The DFY Restaurant Revolution

The DFY Restaurant Revolution

Get your knife and fork ready to dig into a plateful of profits on The Restaurant Revolution Podcast with your host Recovering restaurant owner Michael Thibault.

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September 2, 2025 21 mins

After owning 6 restaurants and making every bone-headed mistake you can possibly imagine, I've learned some EXPENSIVE lessons. In this episode, I'm spilling my guts about the 10 things I would NEVER do again so you don't have to.

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Most restaurant owners who hire family members end up with a complete disaster on their hands - drama in the kitchen, pissed off customers, and family dinners that turn into screaming matches. But the smart ones who follow the one rule for working with family they're building restaurant empires that actually WORK!

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How to get your staff to stop being problem dumpers and start being problem solvers, at your restaurant. Your managers and staff will start solving problems instead of dumping them on you when you use this 1 magical phrase. 

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This bunch of new hospitality legislation for tipped employees could completely change your staffing game, and most restaurant owners have no clue what's coming.

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If you're constantly chasing the next "big thing" instead of mastering the fundamentals, this episode will slap some sense into you (in the nicest way possible).

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While other restaurant owners are crying into their aprons about food costs, smart operators are using this simple strategy to actually INCREASE their profits.

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Before you hand over 30% of your profits to those delivery vultures, you need to hear this brutal truth about what delivery is really doing to your bottom line.

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Stop gambling with your advertising budget and discover which medium actually puts butts in seats (hint: it's probably not what you think).

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Should You Start a Cooking Class? (The Hidden Revenue Stream) Why cooking classes might be the smartest move you're not making, and how to set them up so they actually make money instead of just creating more work for you.

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The psychology behind getting customers to happily pay $12-15 for premium cocktails, even if you're not a fancy cocktail bar. I'll give you the exact presentation and pricing techniques that work.

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The exact pre-shift routine that turns your servers into sales machines without making them feel like pushy car salesmen. This one change can add thousands to your monthly revenue.

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The brutal truth about why good employees quit and customers stop coming back. Plus, a simple diagnostic to figure out where the real problem is hiding in your operation.

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The exact strategies successful restaurants use to boost revenue during slow periods without destroying their profit margins with desperate discounts. I'll show you how to grow your way out of trouble without training customers to only come when you're practically giving food away.

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Turn Summer Dead Months Right Now Into Profit Makers: 10 $$$ Ideas Under 10min- Proven strategies to make those brutal dog days of summer some of your most profitable months of the year. While your competitors are complaining about slow business, you'll be counting extra cash.

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How to turn your existing customer data into a revenue-generating machine using email marketing that actually works for restaurants. Most owners are sitting on thousands of dollars in untapped sales.

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Why working IN your restaurant 70 hours a week is actually keeping you broke (and what successful owners do differently). I'll show you exactly how to break free from the day-to-day grind without your restaurant falling apart.

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Why trying to be everywhere at once is keeping you invisible everywhere that counts. Plus, the simple test to figure out which marketing channels are actually worth your time and money.

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Why having thousands of followers means absolutely nothing if they're not putting money in your register (and what you CAN DO that actually does make money, LOTS!).

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Before you try to replicate their success, let me share what really makes them special and how you can apply those lessons to your unique situation.

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Your Secret Goldmine - Discovering Your Restaurant's Most Valuable Asset Most restaurant owners completely overlook this one thing that could double their profits, and it's probably sitting right under your nose.

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