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It's a battle for restaurants to become top of mind with consumers, so generating cultural relevance is imperative, Chili's Chief Marketing Officer George Felix tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episode of the Choppin' It Up podcast, Felix sits down with BI's senior restaurant and foodservice analyst Michael Halen to discuss how ad campaigns with Brian McKnight, Boyz II Men and Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey from The Office, as well as investments in TikTok and influencer marketing, are driving Chili's same-store sales and traffic gains. He also comments on operational improvements, fajita enhancements, Ziosk tablets and the loyalty program revamp. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austen Mulinder had a highly successful corporate career, holding several leadership positions at some of the world's most respected companies. But as soon as his youngest went to college, Austen decided the time was right to take the leap and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming an entrepreneur Not many people would have thought the same way in his position. At the time he was a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, and he headed the company's global sales operation. Not only would he be leaving a highly prestigious organisation, he would also be putting everything on the line in terms of his personal performance and financial risk. And that's just what he did. In 2007, Austen used his past experience in retail technology, software development and sales management to serve as a founding board member, President and CEO of Ziosk, a tablet that allows diners at casual dining restaurants to order directly from their tables. Today, Ziosk is the leading restaurant customer tablet provider in the world and processes more than $8 billion in transactions. Join us to hear how Austen became a highly successful serial entrepreneur, and what he believes anyone can do to achieve success. About our guest: Austen Mulinder is a serial entrepreneur and former CEO of Ziosk, the world's leading restaurant customer table-top tablet. He is also the chairman and co-founder of 501 Fun, the global leader in social entertainment systems, as well as the chairman of Forrit, a next-generation enterprise Content Management System. He currently serves as chairman and co-founder of two additional companies, Matilda Cloud Solutions, based in Dallas, and Iiwari, based in Finland. Austen also spends a great deal of time advising and coaching up-and-coming business leaders. 501 Fun, headquartered in London - www.501fun.com Forrit, headquartered in Edinburgh - www.forrit.com Matilda Cloud Solutions, headquartered in Dallas - www.matildacloud.com Iiwari, headquartered in Finland - www.iiwari.com Ziosk, headquartered in Dallas - www.ziosk.com About NBN: The NBN Entrepreneurship and Leadership podcast aims to educate, inform and entertain, sharing insights based on the personal stories of carefully selected guests—all in an informal atmosphere of unscripted conversations and open, personal accounts. Find links to past episodes here. About our Hosts: Kimon Fountoukidis: Kimon is the founder of both Argos Multilingual and PMR. He founded both companies in the mid-90s with zero capital, and both have gone on to become market leaders in their respective sectors. Kimon was born in New York and moved to Krakow, Poland in 1993. He is passionate about sharing his success with others and working entrepreneurs of all kinds to help them achieve their goals. Listen to his story here. On Twitter. On LinkedIn. Richard Lucas: Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who has founded or invested in more than 30 businesses, including Argos Multilingual, PMR and, in 2020, the New Books Network. Richard has been a TEDx event organiser for years, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels. He was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991, where continues to invest in promising companies and helps other entrepreneurs realise their dreams. Listen to his story in an autobiographical TEDx talk. On Twitter. On LinkedIn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Austen Mulinder had a highly successful corporate career, holding several leadership positions at some of the world's most respected companies. But as soon as his youngest went to college, Austen decided the time was right to take the leap and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming an entrepreneur Not many people would have thought the same way in his position. At the time he was a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, and he headed the company's global sales operation. Not only would he be leaving a highly prestigious organisation, he would also be putting everything on the line in terms of his personal performance and financial risk. And that's just what he did. In 2007, Austen used his past experience in retail technology, software development and sales management to serve as a founding board member, President and CEO of Ziosk, a tablet that allows diners at casual dining restaurants to order directly from their tables. Today, Ziosk is the leading restaurant customer tablet provider in the world and processes more than $8 billion in transactions. Join us to hear how Austen became a highly successful serial entrepreneur, and what he believes anyone can do to achieve success. About our guest: Austen Mulinder is a serial entrepreneur and former CEO of Ziosk, the world's leading restaurant customer table-top tablet. He is also the chairman and co-founder of 501 Fun, the global leader in social entertainment systems, as well as the chairman of Forrit, a next-generation enterprise Content Management System. He currently serves as chairman and co-founder of two additional companies, Matilda Cloud Solutions, based in Dallas, and Iiwari, based in Finland. Austen also spends a great deal of time advising and coaching up-and-coming business leaders. 501 Fun, headquartered in London - www.501fun.com Forrit, headquartered in Edinburgh - www.forrit.com Matilda Cloud Solutions, headquartered in Dallas - www.matildacloud.com Iiwari, headquartered in Finland - www.iiwari.com Ziosk, headquartered in Dallas - www.ziosk.com About NBN: The NBN Entrepreneurship and Leadership podcast aims to educate, inform and entertain, sharing insights based on the personal stories of carefully selected guests—all in an informal atmosphere of unscripted conversations and open, personal accounts. Find links to past episodes here. About our Hosts: Kimon Fountoukidis: Kimon is the founder of both Argos Multilingual and PMR. He founded both companies in the mid-90s with zero capital, and both have gone on to become market leaders in their respective sectors. Kimon was born in New York and moved to Krakow, Poland in 1993. He is passionate about sharing his success with others and working entrepreneurs of all kinds to help them achieve their goals. Listen to his story here. On Twitter. On LinkedIn. Richard Lucas: Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who has founded or invested in more than 30 businesses, including Argos Multilingual, PMR and, in 2020, the New Books Network. Richard has been a TEDx event organiser for years, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels. He was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991, where continues to invest in promising companies and helps other entrepreneurs realise their dreams. Listen to his story in an autobiographical TEDx talk. On Twitter. On LinkedIn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/entrepreneurship-and-leadership

