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A podcast for anyone interested in the restaurant industry. Restaurant tips for owners and managers. Reviewing & interviewing anyone from top 100 restaurants in the world to local independently owned restaurants.

Mike Thorp

  • Dec 9, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 14m AVG DURATION
  • 41 EPISODES


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What’s new with you?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 5:51


Just wanted to say hi and see what’s on your mind! Let me know!

Credit Card Only Restaurants

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 11:18


What are your thoughts? Let me know! @mthorpxxi

Culture of Food Safety

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 25:33


www.capstonehospitality.net for your free food safety posters emailed to you. Just ask!

Restaurant Report RANT!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018 5:23


Latest episode of Restaurant Report Podcast

One of the Most Important Marketing Lessons for Restaurants

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 17:46


Get in touch with Mikhail, Hannah, and Nelson at Blue Light Media https://bluelight.media/ https://bluelight.media/advanced-instagram-guide-for-business/ https://www.instagram.com/bluelightoc/ innovation + ❤︎ creative content • customized marketing • digital branding we are creators, innovators and leaders. we spark conversations, create opportunities and connect like-minded people. we made FaceTime our boardroom and the Internet our stage. we believe in community, collaboration and the greater good. 4. What is one of the most important lessons a restaurant owner needs to learn when marketing their restaurant? Execute within your four walls first.

3 Ways to Improve Restaurants Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 36:19


Get in touch with Mikhail, Hannah, and Nelson at Blue Light Media https://bluelight.media/ https://bluelight.media/advanced-instagram-guide-for-business/ https://www.instagram.com/bluelightoc/ innovation + ❤︎ creative content • customized marketing • digital branding we are creators, innovators and leaders. we spark conversations, create opportunities and connect like-minded people. we made FaceTime our boardroom and the Internet our stage. we believe in community, collaboration and the greater good. 3. What are 3 ways to improve a restaurant’s culture? How can an owner/chef make a difference for their team? First and foremost, have a foundation and a set of values that everyone can be accountable to. What is the story of your restaurant? How is this communicated to the team from the top down? Does your restaurant push to rise above difficult circumstances or to merely weather the storm? Once you have established your values and your story, everything afterward must map that. Ho

Turn a Part Time Guest into a Full Time Guest

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 13:43


In this episode I discuss; How can a restaurant go from offering a deal on the first visit to a customer paying full price? Get in touch with Mikhail, Hannah, and Nelson at Blue Light Media https://bluelight.media/ https://bluelight.media/advanced-instagram-guide-for-business/ https://www.instagram.com/bluelightoc/ innovation + ❤︎ creative content • customized marketing • digital branding we are creators, innovators and leaders. we spark conversations, create opportunities and connect like-minded people. we made FaceTime our boardroom and the Internet our stage. we believe in community, collaboration and the greater good.

Feb 22, 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2018 6:49


Increase Returning Guests

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 39:11


Get in touch with Mikhail, Hannah, and Nelson at Blue Light Media https://bluelight.media/ https://bluelight.media/advanced-instagram-guide-for-business/ https://www.instagram.com/bluelightoc/ innovation + ❤︎ creative content • customized marketing • digital branding we are creators, innovators and leaders. we spark conversations, create opportunities and connect like-minded people. we made FaceTime our boardroom and the Internet our stage. we believe in community, collaboration and the greater good.

February 16, 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 3:49


Have a great weekend!

Valentine’s Day/Week Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 6:23


Crazy Valentine’s Day being on Wednesday! Are you ready for a week long marathon?

What’s Really on Your Plate?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 21:35


There’s a story behind every plate. What goes in to getting these crafted dishes or drinks in front of you? It’s a whole host of people, processes, and pain. The restaurant industry is demanding and lends itself to many different types of outlets or potential problems. How do you handle the stress? How do you help your people succeed despite the circumstances? You are valuable and you are capable. You’re going to fail. Accept your L as a Learning experience and it’s never a loss. Leadership never stops. Twitter @mthorpxxi instagram @mthorpxxi www.capstonehospitality.net

Trust

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 10:47


You have to let go to grow! Know your strengths and the strengths of those around you. Develop training programs around your vision but allow room for others ideas and input. Otherwise you’ll be on the hook 100% of the time and you’ll never advance. Find me on Twitter & Instagram @mthorpxxi LinkedIn Mike Thorp www.capstonehospitality.net

Marketing from your Phone

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 6:28


15 Minutes. $25. Your demographics in your radius. All done from your smart phone.

Hospitality is like Heat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 6:15


Hospitality is the intangible. We underestimate the tiniest personal touch.

