About this podcast
The Restaurant Strategy podcast is dedicated helping independent restaurant owners increase the profitability of their restaurants and grow. The show is hosted by industry expert Chip Klose, who asks the question: What would your life look like if your restaurant could deliver consistent, predictable 20% returns?
Episodes
The newest 50 of 603 episodes
- Why Your Restaurant's Marketing Isn't Turning Into Actual Customers · 19 min · Episode 602#602 - Why Your Restaurant's Marketing Isn't Turning Into Actual Customers BUILD A MORE PROFITABLE RESTAURANT: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/listeners ***** If your…
- Your Labor Cost Isn't Too High. Your Team Isn't Productive Enough. · 20 min · Episode 601#601 - Your Labor Cost Isn't Too High. Your Team Isn't Productive Enough. INCREASE THE PROFITABILITY OF YOUR RESTAURANT: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/listeners…
- Six Hundred Episodes Later - The 10 Questions Every Restaurant Owner Needs Answered · 34 min · Episode 600#600 - Six Hundred Episodes Later - The 10 Questions Every Restaurant Owner Needs Answered BUILD A MORE PROFITABLE RESTAURANT: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/listeners…
- THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO STAFFING - Hiring, Training, and Retaining Great Restaurant Employees · 1 h 30 min · Episode 599#599 - THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO STAFFING - Hiring, Training, and Retaining Great Restaurant Employees We'll help you build a profitable restaurant that actually runs itself…
- Your Restaurant Isn't Competing With Other Restaurants. It's Competing With Staying Home. · 23 min · Episode 598#598 - Your Restaurant Isn't Competing With Other Restaurants. It's Competing With Staying Home. BUILD A MORE PROFITABLE RESTAURANT…
- Building a Restaurant That Can Scale Profitably with Podcast OG Roger Beaudoin · 39 min · Episode 597#597 - Building a Restaurant That Can Scale Profitably with Podcast OG Roger Beaudoin If you're ready to for a more profitable restaurant that can actually run on its own…
- How Much Should a Restaurant Spend on Marketing? · 14 min · Episode 596#596 - How Much Should a Restaurant Spend on Marketing? BUILD A MORE PROFITABLE RESTAURANT: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/listeners ***** This week's episode is…
- How to Grow a Successful Restaurant Brand Without Losing Your Freedom (LIVE COACHING) · 27 min · Episode 595#595 - How to Grow a Successful Restaurant Brand Without Losing Your Freedom (LIVE COACHING) INCREASE PROFITS IN YOUR RESTAURANT…
- What Should Your Restaurant’s Labor Cost Actually Be? - You Cannot Cut Your Way Out of a Bad Schedule · 24 min · Episode 594#594 - What Should Your Restaurant’s Labor Cost Actually Be? - You Cannot Cut Your Way Out of a Bad Schedule ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: OVATIONVISIT…
- What Should Your Restaurant’s Food Cost Actually Be? · 23 min · Episode 593#593 - What Should Your Restaurant’s Food Cost Actually Be? ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: AJINOMOTOVISIT: https://ajinomotofoodservice.com/ ***** Let's talk…
- THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO RESTAURANT MARKETING - How to Get More Customers and Keep Them Coming Back · 59 min · Episode 592#592 - The Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Marketing - How to Get More Customers and Keep Them Coming Back ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit!…
- Using AI and Analytics to (Actually) Manage Labor · 37 min · Episode 591#591 - Using AI and Analytics to (Actually) Manage Labor ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but…
- Why Most Restaurant Marketing Fails (And What Actually Works for Independents) · 13 min · Episode 590#590 - Why Most Restaurant Marketing Fails (And What Actually Works for Independents) ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest…
- The Day I Realized I was the Bottleneck · 12 min · Episode 589#589 - The Day I Realized I was the Bottleneck ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance is…
- How to CRUSH Street Fairs, Farmers Markets, and Community Events (ENCORE) · 15 min · Episode 588#588 - How to CRUSH Street Fairs, Farmers Markets, and Community Events (ENCORE) ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest…
- AI Phone Answering Can Save You Tens of Thousands of Dollars in 2026 · 37 min · Episode 587#587 - AI Phone Answering Can Save You Tens of Thousands of Dollars in 2026 ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of…
- How to Use AI to Market Your Restaurant (And Actually Get Results) · 35 min · Episode 586#586 - How to Use AI to Market Your Restaurant (And Actually Get Results) ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of…
- THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO RESTAURANT PROFITABILITY - How to Actually Make Money in This Business · 54 min · Episode 585#585 - THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO RESTAURANT PROFITABILITY - How to Actually Make Money in This Business ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This…
- How to Get More Customers Without Spending Another Dollar · 19 min · Episode 584#584 - How to Get More Customers Without Spending Another Dollar ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year…
- STORYTIME (20) - Teaching Your Staff How to Tell Stories About the Job · 15 min · Episode 583#583 - STORYTIME (20) - Teaching Your Staff How to Tell Stories About the Job ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event…
- STORYTIME (19) - First Timers Will Change Your Business · 13 min · Episode 582#582 - STORYTIME (19) - First Timers Will Change Your Business ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but…
- STORYTIME (18) - A Better Goodbye · 15 min · Episode 581#581 - STORYTIME (18) - A Better Goodbye ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance is capped…
