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Best of Talking Back
Aug. 12, 2022

Best of Talking Back

This month on Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” are taking a break from their usual interview episodes and bringing you a Best Of season of all your favorite s...
Best of the Crystal Ball Moment
Aug. 2, 2022

Best of the Crystal Ball Moment

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” are bringing their listeners a “Best Of” season series with all of your favorite segments. Frischli...
Streamlining Lease and Location Management Operations | Season 7, Vol. 12: Leasecake
July 26, 2022

Streamlining Lease and Location Management Operations | Season 7, Vol. 12: Leasecake

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” chat with Taj Adhav, chief executive officer at Leasecake, a platform that lets tenants, brokers an...
BE A DISRUPTOR | Season 7, Vol. 11: Stratis Morfogen
July 19, 2022

BE A DISRUPTOR | Season 7, Vol. 11: Stratis Morfogen

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Stratis Morfogen, Book Author and Co-Founder of Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, to discuss Dons,...
Rising and Raising Robotics | Season 7, Vol. 10: Wavemaker Labs
July 12, 2022

Rising and Raising Robotics | Season 7, Vol. 10: Wavemaker Labs

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Buck Jordan, Founder and CEO of Wavemaker Labs, to discuss his early fascination with au...
Data, Insights and Technology | Season 7, Vol. 9: The Buyers Edge Platform
July 5, 2022

Data, Insights and Technology | Season 7, Vol. 9: The Buyers Edge Platform

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with John Davie, CEO and Owner of The Buyers Edge Platform, to discuss his mission to help lo...
Technology Is the Key to Survival | Season 7, Vol. 8: Slim Chickens Restaurants
June 28, 2022

Technology Is the Key to Survival | Season 7, Vol. 8: Slim Chickens Restaurants

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Tom Gordon, President and CEO of Slim Chickens Restaurants, to discuss, launching a fast...
Focusing on the Happiness of the Guest | Season 7, Vol. 7: Yumpingo
June 21, 2022

Focusing on the Happiness of the Guest | Season 7, Vol. 7: Yumpingo

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Gary Goodman, CEO and Founder of Yumpingo, to discuss his early fascination with the ind...
Delivering the Digital Restaurant | Season 7, Vol. 6: Meredith Sandland & Carl Orsbourn
June 14, 2022

Delivering the Digital Restaurant | Season 7, Vol. 6: Meredith Sandland & Carl Orsbourn

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Meredith Sandland and Carl Orsbourn, Authors of Delivering the Digital Restaurant: Your ...
Leading the Adoption of Tech | Season 7, Vol. 5: Capriotti’s and Wing Zone
June 7, 2022

Leading the Adoption of Tech | Season 7, Vol. 5: Capriotti’s and Wing Zone

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with David Bloom, Chief Development and Operating Officer at Capriotti’s and Wing Zone, to di...
Data Management and Analytic Solutions | Season 7, Vol. 4: Ingest
May 31, 2022

Data Management and Analytic Solutions | Season 7, Vol. 4: Ingest

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” chat with Daniel Meth, chief executive officer at Ingest and take a deep dive into restaura...
Getting Involved With Early Stage Emerging Brands | Season 7, Vol. 3: Fransmart
May 24, 2022

Getting Involved With Early Stage Emerging Brands | Season 7, Vol. 3: Fransmart

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” were on the road and live at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, where they chat w...
Point-Of-Sale Becoming the Brain of the Restaurant | Season 7, Vol. 2: Square
May 17, 2022

Point-Of-Sale Becoming the Brain of the Restaurant | Season 7, Vol. 2: Square

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Bryan Solar, Restaurants GM at Square, to discuss his unique journey into the industry, ...
LIVE FROM FOOD ON DEMAND IN LAS VEGAS
May 10, 2022

LIVE FROM FOOD ON DEMAND IN LAS VEGAS

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” were on the road and live at Food On Demand in Las Vegas, where they chat with Laura Michaels, Edito...
Technology Improving Functionality | Season 7, Vol. 1: Restaurant365
May 3, 2022

Technology Improving Functionality | Season 7, Vol. 1: Restaurant365

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Tony Smith, CEO and Co-Founder of Restaurant365, to discuss rising food costs, labor sho...
Virtual Brands Are the New Normal | Season 6, Vol. 13: Earl Enterprises
April 26, 2022

Virtual Brands Are the New Normal | Season 6, Vol. 13: Earl Enterprises

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Robert Earl, Co-Founder of Virtual Dining Concepts and Chairman of Earl Enterprises, to ...
Food-Waste Solving Food-Insecurity | Season 6, Vol. 12: Copia
April 20, 2022

Food-Waste Solving Food-Insecurity | Season 6, Vol. 12: Copia

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Kimberly Smith, Chief Executive Officer at Copia, to discuss food insecurity, how restau...
LIVE FROM RFIS
April 12, 2022

LIVE FROM RFIS

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” were on the road at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in Nashville. Schatzberg and Fri...
Designing to the Customer Journey | Season 6, Vol. 11: Dine Brands
April 5, 2022

Designing to the Customer Journey | Season 6, Vol. 11: Dine Brands

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Scott Gladstone, SVP of Strategy and Innovation at Dine Brands, to discuss the state of ...
A Birdseye View of the Restaurant Industry | Season 6, Vol. 10: Food News Media
March 29, 2022

A Birdseye View of the Restaurant Industry | Season 6, Vol. 10: Food News Media

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Danny Klein, Editorial Director at Food News Media, about his unique leap into the industr...
Helping Organizations Thrive | Season 6, Vol. 9: Blanket
March 21, 2022

Helping Organizations Thrive | Season 6, Vol. 9: Blanket

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” and Sterling Douglass “The Technology Guy”, were on the road and live at MURTEC Las Vegas, where they chat with Michael "MJ" Jacober, Founder / ...
LIVE FROM MURTEC IN LAS VEGAS
March 15, 2022

LIVE FROM MURTEC IN LAS VEGAS

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” and Sterling Douglass “The Technology Guy”, were on the road and live at MURTEC Las Vegas, where they chat with Phil Crawford, Chief Technolog...
The Digital Consumer Experience | Season 6, Vol. 8: Flipdish
March 8, 2022

The Digital Consumer Experience | Season 6, Vol. 8: Flipdish

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with John DiLoreto, president and general manager North America at Flipdish about digitally c...
The Best Damn Chicken Finger | Season 6, Vol. 7: Sticky's
March 1, 2022

The Best Damn Chicken Finger | Season 6, Vol. 7: Sticky's

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chats with Jon Sherman, chief executive officer and co-founder at Sticky's Finger Joint about beco...