Month: May 2024

In my humble opinion, the world has enough restaurants. What the world lacks are new ideas and, sometimes those ideas manifest themselves in the form of a new restaurant concept. Today we sit down with Justin Egan of Wing It On to discuss the big ideas behind the blockbuster brand. Justin walks us through the step by step strategy they’ve used to scale up regardless of market conditions by focusing on storytelling and precise targeting. 

For more information on Justin and Wing It On, visit https://www.wingiton.com/.

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Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.

We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other content:

Yelp for Restaurants Podcasts

Restaurant expert videos & webinars

Over the years I’ve had the privilege of watching the surgical precision with which Christian Page takes stale restaurant brands and gives them new life. And what works for him in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and even Hawaii can work for us too. Today we talk branding, marketing, and timing with one of the masters.

For more on Christian visit https://www.boombang.restaurant

Full Comp brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.

We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows:

Restaurant Marketing School

Industry Town Halls

What do I preach on this show? Business fundamentals and proven tactics, tools, and strategies that provide repeatable results. Today, we throw all of that out the window. Meet Ahmet and Anastasia of Mandolin. This married couple listened to their gut and shot from the hip and, over the last 13 years, created an iconic brand so powerful it’s become bicoastal. We’re discussing how to build a community, a business, and a marriage out of love of culture and each other.

For more information on Mandolin, visit https://www.mandolinmiami.com.

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Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.

We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows:

Restaurant Marketing School

Restaurant expert videos & webinars

Marketing is this big, intimidating thing for most of us. For many of us, Rastaurant marketing starts and stops with social media. For many more of us, we aspire to have the time needed to even get that far. That’s why I thought it would be incredibly valuable to chat with Kim Freer. Kim Freer is the Chief Marketing Officer of Wetzel’s Pretzels, an old brand innovating in very new ways. Today we discuss what marketing looks like in practical application–outside of social media–and how it can have a transformative impact on our restaurants.

For more information on Wetzel’s Pretzels, visit https://www.wetzels.com.

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Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.

We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows:

Restaurant Marketing School

Restaurant expert videos & webinars

I believe restaurants have always had a pervasive culture, albeit at times not the healthiest culture. Restaurateur Ellen Yin is out to change that and she’s leading by example. Today we sit down to discuss her unorthodox path through the industry and how in breaking the mold, she’s developed the formula to heal our industry. 

For more information on Ellen and her restaurant group, visit https://highsthospitality.com/.

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Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.

We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other content:

Yelp for Restaurants Podcasts

Restaurant expert videos & webinars

Snooze is a breakfast joint like many others but with a few key exceptions. Today’s guest, Clint Hughey, is one of those exceptions. Clint is Snooze’s Director of Impact and works to strengthen the bond between Snooze, its team, and its community. I think most of us take the entrepreneurial leap to create a greater impact in the lives of others, today we sit down with a subject matter expert to learn how to maximize those efforts.

For more information on Snooze and their programs, visit https://www.snoozeeatery.com/.

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Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.

We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other shows:

Restaurant Marketing School

Restaurant expert videos & webinars