- STORYTIME (17) - What the Heck is a Bar Boomerang? · 12 min · Episode 580#580 - STORYTIME (17) - What the Heck is a Bar Boomerang? ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but…
- STORYTIME (16) - Get Yourself a Tiny Little Notebook · 26 min · Episode 579#579 - STORYTIME (16) - Get Yourself a Tiny Little Notebook ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but…
- STORYTIME (15) - Getting That Ninth Person in Line · 13 min · Episode 578#578 - STORYTIME (15) - Getting That Ninth Person in Line ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but…
- STORYTIME (14) - The Magic of Great Storytelling · 12 min · Episode 577#577 - STORYTIME (14) - The Magic of Great Storytelling ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but…
- STORYTIME (13) The Story of Growing Danny Meyer's Empire · 16 min · Episode 576#576 - STORYTIME (13) The Story of Growing Danny Meyer's Empire ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year…
- STORYTIME (12) - The Power of Knowing Your Mission and Vision · 16 min · Episode 575#575 - STORYTIME (12) - The Power of Knowing Your Mission and Vision ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the…
- STORYTIME (11) - The Power of Unreasonable Hospitality · 18 min · Episode 574#574 - STORYTIME (11) - The Power of Unreasonable Hospitality ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but…
- STORYTIME (10) - The Power of Going to the Edges · 14 min · Episode 573#573 - STORYTIME (10) - The Power of Going to the Edges ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but…
- STORYTIME (9) - How Chef Greg Baxtrom Put Stories Front and Center · 20 min · Episode 572#572 - STORYTIME (9) - How Chef Greg Baxtrom Put Stories Front and Center ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of…
- STORYTIME (8) - How to Go Above and Beyond with Personal Touches · 16 min · Episode 571#571 - STORYTIME (8) - How to Go Above and Beyond with Personal Touches ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the…
- STORYTIME (7) - The Power of Asking One More Question · 15 min · Episode 570#570 - STORYTIME (7) - The Power of Asking One More Question ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but…
- STORYTIME (6) - Googling a Broken Ballerina · 16 min · Episode 569#569 - STORYTIME (6) - Googling a Broken Ballerina ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance…
- STORYTIME (5) - Ever Hear the One About the Chicken Trophy? · 15 min · Episode 568#568 - STORYTIME (5) - Ever Hear the One About the Chicken Trophy? ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year…
- STORYTIME (4) - WOW Moments Are Almost ALWAYS Manufactured · 15 min · Episode 567#567 - STORYTIME (4) - WOW Moments Are Almost ALWAYS Manufactured ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year…
- STORYTIME (3) - Putting Kids at the Center of Everything · 14 min · Episode 566#566 - STORYTIME (3) - Putting Kids at the Center of Everything ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year…
- STORYTIME (2) - Above and Beyond in Spain · 16 min · Episode 565#565 - STORYTIME (2) - Above and Beyond in Spain ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance…
- STORYTIME (1) - Playing Defense at the Door · 15 min · Episode 564#564 - STORYTIME (1) - Playing Defense at the Door ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance…
- How to Work 5 Hours a Week MAX (ENCORE) · 19 min#563 - How to Work 5 Hours a Week MAX (ENCORE) ***** The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistakes. Run by restaurant coach, Chris…
- Eight Crazy Things I Believe About Profitability · 24 min · Episode 562#562 - Eight Crazy Things I Believe About Profitability ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: RESTAURANT SCALE SECRETSVISIT: https://restaurantscalesecrets.com/Chip…
- The Five Profit Killers and How to Fix Them (ENCORE) · 18 min · Episode 561#561 - The Five Profit Killers and How to Fix Them (ENCORE) ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: KICKFINVISIT: https://kickfin.com/demo/ This week's episode is brought…
- This is How to Recession-Proof Your Restaurant · 25 min · Episode 560#560 - This is How to Recession-Proof Your Restaurant ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: RESTAURANT SCALE SECRETSVISIT: https://restaurantscalesecrets.com/Chip This…
- Tech Integration That Actually Pays Off (ENCORE) · 21 min · Episode 559#559 - Tech Integration That Actually Pays Off (ENCORE) ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: KICKFINVISIT: https://kickfin.com/demo/ This week's episode is brought to…
- The Power of a Week Away from Your Restaurant · 20 min · Episode 558#558 - The Power of a Week Away from Your Restaurant ***** The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistakes. Run by restaurant coach…
- The Future of AI and Restaurant Robotics · 49 min · Episode 557#557 - The Future of AI and Restaurant Robotics ***** The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistakes. Run by restaurant coach…
- Marketing is a Long Game Played Daily · 19 min · Episode 556#556 - Marketing is a Long Game Played Daily ***** The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistakes. Run by restaurant coach, Chris…
- Profit is a Skill · 18 min · Episode 555#555 - Profit is a Skill ***** The Restaurant Opening Bootcamp will save you tens of thousands of dollars in costly mistakes. Run by restaurant coach, Chris Hughes, this 12-week…
- Introducing P3 Plus Member, Chris Bradshaw · 30 min · Episode 554#554 - Introducing P3 Plus Member, Chris Bradshaw ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: RESTAURANT SCALE SECRETSVISIT: https://restaurantscalesecrets.com/Chip This…
- Talking COGS Management with Jim Taylor · 36 min · Episode 553#553 - Talking COGS Management with Jim Taylor ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: KICKFINVISIT: https://kickfin.com/demo/ This week's episode is brought to you by…
