I’m one of those people who like to order ahead on an app and pick stuff up and bring it home. I’ve got two very frustrating stories of trying to do this recently and one great experience. In this blog I will outline what I was doing and the things in those experiences that were frustrating …
Tommy Yionoulis
I've been in the restaurant industry for most of my adult life. I have a BSBA from University of Denver Hotel Restaurant school and an MBA from the same. When I wasn't working in restaurants I was either doing stand-up comedy, for 10 years, or large enterprise software consulting. I'm currently the Managing Director of OpsAnalitica and our Inspector platform was originally conceived when I worked for one of the largest sandwich franchisors in the country. You can reach out to me through LinkedIn.
Tom Missios – Restaurant Consultant From The Great White North
In this episode, we interview Tom Missios, a restaurant consultant specialing in helping his client’s implement systems and controls, menu engineering and social media. We talk about Tom’s career and what he is seeing happening with his clients. If you would like to check out Tom’s website, go to erestaurantconsulting.ca/
Denver’s Music & Art scene
In this interview, we speak with Allison Housley, co-owner, of Sputnik Denver. Sputnik has been at the heart of the Denver music and art scene for over a decade. Learn more about Sputnik here: sputnikdenver.com/. Listen to the full interview below and stay tuned for the funny story at the end.
Interview with Chef Keith Jones – Renaissance Man
This is an interview with Chef Keith Jones. Keith and I have known each other since 1994 when I worked with him at The Metropolitan Club in Englewood Colorado. This is a great interview with Keith who has done and continues to do a little of everything in the hospitality business. We touch on the …
Really Know Your Customers And What They Want
In this interview, we talk with Rob Siegal who owns Trajectory Insights, a consumer marketing and branding firm. He talks about how brands use this information to make more informed decisions and change themselves to stay relevant with their current and aspirational customers. www.trajectory-insights.com/ Trajectory Insights About Us: Trajectory Insights uses both data-driven quantitative and …
Interview with John Franke, Corporate Chef for Front Burner Restaurants
In this episode, Tommy speaks with John Franke, Corporate Chef for Front Burner Restaurants. Front Burner Restaurants has gotten into the business of building restaurant brands, testing concepts, and then they look to sell those chains. They are currently the majority owners of the Twin Peaks chain. John talks about this new food hall that …
Ian Garlic Discusses Digital Marketing And Social Media For Restaurants
In this week’s interview, we speak with Ian Garlic, a digital marketing guru. We discuss his experience in restaurants, his dad set up the mass distribution of Gyro’s from Greece back in the 70’s and used to own a restaurant that had a live dolphin show in Wisconsin. We also speak extensively about social media …
Scott Turner Discusses Temp Monitoring And FSMA
This weeks interview is with Scott Turner, founder of Waresys. Waresys is a food safety and FSMA training company. Scott discusses how FSMA affects restaurants, the Food Code 2017 release, temp monitoring solutions how they work and how much they cost. It is a great interview that talks about things that are affecting our industry …
George Tinsley II- Running Airport Restaurants is Hard Work
This episode we speak with George Tinsley II, G2. George is VP and Managing Director of Tinsley Family Concessions, they run restaurants in the Miami, Tampa, and Louisville airports. George’s dad was one of the original KFC franchisees and made his deal directly with Colonel himself. George discusses the challenges of running airport restaurants and …
Wayne Humphrey COO of Larkburger – Ready for Growth
This week we interview Wayne Humphrey, COO of Larkburger. Wayne speaks about how Larkburger is ready to start growing out of the state of Colorado. Wayne also speaks about food consistency across the industry and why it is so hit or miss. If you live in Colorado or Overland Park KS shortly, please check out …