Tough Love for the Aspiring

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 6:28


I believe in you.

Ups & Downs for All

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2018 5:38


Remember that this time of year is full of ups and down for everyone on your team. Stay focused on the guests you have not the ones you don’t. Let’s have a great week!

No Tipping? For or Against?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2018 30:19


No Tipping? Pros and Cons?

Own Results, Not Alone

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2018 6:20


Your results are your own BUT you can't get them alone. Find the strength of your people and let them grow while you grow your business! If you know what to do, do it, please! If you don't, I'm here to help. Twitter @mthorpxxi Instagram @mthorpxxi I respond 100% DMs are always open www.capstonehospitality.net Mike@capstonecompanies.net

What Is CULTURE to you?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 26:00


Improving Culture in your Restaurant (or business)

Mistakes Well Handled

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2018 24:44


How to handle the inevitable problems of running a business but come out better for them on the other side.

Why I Consult Restaurants

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018 20:53


From washing dishes at a local cafe to being a partner with a national brand and giving it all up to take a chance and launch my own business. Why I started my business in restaurant consulting.

Giveaway!!! Listen To Enter

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2018 5:47


To Enter ; Take a screen shot showing that you're subscribed to the Restaurant Report Podcast Tweet the screen shot to @mthorpxxi Or Add the screen shot to an Instagram story and tag me Winners will be announced Monday Winners get... Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Jocko Willink, Leif Babin Macmillan, Oct 20, 2015 - Biography & Autobiography - 298 pages 2 Reviews The #1 New York Times bestseller Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin’s SEAL task unit faced a seemingly impossible mission: help U.S. forces secure Ramadi, a city deemed “all but lost.” In gripping firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories in SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, they learned that leadership—at every level—is the most important factor in whether a team succeeds or fails.Willink and Babin returned home from deployment and instituted SEAL leadership training that helped forge the next generation of SEAL leaders. After

Handling Negative Reviews

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 16:07


How to deal with negative online reviews effectively

4 Steps to Accomplishment

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2018 5:51


See it. Own it. Solve it. DO it.

It's Canadian Law! WELL DONE

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2017 2:28


Canada Burgers are Well Done!

2017 Recap 365 Alexa

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2017 3:00


2017 Technology & Innovation

Restaurant Report 365 12.29.17

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2017 2:14


Guy Fieri closing his Times Square Restaurant Another illness scare at Chipotle Sadly a restaurant fire in Mumbai kills 15

Thank 2017

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017 5:58


2017 has been amazing. Exciting things coming in 2018.

Your Community

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017 6:25


5 Minutes about your Location

Turn Your L into a W

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 7:50


Turn your L from a loss to a learn.

Molecular Gastronomy in 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 18:47


Taking Care of Yourself During Busy Times & Molecular Gastronomy for Anyone in 2018

#1 Customers or Employees?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2017 10:15


Your Guests Experience will never Exceed Your Employees Experience

Communication is Key

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 15:16


Different forms of communication in different areas of your restaurant

What's Your Why?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 4:10


Reflect on your purpose and fulfillment

Mergers & Acquisitions 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017 11:25


2017 saw 33 M&A's most recently Arby's purchasing Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.9m. Are there more to come in 2018? Why is this happening? Let me know your thoughts This podcast on Anchor Mike Restaurants Twitter Instagram Snapchat Anchor MThorpXXi

Restaurant Entertainment

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2017 37:17


I dive into ways to turn your mind off but still stay in the industry. Netflix suggestions include Chefs Table, Grant Achatz, Gaggan, Dan Barber, Nancy Silverton. Also check out For Grace, Noma The Perfect Storm & Ants on a Shrimp-A Noma Documentary. Let me know that you think and what you want to hear about! Follow me and call in on Anchor, I'm on Twitter & Instagram @mthorpxxi and I love to chat.

Important Restaurant Systems

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2017 34:37


Learn why and how systems can provide structure and consistency to your business operations and finances. Questions? Feel free to ask I'm happy to help! Mike@capstonecompanies.net Instagram Capstone Hospitality Twitter & Instagram @mthorpxxi

Competitive Advantages Locally

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2017 28:34


Specifically focused on some of the advantages that independent restaurants have over national brands. If you are an independent restaurant I want to see you succeed and grab the market share that national brands are vulnerable to. DM on Instagram if you want to continue the message! @capstonehospitality @mthorpxxi

Culture in Your Business

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 30:52


Explores scenarios on how to improve the culture in your business.

Intro & Hiring For Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 25:19


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