TheRestaurantExpert.com Podcast

This audio version of SMART Systems Insider, a video magazine from TheRetaurantExpert.com, is your fast track to lower food costs, lower labor costs, an accountable management team and a team of reliable restaurant employees. It's an hour-long (or so) masterclass with restaurant industry experts. Use what you learn here to thrive in the sea of chain restaurants. Make more money, get your life back and have managers know what their job is. In this issue: (1:49) David Scott Peters, restaurant expert and founder of TheRestaurantExpert.com, teaches you the system that makes it possible to do weekly inventory accurately and quickly. (15:31) David interviews Forrest Higdon, owner of Gumby's Pizza San Marcos in Texas. He discusses how systems calm the chaos in running restaurants, yet allow independents to keep their individuality. http://gumbyssanmarcos.com/ (40:47) David teaches you how to set up shelf-to-sheet inventory in SMART Systems Pro - a restaurant management software - so you can conduct inventory in under an hour every week and know your cost of goods sold with certainty. At (51:24) David interviews Mary DeLeon, success coach for members, about batch recipes and why they're so important. (1:09:01) Finally, David interviews Bruce Watanabe, CEO of Sire Mobile. Bruce explains why restaurants must have mobile marketing and the benefits of mobile marketing. Learn more at https://www.siremobile.com/ All of these interviews are designed to motivate you and teach you the secrets of success for every independent restaurant owner. Want to learn more about what TheRestaurantExpert.com offers to independent restaurant owners? Visit https://therestaurantexpert.com/what-we-offer/

This audio version of SMART Systems Insider, a video magazine from TheRetaurantExpert.com, is your fast track to lower food costs, lower labor costs, an accountable management team and a team of reliable restaurant employees. It's an hour-long (or so) masterclass with restaurant industry experts. Use what you learn here to thrive in the sea of chain restaurants. Make more money, get your life back and have managers know what their job is. In this issue: (2:46) David Scott Peters, restaurant expert and founder of TheRestaurantExpert.com, teaches you why categorizing your invoices is so important in making sure you have accurate cost of goods sold numbers. (12:05) David interviews Sandy Korem, expert caterer, owner of Festive Kitchen in Texas and a coach to restaurant owners looking to grow their catering division. In this interview she discusses the dramatic impact having systems made in her catering business. (25:29) David teaches you how easy it is to use SMART Systems Pro, our restaurant management software, to group your products to make it easier and to spot cost of goods sold errors. It's a great look at the daily usefulness of this restaurant management software. At (35:59) David interviews Gregg Sourbeck, solutions coach here at TheRestaurantExpert.com. Gregg talks about the necessary traits, staff and attitude a restaurant owner must have to bring change into the restaurant and keep it on track, especially with all the obstacles they will face within their own restaurant. (59:53) Finally, David interviews Sandy Korem about her role as a coach to restaurant owners looking to expand catering. In this interview, she wears the hat of The Catering Coach. You can learn more about Sandy and her coaching services at http://www.thecateringcoach.com. All of these interviews are designed to motivate you and teach you the secrets of success for every independent restaurant owner. Want to learn more about what TheRestaurantExpert.com offers to independent restaurant owners? Visit https://therestaurantexpert.com/what-we-offer/

This audio version of SMART Systems Insider, a video magazine from TheRetaurantExpert.com, is your fast track to lower food costs, lower labor costs, an accountable management team and a team of reliable restaurant employees. It's an hour-long (or so) masterclass with restaurant industry experts. Use what you learn here to thrive in the sea of chain restaurants. Make more money, get your life back and have managers know what their job is. In this issue: (2:46) David Scott Peters, restaurant expert and founder of TheRestaurantExpert.com, teaches you why checklists are essential, how to make checklists work in your restaurant and how to get your employees to follow the checklists. (14:12) David interviews Dan Carr, owner of multiple restaurant food operations in Washington, including Visconti's. Dan reviews his journey from struggling restaurant owner with two locations to now operating eight businesses and growing and how he did with the help of systems. (30:57) David teaches you how easy checklists are to use in SMART Systems Pro, the company's restaurant management software. Not only are they easy to use, they provide a way to hold your managers accountable.  At (37:45) David interviews Lisa Rath, restaurant coach and on-site software trainer and consultant. Lisa reviews the biggest challenge she sees most restaurant owners face and how to overcome it: holding their managers accountable.  (56:32) David interviews Eric Cacciatore, creator of the podcast, "Restaurant Unstoppable." David and Eric engage in a fun and lively conversation about the fun people and experiences to be had in the restaurant industry. Tune in to "Restaurant Unstoppable" for more of Eric's insights and interviews with people in the restaurant industry.  All of these interviews are designed to motivate you and teach you the secrets of success for every independent restaurant owner. Want to learn more about what TheRestaurantExpert.com offers to independent restaurant owners? Visit https://smartsystemspro.com