Austen Mulinder had a highly successful corporate career, holding several leadership positions at some of the world's most respected companies. But as soon as his youngest went to college, Austen decided the time was right to take the leap and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming an entrepreneur Not many people would have thought the same way in his position. At the time he was a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, and he headed the company's global sales operation. Not only would he be leaving a highly prestigious organisation, he would also be putting everything on the line in terms of his personal performance and financial risk. And that's just what he did. In 2007, Austen used his past experience in retail technology, software development and sales management to serve as a founding board member, President and CEO of Ziosk, a tablet that allows diners at casual dining restaurants to order directly from their tables. Today, Ziosk is the leading restaurant customer tablet provider in the world and processes more than $8 billion in transactions. Join us to hear how Austen became a highly successful serial entrepreneur, and what he believes anyone can do to achieve success. About our guest: Austen Mulinder is a serial entrepreneur and former CEO of Ziosk, the world's leading restaurant customer table-top tablet. He is also the chairman and co-founder of 501 Fun, the global leader in social entertainment systems, as well as the chairman of Forrit, a next-generation enterprise Content Management System. He currently serves as chairman and co-founder of two additional companies, Matilda Cloud Solutions, based in Dallas, and Iiwari, based in Finland. Austen also spends a great deal of time advising and coaching up-and-coming business leaders. 501 Fun, headquartered in London - www.501fun.com Forrit, headquartered in Edinburgh - www.forrit.com Matilda Cloud Solutions, headquartered in Dallas - www.matildacloud.com Iiwari, headquartered in Finland - www.iiwari.com Ziosk, headquartered in Dallas - www.ziosk.com About NBN: The NBN Entrepreneurship and Leadership podcast aims to educate, inform and entertain, sharing insights based on the personal stories of carefully selected guests—all in an informal atmosphere of unscripted conversations and open, personal accounts. Find links to past episodes here. About our Hosts: Kimon Fountoukidis: Kimon is the founder of both Argos Multilingual and PMR. He founded both companies in the mid-90s with zero capital, and both have gone on to become market leaders in their respective sectors. Kimon was born in New York and moved to Krakow, Poland in 1993. He is passionate about sharing his success with others and working entrepreneurs of all kinds to help them achieve their goals. Listen to his story here. On Twitter. On LinkedIn. Richard Lucas: Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who has founded or invested in more than 30 businesses, including Argos Multilingual, PMR and, in 2020, the New Books Network. Richard has been a TEDx event organiser for years, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels. He was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991, where continues to invest in promising companies and helps other entrepreneurs realise their dreams. Listen to his story in an autobiographical TEDx talk. On Twitter. On LinkedIn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the past several months, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a lot of changes and, as a result, we have experienced a lot of constraints, both personally and corporately.  I have witnessed many times where these constraints have led to various creative solutions. Schools have done parades instead of traditional graduation ceremonies. While this isn’t an ideal solution for the graduates, it was at least a way to celebrate the accomplishments. I live out in the country and a nearby small town had the whole town involved, where there may normally have been less community involvement. While many small businesses have had to close for a period of time and suffered a lot, other businesses have had to rethink how they can operate while under the legal limitations. My wife and I recently went to a restaurant, and found out we could pay the bill through our phone - no need for a paper check or using the Ziosk machine. Churches have worked to come up with alternative ways to gather. While many churches utilized streaming services online more - and adapting better ways of doing this - some churches started having parking lot services where everyone stayed in their vehicles. My church is one that did this - we had only online services for a few weeks, and then we started meeting in the parking lot. A few weeks ago, we started having indoor services, but increased sanitation practices and sat in every other pew. I think about the movie Apollo 13. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, I’m sorry for any spoilers here. When the shuttle experienced an electric malfunction and the CO2 filter stopped working, an extreme situation was created. There was an option to make some modifications, but they were faced with having to connect the proverbial round peg in a square hole. It may have been the other way around, but close enough. The scientists back on earth were gathered and a box of miscellaneous parts were thrown on a table. The leader said, “We have to make this fit into this, using only these parts.” And they only had a very short amount of time before the toxicity level got too high. Spoiler alert - they were able figure it out and save the astronauts.   Scientific studies about constraint So, as I’ve been thinking about this idea of constraints breeding creativity, I found 2 articles, from Inc Magazine and the Harvard Business Review. The Harvard Business Review article, they conducted a survey and found that individuals, teams, and organizations benefited from a healthy dose of constraints. The Inc Magazine article said that we actually need constraints to get good at creating something remarkable. Both articles go on to explain how constraints can help by forcing you to work with less so you can actually begin to see the world differently. They even talk about how new inventions and business practices have been inspired through various constraints.   Too much constraint Both articles do mention that too much constraint can dampen creativity. In other words, there’s a point of diminishing return. So it’s like chocolate - a little bit is good, but too much isn’t good for you.   Creating (or using) constraints to you benefit Here are some ways you can use constraints: Limit inputs (time, human resources, funds, materials, etc.) Enforce specific processes (lean start-up model, agile management, etc.) Set specific output requirements These came from the Harvard Business Review article and have a slant toward the business usage of this, but we can apply these to our personal lives as well. Here are some questions to ponder: How can you create a garden when you have little to no yard to work with? How can you declutter and organize your house when it seems like you have more stuff than space? (By the way, I love seeing this type of show, like Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.) How can you make your budget work when you lose 25% of your family income?   What’s really important here? Facing constraints really makes you evaluate what is actually important and necessary vs what is nice to have. When you start prioritizing things and you only have limited resources, it causes you to look at your situation differently. I remember hearing a lot of examples on Dave Ramsey’s show. Dave would have people call in and do a debt-free scream. With this, they would share their story of how they paid off their debt. They got to the point where they realized the limitations they had to pay the debt and, after evaluating their priorities, they made some changes to actually start paying off the debt. Usually, they would start cutting unnecessary things out of their budget (bye-bye cable company). Sometimes they would sell some things or get a part-time job to bring in a little extra money. But, everytime, it seemed difficult or impossible when they started, but they saw that they would have to make changes, and, over time, made a big difference. And then it usually creates lasting changes and differences in the way they view their money and lives.   How can you create and use constraints in your life? I want to encourage you to really think about this and see what differences you can make in your life.  

