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
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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,” Meredith Sandland and Carl Orsbourn. Sandland, co-author of two books, “Delivering the Digital Restaurant, Your…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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, CEO of Craveworthy Brands while on the road at RFIS, Restaurant Franchising &…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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 food concept. Othman was born and raised in Brazil and moved to the United States…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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 Technology Network, Carissa DeSantis, CTO of Brix Holdings, Frazer Nagy, CEO of Tablz, Geoff Alexander…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/hospitality-hangout) , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Jacob Jaber, Co-Founder of Philz Coffee (https://www.philzcoffee.com/our-story) and Consumer Investor. In 1978 Phil Jaber purchased a convenience store and in his off hours, he blended and tested coffee,…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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 restaurant industry for 25 years. Prior to joining Smokey Bones (https://smokeybones.com/about/) as CEO in 2019,…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/hospitality-hangout) , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Anton Nicholas, Managing Partner at ICR. ICR (https://icrinc.com/our-story/) is an integrated communications firm. Nicholas says, “We do everything from public company investor and public relations to private company…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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 (https://chowly.com/) is a leading point-of-sale integration company. We're enabling restaurants to expand and maintain different off-premise capabilities. So…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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 (https://brinker.com/) for a special Super Bowl episode where they talk about kitchen automation and the importance of a…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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 MarginEdge (https://www.marginedge.com/) was the founder of Wasabi, a group of conveyor belt sushi restaurants currently operating…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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, partner at Chef Driven (https://www.chefdrivenrestaurants.com/) and Andrew Nash, chief executive officer of Targetable. Guarino is a…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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, Managing Director, Capital Spring, Scott Lawton, CEO & CoFounder, Bartaco and Fred LeFranc,…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/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 and analytics provider for the foodservice industry, analyzing 1.3 million eating and drinking establishments…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout (https://www.foodabletv.com/hospitality-hangout) , Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Tablz chief executive officer, Frazer Nagy. Tablz (https://www.tablz.com/) is an immersive 3D booking experience that is redefining the future of dining by enabling diners to select and to…
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 about how technology can enable and enhance the guest experience. Harris has been with Shake Shack…
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 that is privately held with over one hundred and twenty restaurants across the country in thirteen different…
Eric’s roll as CEO of Tiki Taco shows how a clear vision, intentional technology, and community-first leadership can set the stage for growth while preserving the heart of a brand. Tiki Taco’s story is an inspiration to other operators looking to balance innovation with authenticity. Key Takeaways: • Eric discusses…
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 guests Andrew Smith, Managing Director of Savory Fund, Andy Wiederhorn, Chief Executive Officer of Fat…
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 beef Haus Dogs and handcrafted proprietary Haus Sausages, as well as its 100% genetically tested,…
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, Trivia Tuesday and share a fun trivia question about their guest at the end of the…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and special host, Rev “The Marketing Guy” bring you this episode on the road from the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Indianapolis. They chat with Kathy Doyle, President and Publisher at Networld Media Group, Jim Bitticks, President and…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael0Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” chat with Jeff Handler, chief executive officer and President at Hopdoddy Burger Bar & HiBar Hospitality Group. Handler grew up in the business, he has been in the industry for more than…
In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” bring you this episode from FSTEC. They chat with Daran Han, Cargill Digital Business Studio Lead, Stacey Hey, Digital Product Owner of Kitchen Blueprint, Jessica Stanchfield, Digital Product Owner of Hot…