This audio version of SMART Systems Insider, a video magazine from TheRetaurantExpert.com, is your fast track to lower food costs, lower labor costs, an accountable management team and a team of reliable restaurant employees. It's an hour-long (or so) masterclass with restaurant industry experts. Use what you learn here to thrive in the sea of chain restaurants. Make more money, get your life back and have managers know what their job is. In this issue: (1:50) David Scott Peters, restaurant expert and founder of TheRestaurantExpert.com, teaches you, a restaurant owner, your responsibility to run a profitable restaurant. He offers tips for making your restaurant a place that takes care of people so they come back and continue to feed you and your employees with their business. You have to take care of your customers, your employees and yourself. If you aren't making a profit, you can't take care of these people. How do you run a profitable restaurant? That's what makes budgets so important. (19:42) David interviews Jason Motyka, co-owner and operator of 49th State Brewing Company in Alaska. Motyka describes his journey in building a profitable restaurant business using systems, SMART Systems Pro restaurant management software and coaching as a Member of TheRestaurantExpert.com. He offers advice for other restaurant owners looking to improve operations, increase profits and improve the lives of their employees.The key is running your restaurant by the numbers. At (32:40) David shows you the budget variance report - a very important system - in SMART Systems Pro, a restaurant management software program available to Members of TheRestaurantExpert.com. The budget variance report helps you control your prime cost. Watch this free software demo with David. (45:11) David interviews Brittney Tieu, a restaurant coach and instructor for TheRestaurantExpert.com, talks about how doing just 15 minutes a day of paperwork can net you thousands of dollars in savings. Tieu talks about the Members who have success and what they do that makes them successful. (54:19) Finally, David interviews Kamron Karington, owner of Repeat Returns and restaurant marketing expert. Karington offers advice to restaurant owners who are looking to improve their marketing outcomes. He also addresses the importance of Yelp and how to harness it for good. All of these interviews are designed to motivate you and teach you the secrets of success for every independent restaurant owner. Want to learn more about what TheRestaurantExpert.com offers to independent restaurant owners? Visit https://therestaurantexpert.com/what-we-offer/  

It's a video newsletter! This video version of SMART Systems Insider, a newsletter from TheRetaurantExpert.com, is your fast track to lower food costs, lower labor costs, an accountable management team and a team of reliable restaurant employees. It's an hour-long masterclass with restaurant industry experts. Use what you learn here to thrive in the sea of chain restaurants. Make more money, get your life back and have managers know what their job is. In this episode: David Scott Peters, restaurant expert and founder of TheRestaurantExpert.com, teaches you how to bust the labor cost percentage myth, which says every restaurant should use the exact same labor cost percentage. David explains exactly why it's a myth and what the facts are and how you can determine a restaurant labor percentage that is right for your restaurant Next, David interviews Mary DeLeon, restaurant coach for Members of TheRestaurantExpert.com. Not only does Mary offer bilingual coaching, she has some insight into decreasing your labor cost with the reverse labor system. Learn what it is and why you should use it to lower your restaurant labor cost. David interviews Brad Hackert, director of restaurant operations for Flora-Bama restaurant group. He's a past Member of TheRestaurantExpert.com, a past consultant for TheRestaurantExpert.com and a systems expert. He shares with you some of the biggest challenges restaurant operators face when putting systems in place and his advice for overcoming the common obstacles. Brad has implement SMART Systems Pro, our restaurant management software, in hundreds of restaurants. He knows of which he speaks! Learn how to control your labor cost on a daily basis. The secret is to use the reverse labor system. David shows you exactly how SMART Systems Pro, a complete restaurant management software, makes controlling restaurant labor cost manageable and effective. Touch base on your restaurant labor cost and how to calculate your restaurant labor cost percentage. Finally, David interviews Anne Gannon, a principal at the Largo Group, an accounting firm. She offers insight into the top three things you must know about your financials if you want to make any money. All of these interviews are designed to motivate you and teach you the secrets of success for every restaurant owner. Want to learn more about what TheRestaurantExpert.com offers to independent restaurant owners? Visit https://therestaurantexpert.com/what-we-offer/

In Episode 1 of SMART Systems Insider v2.0 : David Scott Peters, restaurant expert and founder of TheRestaurantExpert.com teaches you how to calculate your restaurant food cost and total cost of goods sold so you can get to the lowest cost of goods sold possible for your restaurant. Next, David interviews Whitney Mosher, restaurant coach for Members of TheRestaurantExpert.com. Whitney talks about why it's important to keep pushing through the challenges of implementing restaurant systems and the rewards you'll reap if you don't give up. David also interviews Justin Erickson, restaurant owner of Pork on a Fork BBQ and Catering. He's a Member of TheRestaurantExpert.com and shares how he took his business from the red zone to the black and then some using the systems, coaching and software from TheRestaurantExpert.com. His story is an inspiration and a great example of restaurant owners who find great success in their product, but have a hard time with making the numbers work. He and his business partner are proof you can overcome the obstacles. Taking weekly inventory is a key factor in lowering food cost and improving cash flow, yet almost everyone hates doing it. The secret is to do your inventory shelf to sheet. David shows you exactly how SMART Systems Pro, a complete restaurant management software, makes inventory easy and not everyone's most dreaded assignment. Finally, David brings on Darren Denington, founder of Service with Style, a hospitality company specializing in secret shopping, coaching and service training. All of these interviews are designed to motivate you and teach you the secrets of success for every restaurant owner. Want to learn more about what TheRestaurantExpert.com offers to independent restaurant owners? Visit https://therestaurantexpert.com/what-we-offer/.