Episodes
April 19, 2023
REWIND - What Do Hot Dogs, Michael Jackson and Ghost Kitchens Have In Common | Season 8, Vol. 29
Episode Credits: - Produced by: Branded Hospitality Media - Hosted by: Michael Schatzberg, JImmy Frischling - Producer: Julie Zucker - Creative Director: Adam Levine - Show Runner: Drewe Raimi - Post Production: Three Cheers Creative www.thehospitalityhangout.com
April 4, 2023
Delivering the Digital Restaurant Part 2 | Season 8, Vol. 28
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” chat with the authors of “Delivering the Digital Restaurant: The Path to Digital Maturity,”...
March 28, 2023
Franchise CEOs Reveal Their Secret To Expansion Success | Season 8, Vol. 27
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and guest host David "Rev" Ciancio chat with Betsy Hamm, CEO of Duck Donuts, Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie, and Gregg Majewski,...
March 21, 2023
From Mom's Kitchen To A Multi-Unit Brand | Season 8, Vol. 26
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Otto Othman, Chief executive officer and Co-founder of PINCHO, a premium Latin street foo...
March 14, 2023
On the Road from MURTEC | Season 8, Vol. 25
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and special guest host Sterling Douglass were on the road at MURTEC and spoke to Angela Diffly, Co-Founder of the Restaurant Techno...
March 7, 2023
CoffeeChat-GPT And Three Ingredients Of Hospitality To Elevate Your Business | Season 8, Vol. 24
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Jacob Jaber, Co-Founder of Philz Coffee and Consumer Investor. In 1978 Phil Jaber purchas...
Feb. 27, 2023
Adventures in Candyland Cocktails, Mensa and Meat | Season 8, Vol. 23
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with James O'Reilly, Chief Executive Officer of Smokey Bones. O’Reilly has been in the restaur...
Feb. 20, 2023
Food Wars, Tech Stars, and raising the Marketing Bar! | Season 8, Vol. 22
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Anton Nicholas, Managing Partner at ICR. ICR is an integrated communications firm. Nichol...
Feb. 14, 2023
Chowly Announces Acquisition of a Guest Experience Platform | Season 8, Vol. 21
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Sterling Douglass, Co-Founder & CEO of Chowly. Douglass says “ Chowly is a leading point-...
Feb. 7, 2023
Have A Game Day Ready Restaurant All Year Round | Season 8, Vol. 20
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Wade Alle, SVP and Chief Digital Officer for Brinker International for a special Super Bo...
Jan. 30, 2023
How Revolving Sushi Led To Automated BOH Operations | Season 8, Vol. 19
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Bo Davis, co-founder and chief executive officer of MarginEdge. Davis before founding Mar...
Jan. 24, 2023
LIVE from the Restaurant Marketing Summit | Season 8, Vol. 18
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” were live from the Restaurant Marketing Summit where they talked with Robert Guarino, partn...
Jan. 17, 2023
On the Road at ICR | Season 8, Vol. 17
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” were on the road at the ICR Conference 2023 in Orlando, Florida with guests Jim Balis, Mana...
Jan. 10, 2023
Understanding Restaurant Data And Making It Actionable | Season 8, Vol. 16
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Trevor Shimizu, co-founder and chief revenue officer of Brizo FoodMetrics. It is a data a...
Jan. 3, 2023
Increasing Restaurant Profitability With Revenue Management | Season 8, Vol. 15
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Tablz chief executive officer, Frazer Nagy. Tablz is an immersive 3D booking experience t...
Dec. 20, 2022
A Deep Dive Into Shake Shack's Tech Stack | Season 8, Vol. 14
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Dave Harris, chief information officer as well as chief technology officer at Shake Shack ...
Dec. 13, 2022
A Former Professional AFL Football Player Is Changing People’s Coffee Perceptions | Season 8, Vol. 13
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Nick Stone, Founder and chief executive officer and Amy Hom, chief operating officer and c...
Dec. 6, 2022
There Is No Debate Over Taco Tuesday Vs. Fried Chicken Friday | Season 8, Vol. 12
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with R.J. Melman, President of Lettuce Entertain You, a fifty-one year old restaurant group tha...
Nov. 29, 2022
How A CEO Can Give You A Lyft To A Fast-Casual Chicken Chain | Season 8, Vol. 11
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Aaron Noveshen, Founder and CEO of Starbird and Founder and Chairman of The Culinary Edge....
Nov. 22, 2022
ON THE ROAD RFDC | Season 8, Vol. 10
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” were on the road at the Restaurant, Finance and Development Conference in Las Vegas with gu...
Nov. 15, 2022
From Egg McMuffins To Plant Based Bites, An Industry Leaders Fast Lane To Success | Season 8, Vol. 9
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Carin Stutz, president and chief executive officer at Native Foods. Stutz has been in the ...
Nov. 8, 2022
What Do Hot Dogs, Michael Jackson and Ghost Kitchens Have In Common? | Season 8, Vol. 8
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy”chat with André Vener, partner and co-founder of Dog Haus. Dog Haus is known for its signature all be...
Nov. 1, 2022
The Easy Button For Alleviating Supply Chain Woes | Season 8, Vol. 7
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Mani Kulasooriya, Co-Founder & CEO of Cut+Dry plus the guys introduce a new segment, Trivi...
Oct. 25, 2022
Enhance Your Restaurant’s Guest Experience | Season 8, Vol. 6
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Rajat Bhakhri CEO and Co-Founder of Boston-based Incentivio, Inc. Incentivio is a fully au...