Episodes
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 / ...
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...
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...
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...
Feb. 22, 2022
Growing Emerging Concepts | Season 6, Vol. 6: Savory
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chats with Alonso Castañeda, vice president of brand development and strategy at Savory Restaurant...
Feb. 15, 2022
Optimizing the Customer Experience | Season 6, Vol. 5: GoTab
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Tim McLaughlin, co-founder chief executive officer of GoTab, Inc., about technology that...
Feb. 8, 2022
The Current State of the Delivery Market | Season 6, Vol. 4: Lunchbox
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Nabeel Alamgir, chief executive officer and co-founder of Lunchbox about the current sta...
Feb. 1, 2022
The Convenience of Curbside | Season 6, Vol. 3: Curbit
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Scott Siegel, co-founder and chief executive officer at Curbit, about the continued crit...
Jan. 25, 2022
Reducing Waste With Reusable Packaging | Season 6, Vol. 2 : Dispatch Goods
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Lindsey Hoell, founder and chief executive officer of Dispatch Goods about how restauran...
Jan. 18, 2022
Using AI to Achieve Consistent Service | Season 6, Vol. 1: Agot.AI
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' kick off season six and chat with Evan DeSantola, Co-Founder & CEO at Agot AI about using AI to ac...
Jan. 12, 2022
LIVE FROM CES IN LAS VEGAS
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” were on the road and live at CES Las Vegas, where they chat with Michael Wolf, founder, chi...
Dec. 28, 2021
AI in Your Restaurant | Season 5, Vol. 12: Valyant AI
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” chat with Rob Carpenter, founder and chief executive officer at Valyant AI about automated ...
Dec. 21, 2021
Embracing and Adopting Tech | Season 5, Vol. 11: Hatco Corporation
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” chat with David Rolston, president and chief executive officer at Hatco Corporation about a...
Dec. 14, 2021
BRANDED FROM THE ROAD AT RLC
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 Leadership Conference in Arizona. Schatzberg and Frischl...
Dec. 7, 2021
The Current State of the Restaurant Industry | Season 5, Vol. 10: Informa’s Restaurant & Food Group
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy'' and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy'' chat with Sam Oches, Editorial Director at Informa's Restaurant & Food Group. Oches, who s...
Nov. 30, 2021
The Customer Management Solution | Season 5, Vol. 9: SEVENROOMS
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” chat with Joel Montaniel, chief executive officer and co-founder of SEVENROOMS about helpin...
Nov. 23, 2021
Robots in the Kitchen | Season 5, Vol. 8: Miso Robotics
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Massimo Noja De Marco, chief executive officer at Piestro and a founder at Kitchen...
Nov. 17, 2021
LIVE FROM FOOD ON DEMAND IN LAS VEGAS
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” take the show to Food On Demand in Las Vegas. Schatzberg and Frischling chat with Michael B...