Blog Posts

Seth Gerber: Your Restaurant Is a Factory
What if you can’t actually manage your people, and every hour you spend trying is the reason your restaurant won’t scale? Seth Gerber co-owns MIDA,

Your Event Clients Don’t Want a Deal. They Want to Not Get Fired. Here’s How to Close Them.
Corporate event bookers aren’t looking for a deal. They’re looking to not get fired. What you’re selling is confidence. Reply within one minute and you’re 391% more likely to close. Here’s the complete system from outbound targeting to hand-raising emails to automated follow-up.

Harry Posner & Natalie Dial: Put Staff Before Guests
What if the conventional wisdom about putting customers first is the very reason your restaurant keeps losing good people? Harry Posner and Natalie Dial walked

Philippe Massoud: Built to Last 19 Years
What if the reason your restaurant isn’t built to last is because you designed it to survive instead of dominate? Philippe Massoud opened ilili in

Stop Trying to Fix Tuesday. There’s $15,000 a Week Hiding in Your Weekends.
When you ask someone to come in on a Tuesday, you’re asking them to alter their behavior. That’s incredibly expensive. Instead, focus on influencing behavior during peak hours. Sodici Pizza does $1.4M a year open four days a week. There’s $5,000 to $15,000 hiding in your under-capitalized weekends.

Michael White & Bruce Bronster: Price Less, Win More
What if the reason your margins are tight has nothing to do with efficiency and everything to do with strategy? Chef Michael White held five

Ben Leventhal: Your Guests Didn’t Leave, They Forgot
What if your guests aren’t choosing your competitors, they just forgot you exist? Ben Leventhal has spent 20 years building the infrastructure that connects diners

The McRib Isn’t a Menu Item. It’s a Revenue Lever. Here’s How to Build Your Own.
If you needed more money today – gun to your head – do you have proven tactics that would generate revenue at a profitable rate? The McRib is a lever McDonald’s pulls when franchisee sales drop. Here are 7 revenue levers for your restaurant, from a $1.18 pricing fix worth $150K to a DM strategy that brings in 200-500 covers monthly for free.

Seth Gerber: Your Restaurant Is a Factory
What if you can’t actually manage your people, and every hour you spend trying is the reason your restaurant won’t scale? Seth Gerber co-owns MIDA,

Harry Posner & Natalie Dial: Put Staff Before Guests
What if the conventional wisdom about putting customers first is the very reason your restaurant keeps losing good people? Harry Posner and Natalie Dial walked

Philippe Massoud: Built to Last 19 Years
What if the reason your restaurant isn’t built to last is because you designed it to survive instead of dominate? Philippe Massoud opened ilili in

Michael White & Bruce Bronster: Price Less, Win More
What if the reason your margins are tight has nothing to do with efficiency and everything to do with strategy? Chef Michael White held five

Ben Leventhal: Your Guests Didn’t Leave, They Forgot
What if your guests aren’t choosing your competitors, they just forgot you exist? Ben Leventhal has spent 20 years building the infrastructure that connects diners
