An ad free resource for restaurateurs! Over 100 episodes and a new episode every Monday. Listen in to learn from industry leaders how to grow your restaurant, improve your guest experience, turn your customers from strangers to friends, and to leverage data and marketing tools to increase your revenue.
Send us a text Scott Wiener is the Big Cheese (owner) of Scott's Pizza Tours, as well as the founder of Slice Out Hunger, a non-profit organization that use pizza to help the hungry. He and Zack talk about Scott's story, his tips for restaurateurs during COVID-19, and of course, Scott's favorite kind of pizza.
Send us a text As one of the founders and owners of one of the most successful brands in the country, one of the "Top CEOs To Follow", and one of the nicest guys around, Wing Lam had some incredible insights to share about how you can build your brand and help it survive the corona virus.
Send us a text Skip Kimpel, Chief Information Officer at 4R Restaurant Group talks with Ovation CEO Zack Oates about making IT a revenue generator, contactless restaurants, and moving forward in COVID-19.
Send us a text Paula Grassell is an operations expert - as a former operations manager at MOD Pizza, REI, and Starbucks, she had great insights to share about how restaurants can manage during this pandemic. Her and Zack Oates discuss tuning into customers, being in the people business, how to get front line workers engaged, and more.
Send us a text Tanvir Banghoo, Managing Director at TBX Digital and VP of Technology at Freshii talks strategies for surviving the new normal with Zack Oates. They discuss the importance of becoming a digital first business, taking time to ground yourself each week, ghost kitchens, and more.
Send us a text 5 insights and other wisdom from food industry founder, consultant, visionary and thought leader, Erle Dardick for restaurateurs moving forward.
Send us a text 6 tips and other insights from the award-winning hospitality executive and partner and Kinetic12.
Send us a text Bradley Bloch is the co-founder and CEO of CFO2, a company dedicated to helping restaurant operators level up their financials and run a tighter ship. He discussed four specific tips and gave other great insights with Ovation CEO Zack Oates on this edition of the Give An Ovation podcast.
Send us a text As the former head of marketing for Metro Diner and Bloomin' Brands, restaurant consultant Crafton Bryant talks with Zack Oates about using down time created from the corona virus, merging operations and marketing, and more on this episode of Give An Ovation.
Send us a text 5 tips on sanitation and navigating the new normal with the executive director of the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO).
Send us a text Ann Rolke shares some of her expertise as a strategic marketing and communications professional with over 20 years in the restaurant industry.
Send us a text Five expert tips and other insights from North Carolina State University Professor, Ben Chapman.
Send us a text Kelli Laube, hospitality trainer at restaurantowner.com, gives 5 specific pointers on making guests feel welcome generally and during a pandemic.
Send us a text LuckyDiem - a truly risk-free marketing tool? (Hint: yes.) Find out on this episode of Give An Ovation with LuckyDiem's VP of Sales, Sean Vazan.
Send us a text Kelly MacPherson, former CIO of Restaurant Brands International, Hard Rock Cafe, and other massive brands, gives 4 insights and other info about restaurants post-COVID-19 in this knowledge-packed episode of Give An Ovation.
Send us a text 5 Insights from the CVO and LinkedInthusiast, Cory Warfield, about how restaurants and businesses can succeed going forward.
Send us a text The founder of Keep Local Alive, a platform for business owners to tell their stories, shares 4 tips on how local businesses and restaurants can truly become a part of the community.
Send us a text Senior Partner at Rethink Restaurants chats about building effective relationships, navigating COVID-19, and even gives a little shout-out to Ovation.
Send us a text Five-star expertise from the founder of Overall Reviews.
Send us a text Soundbite after soundbite from OOH expert and Outdoor Media Senior Consultant at Yesco.
Send us a text Founder/CEO of Up To Par Management and Taylor Hospitality gives 4 tips and other information on hiring well and running a productive team.
Send us a text CEO/Founder of Savi shares advice for restaurants based on expertise he's gained from providing solutions to top brands such as Burger King, Kneaders, and others.
Send us a text CEO and Founder of Webociti shares 4 insights and other expertise on how restaurants and retailers can reach customers more effectively.
Send us a text Four tips and other insights for restaurants from the Owner and Creative Director of Box 8 Creative Studio.
Send us a text Five tips for restaurateurs on adjusting successfully as they reopen their doors from the Director of Digital Content at Food News Media.
Send us a text President of Amergent Hospitality Group, Inc. shares 5 insights on how to be a good restaurateur and a good person.
Send us a text President and CEO of Return On Ingredients describes four crucial actions restaurant owners must take to make money.
Send us a text 5 knowledge-packed strategies from Stephanie Jarm, founder of Stephanie Jarm consulting!
Send us a text 5 tips for restaurateurs from Executive VP of Analytics at ArrowStream, David Maloni.
Send us a text CEO and VP of Sales at FanWide give 5 pieces of advice to all restaurateurs to navigate the ever-changing COVID-19 industry.
