Episodes
March 9, 2021
Merging Hospitality, Technology, and Finance | Season 2, Vol. 12: Personica
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Andrew Feigenson, the new chief executive officer of Personica, to explore...
Feb. 23, 2021
Helping Operators With Their Digital Advertising | Season 2, Vol. 11: Targetable
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Andrew Nash, the chief executive officer at Targetable, to explore two-for...
Feb. 9, 2021
Upgrade Your Online Ordering | Season 2, Vol. 10: ChowNow
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Chris Webb, the chief executive officer and co-founder of ChowNow, to expl...
Jan. 26, 2021
From Fast Casual, to Fine Dining, to Finance | Season 2, Vol. 9: FAST Acquisition Corp.
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Kimberly Grant, the co-sponsor and chief strategy officer at FAST Acquisit...
Jan. 12, 2021
Creating Virtual Restaurant Concepts | Season 2, Vol. 8: Ordermark
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Alex Canter, the chief executive officer of Ordermark and Nextbite, to exp...
Dec. 28, 2020
Customer Loyalty to Ensure Sales | Season 2, Vol. 7: Spendgo
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Ivan Matkovic, the founder and chief executive officer of Spendgo, to expl...
Dec. 14, 2020
Hospitality Fundraising in the Midst of a Global Pandemic | Season 2, Vol. 6: Savory Fund
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Andrew Smith, the managing director of Savory Fund, to explore the ins and...
Nov. 30, 2020
How Hospitality Has Become a Digital Business | Season 2, Vol. 5: Mezze Restaurant Group
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Bo Peabody, the Co-Owner of Mezze Restaurant Group and Executive Chairman ...
Oct. 30, 2020
Customer Experience Management | Season 2, Vol. 4: Ovation
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Zack Oates, the founder and chief executive officer of Ovation, to explore...
Oct. 9, 2020
The State of Hospitality Employment | Season 2, Vol. 3: The Elliot Group
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Barry Herbst, the vice president of The Elliot Group, to explore hiring an...
Sept. 2, 2020
Human Capital Solutions in a "Gig" Economy | Season 2, Vol. 2: Clockedin
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Eric Smith, the founder and chief executive officer of Clockedin, to explo...
Aug. 18, 2020
Human Capital Solutions in a Digital World | Season 2, Vol. 1: Blanket
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Michael Jacober, the founder and chief executive officer of Blanket, to di...
July 24, 2020
Inside Baseball into the Financial Future of Restaurants Vol. 10: Citibank
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Brian Anton, the managing director of Citibank, to explore the financial f...
July 14, 2020
Contactless Everything Continues as Customers and Operators Embrace New Technology Vol. 9: Allset
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Stas Matviyenko, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Allset, to ...
June 12, 2020
Exploring Contactless Everything (ordering, payments, reservations) Vol. 8: SoftPoint
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Christian Rivadalla, the chief information officer and co-founder of SoftP...
June 5, 2020
Contactless Everything for Hospitality Venues Vol. 7: Bbot
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Steven Simoni, the chief executive officer of on-demand ordering platform ...
May 28, 2020
The Rise of Beverage e-Commerce During COVID-19 Vol. 6: TapRm
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Jason Sherman, the founder and chief executive officer of TapRm, to explor...
May 15, 2020
The Rise of Beverage e-Commerce During COVID-19 Vol. 5: NBTV
In this first part of the two part series around the rise in beverage e-commerce of the Hospitality Hangout Podcast, Michael Schatzberg Schatzy “The Restaurant Rabbi” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Nick Buzz...
April 30, 2020
COVID-19 Food Safety Standards Vol. 4: Chowly
In the final part of this four part Coronavirus series of the Hospitality Hangout Podcast, Michael Schatzberg Schatzy “The Restaurant Rabbi” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Sterling Douglass, founder and chie...
April 23, 2020
COVID-19 Food Safety Standards Vol. 3: Vromo
In part three of this four part Coronavirus series of the Hospitality Hangout Podcast, Michael Schatzberg Schatzy “The Restaurant Rabbi” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Alan Hickey, chief executive officer of...
April 13, 2020
COVID-19 Food Safety Standards Vol. 2: GoParrot
In part two of this four part Coronavirus series of the Hospitality Hangout Podcast, Michael Schatzberg Schatzy “The Restaurant Rabbi” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Yaniv Nissim, chief executive officer and...
April 2, 2018
COVID-19 Food Safety Standards Vol. 1: Relay Delivery
In part one of this four part Coronavirus series of the Hospitality Hangout Podcast, Michael Schatzberg (Schatzy) “The Restaurant Rabbi” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Alex Blum, chief executive officer of R...