Shruti is a young, rising star lawyer in the DFW area and is General Counsel of Ziosk, the company that brought you the first-ever entertainment, ordering and pay-at-the-table touchscreen tablet for for the restaurant market. Shruti’s journey in the law began when she graduated law school in the height of the recession. She talks about how she powered through that difficult time in the legal market by networking and developing meaningful, lasting relationships. She also shared how she gained the confidence of her company’s leadership, which put her in place to take on her new, exciting role as General Counsel.

For a lot of law students, the goal is to end up in-house, but is it really as ideal as it seems? In this episode of the State Bar of Texas Podcast, host Rocky Dhir talks to William Kruse and Shruti Krishnan about their experiences as in-house counsels. They also share insights for those hoping to go in-house, from fully understanding your role to having a business-minded focus. William Kruse is Gallup's regulatory compliance officer and in-house counsel, working primarily in support of the Government Division. Shruti Krishnan is associate legal counsel at Tabletop Media, LLC d/b/a Ziosk, which owns and manufactures a proprietary suite of tablet devices for use in casual dining restaurants.

Luke, Carey and Andrew gather at Walsh, Walsh and Doormat to talk about the scariest moments in a radio producer's life, whether TBTL is good or bad for Luke and Carey's relationship, and why Legos are so dang complicated these days. Then KROQ's Bean Baxter swings by to drop some doo-wop knowledge.

Steven Renzo returns to his own show. He's pent up and talks about his kid's basketball team, the Ziosk, Saint Patrick's Day, reviews Creed the movie and answers an Ask Shameless question

The Restaurant Technology Guys tackle the topic of the Living Wage increase sweeping the Western Half of the United States. This wage increase is great for employes, but can mean big headaches for restaurant owners. How will they respond? We discuss several options for combatting these rising costs. In the show: Tableside Ordering: -NorthStar Order Entry: http://cbsnorthstar.com/northstar/northstar-pos-software/ -Ziosk: http://www.ziosk.com/ -ELaCarte: http://elacarte.com/ Panera 2.0: -https://www.panerabread.com/content/dam/panerabread/documents/press/2014/panera-unveils-panera-2.0.pdf

What's on the menu for technology? A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association says customer use of technology is rapidly expanding. From menu placement to redeeming rewards, paying the charge with a smart phone or finding deals, technology is front and center. Are you ready for the digital age at your restaurant? Does technology help or hurt the customer experience? We're on the air with the experts. Join the restaurant brokers as we gauge the impact of high tech on this tasty business.

Randy goes solo while Gina's still on vacation, and he's got some issues with Chili's new Ziosk tablets