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Episode 53 – Leadership in a Crisis with Kelley Jones

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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…

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Episode 44 – Why Service Sucks with Kelley Jones

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Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast! It is the cure for the common restaurant! This is episode 44 and today I am joined by legendary restaurateur Kelley Jones of Kelley Jones Hospitality in Las Vegas. But before we jump in, allow me to go on a little rant about leadership. Leadership is the ability to put others before yourself. It is the ability to see potential in others and help them raise their standards so they play at a higher level. So many managers call themselves leaders when in fact they are just followers. They just maintain the status quo and don’t push the edge to move the brand forward. You need a true leader in your restaurant. If you are not that person, it’s okay to admit it. It’s not okay not to do anything about it. I know plenty of restaurant owners that should not be the leader of their organization, yet they refuse to step aside and allow a true leader to take the reigns and build the brand. If you are an owner, you don’t have to be the leader. You can just be the owner! I also know plenty of restaurant owners that have realized that their strength is not running the restaurant. Entrepreneurs are wired differently. Most are great at the startup stuff. They suck at the teamwork stuff. Sometimes the greatest thing you can do is admit you are not the best person for a job and then replace yourself.

You have probably heard many times that you need to work on your business instead of in your business. So, how exactly do you do that?

It starts with a conversation. Go to my website www.therestaurantcoach.com and schedule a call with me personally. We’ll discuss where your restaurant is now, where you want to be in the next 90-days, and I’ll give you a crystal clear plan to get it. You just need to take a little action and schedule a call.

Now, let’s jump into my conversation with Kelley Jones and why Service Sucks in America!

 

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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.

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