Tables Turned, I Get Interviewed Over the past few years, I've conducted over 200 interviews and have asked thousands of questions. So to change things up, I thought it would fun to share this interview I did with my friend Donald Burns. Donald is the podcast host and producer of the show called, The Restaurant Coach. Donald asked some interesting questions which goes into a … [Read more...] about Tables Turned I Get Interviewed
Lee Cockerell on Restaurant Leadership and Company Culture (Video)
Lee Cockerell on Leadership and Company Culture Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. “As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, four theme parks, two water parks, a shopping & entertainment village and the … [Read more...] about Lee Cockerell on Restaurant Leadership and Company Culture (Video)
SPM #178: 800 Yelp Reviews w/ Ali Haider of 786 Degrees
800 Yelp Reviews w/ Ali Haider of 786 Degrees Ali Haider of 786 Degrees has built his business on passion and hospitality which has resulted in so many positive reviews that people travel for over 3 hours to visit his restaurant. I was actually in LA a few weeks ago before visiting this year's Pizza Expo and I stopped in to visit Ali. The pizzeria is small but the customers … [Read more...] about SPM #178: 800 Yelp Reviews w/ Ali Haider of 786 Degrees
SPM #176: 5 Instagram Tips For Restaurants and Pizzerias in 2018
5 Instagram Tips For Restaurants and Pizzerias in 2018 Instagram is really on the move and if you are not taking it seriously for your business in 2018, you are making a big mistake. On this episode of the Smart Pizza Marketing Podcast, I give you 5 tips to get more out of your Instagram use in 2018. These platforms change so quickly the tactics that worked 6-12 months ago … [Read more...] about SPM #176: 5 Instagram Tips For Restaurants and Pizzerias in 2018
SPM #175: Growing Community Events w/ Brian of 575 Pizzeria
Growing Community Events w/ Brian of 575 Pizzeria I never really know what to expect from some of the interviews as I never really know what topic or information will turn out to be the focus of the chat. On this episode of the show, Brian of 575 Pizzeria joins me and we ended up talking about how they started a bike crawl in the community. Brian shares his story of how he … [Read more...] about SPM #175: Growing Community Events w/ Brian of 575 Pizzeria