Restaurant Misfits – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode of Restaurant Misfits, we're honored to host Christian J. Fischer, a culinary visionary whose journey from the family kitchen in Feldbach, Austria, to becoming a global influence in the restaurant industry is nothing short of extraordinary. Christian shares his invaluable insights on scaling your business, the pivotal role of marketing, and how to turn a restaurant into an architect of memories. We delve into the future of the industry with discussions on AI, digital menus, and the importance of hyper-personalization. From Chef to entrepreneur, Christian’s story is a masterclass in passion, innovation, and legacy.

This conversation is packed with wisdom and inspiration, offering a unique perspective on why some great restaurant concepts fail in the first year, and how the next generation of culinary professionals can succeed. Whether you're a seasoned restaurateur or just starting out, this episode is a must-watch.

You can find Christian J. Fischer's personal and company links below:
https://www.christianjfischer.com/
https://www.instagram.com/christianjfischer/

In this episode of Restaurant Misfits, we are thrilled to introduce Roger Beaudoin! Join us as Roger and Brett delve into Roger's journey from a novice in the restaurant industry to becoming the founder of Restaurant Rockstars. With over 25 years of experience, Roger shares his invaluable insights and hard-earned lessons.

Roger dives deep into the nuances of leadership versus management and the importance of empowering teams to optimize performance. He discusses how recognizing opportunities to increase sales, building the business, and making strategic suggestions can positively impact the bottom line. Roger emphasizes the critical role of menu costing and menu profit analysis, especially in countering inflation and high labor costs. 

Tune in for an engaging conversation with Roger Beaudoin and Brett as they explore the keys to success in the restaurant industry and the innovative strategies that make a difference.

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Quick highlights on Rev!

• Rev is a former New York City bar owner and knows exactly how hard it is to operate and brand a hospitality business.
• Hey is a Hospitality Marketing Consultant and Demand Gen and Tech Evangelist
• Rev has more than 20 years experience in B2B digital marketing and business development, specializing in hospitality marketing, content, local SEO, reputation management, and influencer marketing.
• He helps technology companies, brands, and restaurants to acquire and retain customers.
• Rev is also known as an “expert burger taster,” pens hospitality and marketing tips on his Instagram @revciancio, as well as his LinkedIn Profile. He believes that Pizza is a religion.

In this episode, I interview Jeremy Jacobowitz, a food influencer based out of New York City.

More on Jeremy:

Jeremy Jacobowitz brings along his over 500k followers on his food adventures all over the world. Whether that's finding that hidden gem in NYC, the best omakase in Japan, or creating a fun recipe in his home kitchen studio, his audience is obsessed with all parts of his life. And there is good reason for that trust and admiration.

Not only has he had an online presence for over 7 years, but he has worked in food tv as an assistant for Bobby Flay and as a producer for almost a decade.

Along with his daily content on his own channels, he has also hosted and appeared on programs for Food Network, MSG networks, Thrillist, Pix11 Morning News, Seamless, and more! So whether it's Food, Travel, Fitness, Cooking, Lifestyle, Cameras, Tech, and more, Jeremy has something to say and his audience is there to listen.

If you want to learn more about Jeremy, you can check him out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjacobowitz/

Ashish is the CEO and CoFounder of POSist

- He has scaled the company from a two-member team to 100+ employees, serving over 9,000+ leading restaurants in 32 countries.

- Ashish is a rare combination of a Technocrat and Restaurateur. He kick-started his entrepreneurial journey in 2007 by founding a telecom company right out of college, serving all major telecom operators in India for value-added services.

- A side investment in a restaurant out of passion brought him to building a tech solution to automate his restaurant business, resulting in founding POSist Technologies in 2012.

- What began as billing software, is now a leading cloud-based restaurant technology platform suited for restaurants of all sizes. Ashish has over 15 years of experience in scaling and leading the Product, Marketing, Sales, Support, and Customer success functions.

You can learn more about Posist at https://www.posist.com/

Ethan Falk is the CEO of Virtual Restaurant Group.

VRG offers delivery-only brands that can easily operate out of an existing restaurant. They maximize a restaurant's kitchen space and a restaurant's stream of revenue using no additional overhead.

In this interview, Brett and Ethan talk about the opportunities to incorporate another virtual concept into a restaurant and other opportunities that restaurant owners should be thinking about!

You can learn more about Ethan and VRG at:

https://www.virtualrestaurantgroup.com/

If you are a restauranteur that wants a jump start on your restaurant business and learn how to instill values into your team, then you will get a ton of useful insight from this episode.

In this episode I interview Abhinav Kapur, CEO & Founder of Bikky, an omni-channel CRM system for restaurants.

Abhinav is dedicated to helping restaurants build deeper, more authentic customer relationships at a time when their business is rapidly shifting beyond the traditional four walls. By aggregating data across channels (in-store, delivery, loyalty, etc.), his system unlocks a unified view of the guest, as well as the ability to run completely automated, data-driven marketing campaigns.

In the next 60 minutes, we dive into new technologies restaurants should be leveraging, how to turn data into dollars and his inspiration behind Bikky.

During our interview, we discuss managing work-life balance in a constantly moving industry, hiring and training tips, and how he moved from his role as a chef to the ownership role.

This is a really great episode for any chef or restauranteur listening to understand the transferrable skills in both of these roles.

In the next 60 minutes, we dive into finding and hiring new staff, training staff, and uncovering problems in the restaurant industry and his approach to finding solutions. He's huge on having measurable marketing results and for any restauranteur listening, this episode will bring you a ton of value!