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Building an operating system for kitchens with Josh Sharkey of meez | Episode 52
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The Small Town Soul of Pizza Ranch | Episode 51
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Mastering the Art of Pizza & Business with Mike Basuch | Episode #50
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Building Chicago's Thattu with Chef Margaret Pak | Episode 49
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Fostering Community and Belonging in the Restaurant Industry with Ellen Yin | Episode 48
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Reinventing Restaurant Compensation with Zach Feinstein | Episode 47
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Episode 46: Pike Howard of Felipe's Taqueria
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Episode #45: Hassel Aviles, Director of Not 9 to 5
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Episode #44: Chris Britt, COO of Epic Restaurants
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Episode #43: Stella Dennig, Co-Owner/GM of Daytrip
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Episode #42: Chad Mackay, CEO of Fire and Vine Hospitality
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Episode #41: Irene Shiang Li, Cofounder of Prepshift & Mei Mei Dumplings
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Ji Hye Kim, Chef/Owner at Miss Kim | S2E12
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Jason Hammel, Chef and Owner of Lula Cafe
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Kwini Reed, Co-owner of Poppy + Rose, Poppy & Seed, and Root of All Foods
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Joe Kahn and Chris Artinian of Condado Tacos
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Michel Falcon, Founder & CEO of Brasa Peruvian Kitchen
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Ron Hsu, Owner of Lazy Betty, Humble Pie, and Juniper Cafe
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Katie Button, CEO / Co-Founder of Katie Button Restaurants | S2E5
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Eric Scheffer, Founder and CEO of Scheffer Group | S2 E4
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Newton Hoang, Director of Marketing & IT at 7 Leaves Cafe | S2 E3
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Kelly Phillips, Founder of Destination Unknown Restaurants
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Anthony Valletta, President of bartaco | S2E1
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Adam Lamb, Founder of Chef Life Radio | S1E28
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Chris Smith, CEO at Zunzi's + Zunzibar | S1E27
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Amelie Kang, Owner of MáLà Project NYC | S1E26
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Matt Plapp, CEO of America’s Best Restaurants | S1E25
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Phil Crawford, Chief Technology Officer of CKE Restaurant | S1E22
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Mijo Alanis, Founder of Beyond Juicery + Eatery | S1E21
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Danny Klein, Editor at Food News Media | S1E20
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Brandon Poole, Founder of BrandGabs | S1E19
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Monte Silva, Founder of #HastagRestaurateur | S1E18
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David Scott Peters, Founder of Restaurant Prosperity | S1E17
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Jim Taylor, Founder of BenchmarkSixty | S1E16
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Lauren Fernandez, Founder of Full Course | S1E15
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Charles Wright, VP of Operations at ClusterTruck | S1E14
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Send us a text The Restaurant Growth Podcast by 7shifts brings together restaurant leaders from all corners of our industry: full-service, quick-service, tech, and everyone who helps push hospitality forward. In short, 15- to 20-minute episodes, you’ll come away with practical tips, new insight, and tactics to help your restaurant grow. Listen, rat…
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Chip Klose, Founder of Restaurant Strategy | E1E11
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Josh Kopel, Host of Full Comp and Founder of FLO Hospitality Solutions | S1E10
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Carl Orsbourn and Meredith Sandland, authors of Delivering the Digital Restaurant | S1E9
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Rachael Nemeth, Co-founder and CEO of Opus | S1E8
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Episode #07: Danny Meyer, Founder of Union Square Hospitality Group
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Episode #06: Kelly McCutcheon, former VP of People at Hopdoddy Burger Bar
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Restaurant Task Management: How to Communicate Tasks to Staff (Blog Audio #8)
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Restaurant Utility Costs: Ultimate Guide (Blog Audio #7)
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Episode #05: Ken McGarrie, Author of The Surprise Restaurant Manager
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