817: Emily Williams Knight CEO of Texas Restaurant Association
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Release Date: 08/05/2021
839: Mel Harrington Chef/Owner at Sunday Supper Society
Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore
Mell Harrington is the Chef and Owner at in Kittery, Maine. Mel grew up working in the restaurant industry since the age of 15 & has never been happier. Most days you can find her in the garden planning dinner or in the kitchen making fresh pasta. Her love for food, travel & culture shines through in everything she does. Mel is currently working towards her sommelier certification, learning to speak Spanish & growing a garden. Show notes… Calls to ACTION!!! Join and connect with my past guest and a community of superfans. Subscribe to the Join the...
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838: The Three Keys to Restaurant Profitability with Josh Kopel
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Entrepreneur, restaurateur, and environmental advocate, Josh Kopel, was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Throughout his 20+ year career in food and beverage, he has managed venues ranging from the Alligator Bayou Bar, as well as the hottest Hollywood nightclubs, bars, and ultra-lounges. He went independent in 2010, opening his first concept Five0Four, in Hollywood, CA. Ten years later, he's created a family of brands ranging from Michelin-rated fine-dining to fast-casual, all with a central focus on Southern hospitality and Southern cuisine. Check out his website . Check out Josh's...
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837: Corey Manicone Co-Founder and CEO of Zuul
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Corey grew up in the industry as his parents owned fast casual restaurants in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he learned first hand the good, the bad and the ugly that comes with operating. In 2015, Corey joined New York City based Relay Delivery as the first employee, helping define the optimal delivery playbook used by hundreds of restaurants. Seeing a need in the market to further enhance the off-premise business model for restaurants, he co-founded in early 2018, New York's first ghost kitchen solution. Today, Zuul licenses their proprietary ghost kitchen technology, allowing restaurant...
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836: Attract, Build, and Retain Guests workshop with Matt Plapp
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Matt Plapp is an AVID Marketer, CrossFitter, Author, Speaker, Consultant & Business Coach. He's owned his since 2008 and since then he has helped hundreds of companies market with a purpose, that purpose is ROI! Since 2016 they've changed their focus to restaurants and today they help restaurants all over the world with their ROI Engine marketing platform. Matt's two books in the restaurant marketing field are, "" & "" and his third book comes out next week, titled "Restaurant Marketing That Works." Today we're here to talk about using marking to build a...
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835: Michael Chernow Founder of Seamore's and Kreatures Of Habit
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On the eve of his 17-year milestone of sober living, Michael Chernow, the celebrated serial entrepreneur, restaurateur, fitness expert, and celebrity chef—who has spent more than a decade launching legacy dining destinations such as and —is taking a rest from restaurants to make healthy breakfasting habitual in his newest venture - . Kreatures of Habit is a brashly branded functional food brand based on a positive daily habit, which Michael exclaims with an expletive, “helps people live their best fuckin’ lives.” Kreatures of Habit is a love letter to Chernow’s own mindful morning...
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834: Budgeting Workshop with David Scott Peters
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to schedule your discovery call with David Scott Peters and redeem your $1,000 off... only available to Restaurant Unstoppable Listeners. Email [email protected] with your name and email to get the 3 free bones mentioned in today's episode. In this episode, David Scott Peters joins Eric Cacciatore on the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast to discuss budgeting. In 2003, David discovered his passion for teaching independent restaurant owners on how to build a business that gives them financial freedom and freedom from their restaurants, and he's been doing it ever since. He specializes in...
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833: Nicole Nocella Chef/Owner at Stalk Restaurant
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With Excitement allow me to introduce to you today's guest, Chef and Co-founder of Stalk Restuarant Nicole Nocella. Chef Nicole Nocella is From Londonderry, NH. After high school she spent some time in California, then returned to the Northeast where she became a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts- Cambridge, MA. She's has since spent the majority of her career on the NH Seacoast serving as Chef for notable restaurants such as , , and . In early 2020, Chef Nicole partnered with John Daniels to open in Dover, NH. Past guests from the Row 34 restaurant family: Check out ...
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832: Rich Brooks on the Remarkability Formula
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With excitement allow me to introduce to you today's guest, host of the podcast, and president of , Rich Brooks. Rich Brooks is founder and president of , a web design and Internet marketing firm in Portland, Maine. His monthly flyte log email newsletter and cover topics such as search engine optimization, blogging, social media, email marketing, and building websites that sell. Show notes… Calls to ACTION!!! Join and get your first 30 days on me! Connect with my past guest and a community of superfans. Subscribe to the Join the private ...
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831: George Bezanson Chef/Partner at Earth's Harvest Kitchen & Juicery
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With excitement allow me to introduce to you today's guest, Chef/Partner of , Chef George Bezanson. After years of traveling and cooking through Boston, New Hampshire, and Florida Chef George returned to Manchester, NH to open , , and . After a series of unfortunate events, Chef George made the conscious decision to step down from his leadership position to focus on his mental health. Now living on the NH Seacoast, Chef George most recently was part of the team in Portsmouth before joining Earth’s Harvest. Chef George is inspired by the farm-to-table vision that is becoming more...
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830: Carrie Luxem - 12 Step Termination Checklist workshop
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With excitement allow me to introduce to you today's guest, the founder and CEO of Restaurant HR Group, Inc. Carrie Luxem. You can find Carrie Luxem at her website or read her book Restaurant Operator's HR Playbook . Carrie Luxem is the founder and CEO of Restaurant HR Group, Inc. and Carrie Luxem LLC and she is laser-focused on her mission to create more restaurant and leadership success stories. She is the author of Restaurant Operator’s HR Playbook and will be publishing her second book (a soft skills playbook) in early 2022. With a restaurant industry focused HR...
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With excitement allow me to introduce today's guest, CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association, Emily Williams Knight.
With excitement allow me to introduce today's guest, CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association, Emily Williams Knight.
Knight has more than 20 years of experience and success in national and global leadership positions and is the current President and CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association.
Previously, she was the Managing Director of Higher Education North America at Study Group, a leading provider of international education. Her career includes senior leadership roles at Laureate Education and serving as President of Kendall College, a leader in hospitality and culinary arts education. During her time as Kendall’s president, Knight expanded access to culinary education throughout the Midwest, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Check out episode 638 with Larry & Jessica Delgado as mentioned in today's episode!
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Favorite success quote or mantra:
- "When you pass someone, make sure you smile because it might be the only smile they see that day."
In today's episode with Emily Williams Knight we will discuss:
- Restaurant associations in general
- The role of restaurant associations
- How to re-haul your restaurant association FOR THE BETTER
- How the TRA lead its members through COVID
- Supply chain challenges
- Career paths/professional development within the industry
- Virtual brands and ghost kitchens
- Models for the future of the industry
- Digital franchising
- Third-party delivery and how we make it work for the restaurants
- Membership models?
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