Restaurant Misfits
Welcome to our podcast, “Restaurant Misfits”, where we’ll discuss all things related to restaurant marketing, management, and everything else in between growing a restaurant business. Whether you are a single-location owner, multi-location owner, or just getting into the industry, you’ll find tips and tricks to help you achieve massive results in your business.
We’re always looking for new interviews and features.
If you’re interested in joining us on the show, please email Ana on our team at ana@dineline.co!
Episodes
69 episodes
S2:EP3 - An Update on Restaurants in NY with Andrew Rigie
In this podcast, I interview Andrew Rigie who is the Executive Director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, an association representing over 2,000 restaurants and nightlife venues throughout the five boroughs of NY.Andrew was born into the ...
S2:EP2 - Stratis Morfogen, A True Innovator in The Restaurant Space
In this podcast, I interview a legend.A man who has been dominant in the restaurant industry for several decades and continues to create enticing concepts, making him one of the nation’s fastest evolving restaurateurs of our time....
S2:EP1 - Jordan Andino: Celebrity Chef, TV Personality, and Restauranteur
In this episode I speak with a dude named Jordan Andino, who’s arguably one of the coolest guys around in the food space right now… He’s a celebrity chef, tv personality, and restauranteur and is incredibly passionate about everything he does.<...
EP16 - Building a More Sustainable Food System
In this episode, I interview Chelsea Van Hooven, the Global Industry Advisor at Choco, a free mobile app helping over 6,000 restaurants order their supplies faster while reducing mistakes at the same time.Choco is rapidly expanding and i...
EP15 - Customer Behaviors We Are Seeing Around Takeout/Delivery & Dine-In
This is a shorter episode where and is a quick update to what we are seeing as an agency when running ad campaigns for our restaurant clients all over the world.Restaurants may be opening, but that doesn’t mean we want to pump the breaks...
EP14 - Messenger Marketing For Restaurants With Mikael Yang of Manychat
In this episode, I interview Mikael Yang, the CEO and CoFounder of Manychat, which is one of the most innovative and successful messenger marketing companies of today.Manychat is an incredible marketing tool that we use at Misfit Media t...
EP13 - The Future of Restaurants as Told by a Veteran Chef & Technologist
In this episode, I interview Ben Ho, who has worked in the restaurant space for over 20 years as both a chef and technologist.Through his unique experiences both internally and externally in this industry he’s been able to develop a very...
EP12 - Innovating Through COVID-19 With Chris Smith of Zunzi's
In this episode, I interview our client Chris Smith, the CEO of Zunzi’s, a restaurant concept based out of Georgia.Chris has had some amazing success through our marketing programs, has done very well through COVID-19, and in light of al...
EP11 - Supporting Local Restaurants & Providing Meals to Heroes in Healthcare
In this episode, I interview Chris Sey And Lola Glaudini, the founders of a new non-profit that’s growing like crazy called Dine1-1.Through their nonprofit they’ve developed a system that allows locals to donate to restaurants in their a...
EP10 - How a Classic Burger Concept in Canada Is Thriving Through COVID
In this episode, I interview Dan and Carrie, the two owners of Apollo Grill, a classic burger restaurant concept with two locations based in Canada.COVID or NOT, they have seen amazing success in their business and we’re about to dive de...
EP09 - From Software Sales to Brazilian Steakhouse to Butcher Shop
In this episode, I interview Ben Graves, a software salesman turned Brazilian steak house restaurant owner!Ben bought his restaurant called Gauchos, less than 2 years ago and as a newcomer to the restaurant space, managed to raise his sa...
EP08 - COVID or NOT, We're Seeing Success With Rosati's Pizza
In this episode, I interview one of our clients named Jim Duda who is a franchise owner of a few Rosati’s Pizza locations!Jim just finished his first month of our marketing programs and we’re about to discuss what his success has looked ...
EP07 - How Bacari Paved The Way From Restaurant to Pop- Up Market in LA
In this episode, I interview Robert Kronfli, the CoFounder of a restaurant group called Bacari. They are a growing concept with 4 locations as of now and 2 more coming very soon.Robert shares with us how he has converted his full-service...
EP06 - Creating The Restaurant Experience at Home With Red Cork Bistro
In this episode, I interview Adrian Ramirez, a client of ours here at Misfit Media and the CEO of a restaurant in Washington called Red Cork Bistro.As many other restaurant owners might argue, the experience your guests have with your br...
EP05 - Bouncing Back From a Pandemic With The Pizza Press
In this episode, I interview Dara Malek, the founder of a pizza franchise and a client of ours here at Misfit Media.Like many others, Dara has been forced to adapt and change many things about his business over the last month since COVID...
EP04 - Restaurant Offers That Rock During COVID-19
In this episode, I discuss some of the best offers we’ve seen an implemented for restaurants all over the world during COVID-19. If you haven’t made an offer yet or you’re having trouble getting your offers to attract customers, this episode is fo...
EP03 - Adapting to The New Normal With True Grit Tavern
In this episode, I interview one of our clients named Ralph who is the founder of True Grit Tavern, a restaurant based in Arizona.Because of COVID-19, many restaurants have had to make some pretty major changes to survive.Ralph has not only made s...
EP02 - Success During Crisis with Brothers BBQ
Brett sat down virtually with Chris O’Sullivan, Founder of Brother’s BBQ in Colorado.Amid this global pandemic, Brother’s BBQ has found stability, success, and even the power to give back to their community by catering meals to first-line defender...
EP01 - Advertising Opportunities For Restaurants During COVID-19
The situation we are in is not ideal but there are great opportunities online for your marketing delivery and takeout for restaurant. This episode explores what those opportunities are. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/restaurantmisf...