May 23, 2017
This is a conversation with Michael Abt. Michael grew up on the franchise side of the business, working his way up through the ranks at the largest franchisee in the Arby’s system. He then went to the corporate side at Arby’s as the SVP of Operations before taking on the CEO role at Huddle House, a 400 or so...
May 16, 2017
This is a conversation with Jordan Thaeler. Jordan is the co-founder of WhatsBusy, a data science company for restaurants and retailers that he launched in 2011. I met Jordan through a site he created called Reforming Retail. It’s one of the most thought-provoking sites on the restaurant industry. It also pulls no...
May 8, 2017
This is a conversation with Geoff Goodman. Geoff has been in the cravings business for nearly 20 years, including leadership roles at Bruster’s Ice Cream, Rita’s Italian Ice and Cici’s Pizza. He is now the President of Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt. They have about 300 locations and are now developing new...
May 5, 2017
This is a conversation with Mike Lukianoff. Mike founded Czar Metrics in 2009, which focused on analytics for restaurants and retailers. In 2015, the company joined forces with Fishbowl. Mike now leads their analytics practice. Fishbowl now serves over 65,000 restaurant locations. This episode was recorded at the...
May 3, 2017
This is a conversation with Paul Mangiamele. Paul is a former boxer who trained under the legendary boxing coach Cus D’amato. He’s spent over 30 years in restaurant and hospitality, having held the CEO role at Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina and Dalt’s Classic American Grill, and the COO role at Sport Clips. He is...