope is not a strategy.

If you are ready to take action and stop hoping for a better restaurant, then sign up for my elite group called Restaurant Masterminds. ⁣

We start off in September with a 90 Leadership Boot-camp focused on The 7 Driving Forces of Restaurant Success to get you ready for our 2-day conference called The Restaurant Success Summit where you will get 16 workshops and immersed learning for 22 hours with 10 world-class restaurant experts! ⁣

The new restaurant (and life) you want starts with a decision to attend. Do it now.

Only 200 seats left! Don’t wait.

www.restaurantsuccesssummit.com

You can pick up any of my books at Amazon.

www.amazon.com/author/donaldburns

Join the TRC Nation TODAY! It’s FREE and we also offer a FREE Mentorship Program!

Get more solutions and subscribe to my newsletter at: www.therestaurantcoach.com

Remember you can always email me topics or questions at donald@therestaurantcoach.com

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Episode 35 – Badass Marketing with Bruce Irving

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Welcome to The Restaurant Coach™ Podcast it is the cure for the common restaurant. My mission is simple: to give you more ways to turn your restaurant into the kick-ass establishment, you know it can be. This podcast will be a mix of expert interviews and some deep dives into topics that you requested. Remember you can always email me topics or questions at donald@therestaurantcoach.com

With that, let me introduce today’s guest:

I am honored to have back on the show Bruce Irving from Smart Pizza Marketing.

Show Links:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/influencer-couple-cat-eli-beautiful-day-africa-trip

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3001027243304010&set=pcb.917936275216296&type=3&theater&ifg=1

East Village Pizza

Restaurant Masterminds (get full access to The Restaurant Success Summit)

Smart Pizza Marketing

Thanks again Bruce for taking time to be on the show. You can see Bruce live and get some time to ask his questions that pertain to your brand at The Restaurant Success Summit this November. I’ll have the links added to the post for anyone interested in checking out Bruce’s podcast or if you are a pizza restaurant that is looking for a mastermind group to join, then you want to connect with Bruce at his website (link above).

In closing…

Getting the restaurant you and the life you want is not a far-fetched dream. There is power in taking action. There is power in joining a mastermind group and networking with other high achievers. You do rise to the level of your peers. Sometimes you need to jump in and play ball with the big dogs.

If you are ready to jump in with the big dogs, then sign up for my elite group called Restaurant Masterminds. ⁣

We start off in September with a 90 Leadership Boot-camp focused on The 7 Driving Forces of Restaurant Success to get you ready for our 2-day conference called The Restaurant Success Summit where you will get 16 workshops and immersed learning for 22 hours with 10 world class restaurant experts! ⁣

The new restaurant (and life) you want starts with a decision to attend. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. ⁣

Only 200 seats left! Don’t wait.

www.restaurantsuccesssummit.com

You can pick up any of my books at Amazon.

www.amazon.com/author/donaldburns

Join the TRC Nation TODAY! It’s FREE and we also offer a FREE Mentorship Program!

Get more solutions and subscribe to my newsletter at: www.therestaurantcoach.com

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Episode 34 – Why Change Sucks!

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Welcome to the Restaurant Coach Podcast, it is the cure for the common restaurant. If you have not joined up for our private Facebook group called The Restaurant Coach Nation, then would now be a good time? It’s free to join if you are in the restaurant industry. Plus, we have a FREE mentorship program as our way to give back so you can get some guidance about your restaurant or career.

Let me ask you a question. Are you happy with where your restaurant or life is right now? If you said no, allow me to coach you as to why.

You know, deep down you should make changes in your restaurant and your life.

Why don’t you?

Change is a fickle thing. While it calls to us to embrace it, it is also is quite resistant to being caught. Change is a hypocrite. When you try to make changes in your life and your restaurant, it pushes back. Why?

You have a bunch of bad habits and blind spots. Negative habits are resistant to change.

Restaurant change starts with you changing your habits. I know that sounds basis and not exactly the answer you are looking for, but it’s true. ⁣

If you need help breaking bad habits then sign up for my elite group called Restaurant Masterminds. ⁣

We start off in September with a 90 Leadership Boot-camp focused on The 7 Driving Forces of Restaurant Success to get you ready for our 2-day conference called The Restaurant Success Summit where you will get 16 workshops and immersed learning for 22 hours with 10 world class restaurant experts! ⁣

The new restaurant (and life) you want starts with a decision to attend. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. ⁣

Only 200 seats left! Don’t wait.

www.restaurantsuccesssummit.com

You can pick up any of my books at Amazon.

www.amazon.com/author/donaldburns

Join the TRC Nation TODAY!

Get more solutions and subscribe to my newsletter at: www.therestaurantcoach.com

 

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Episode 33 – Your Hiring Sucks!

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Hiring can suck if you allow it to get the best of you. The number one rule is stop lying to yourself and don’t compromise your standards!

Here is a 5-Step Formula to improve your hiring.

  1. Recruit better
  2. Interview better
  3. Onboard better
  4. Train better
  5. Retain better

Restaurant change starts with you changing your habits. I know that sounds basis and not exactly the answer you are looking for, but it’s true. ⁣

If you need help breaking bad habits then sign up for my elite group called Restaurant Masterminds. ⁣

We start off in September with a 90 Leadership Boot-camp focused on The 7 Driving Forces of Restaurant Success to get you ready for our 2-day conference called The Restaurant Success Summit where you will get 16 workshops and immersed learning for 22 hours with 10 world class restaurant experts! ⁣

The new restaurant (and life) you want starts with a decision to attend. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. Do it now. ⁣

Only 200 seats left! Don’t wait.

www.restaurantsuccesssummit.com

You can pick up any of my books at Amazon.

www.amazon.com/author/donaldburns

Join the TRC Nation TODAY!

Get more solutions and subscribe to my newsletter at: www.therestaurantcoach.com

 

 

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