The Restaurant Coach Podcast

Get cutting edge tools, techniques, tips and straight talk from the world’s leading restaurant coach. Donald Burns is know for unique programs and methods that create dramatic results for his clients. When restaurant owners or chefs need change and success they call The Restaurant Coach. Are you ready to take your business and life to the next level?

Episodes

Episode 176 – From Bleeding Cash to Banking Profit with Matt & Stephanie Dunken

September 10, 2025 • 44 mins

In this episode of The Restaurant Coach® Podcast, I sit down with Matt & Stephanie Dunken, the powerhouse duo behind Slam Dunk Pizza. Their story is one every independent restaurant owner needs to hear. When they started working with the TRC Method™, they were drowning with a prime cost of 94%. Profit was non-existent, stress … Continue reading

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Episode 175 – Passion Drives Profits with Mark & Ruth Mills of The Plough

August 19, 2025 • 76 mins

Restaurants are rarely just about food. The ones that rise above the noise—the ones that dominate their markets—understand that culture drives everything. That’s the story behind The Plough @ Myrniong in Australia, led by Mark and Ruth Mills. In this episode of The Restaurant Coach Podcast, we uncover what happens when passion is channeled into … Continue reading

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Episode 174: From Cringe Posts to Killer Growth with Bruce Irving

July 9, 2025 • 54 mins

Most restaurant owners think they’re doing “marketing.”But what they’re actually doing is noise. In this raw and real conversation with Bruce Irving—founder of Smart Pizza Marketing and one of the most respected voices in restaurant marketing—we pull back the curtain on what’s really holding restaurant owners back. We talk about the outdated tactics that make … Continue reading

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Episode 173 – From Ruin to Renaissance with Lisa Gasparian

June 25, 2025 • 52 mins

Lisa Gasparian’s Café Cremerie Comeback She got hit.HARD. 2020 didn’t just rattle Lisa Gasparian.It tried to wipe her off the map. When COVID strangled foot traffic in downtown Chicago, and looters ravaged her café during the riots, her small café was left gutted—physically and emotionally. Most would have folded. But Lisa? Lisa got F*CKING RELENTLESS. … Continue reading

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Episode 172 – No Coach, No Chance

June 19, 2025 • 55 mins

Welcome to The Restaurant Coach Podcast, it is the cure for the common restaurant. In this powerful episode, I’m joined once again by TRC Method™ Lead Coach, Michael Kontras, for a no-BS conversation about the harsh truth most independent restaurant owners ignore: Running your restaurant without a coach is a guaranteed way to stay stuck. … Continue reading

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Episode 171 – Leadership Drive Profits with Bo Bryant

June 9, 2025 • 69 mins

Welcome to The Restaurant Coach™ Podcast. It is the cure for the common restaurant. I’m Donald Burns, The Restaurant Coach®, author of the Your Restaurant Sucks trilogy and Ingredients:Creating TOTAL Restaurant Success in 90-Days, creator of the TRC Method™, and founder of TRC Nation. In this high-impact episode, I sit down with Bo Bryant—known across … Continue reading

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Episode 170 – The 5 F’s of Restaurant Success with Robert St. John

May 31, 2025 • 66 mins

In this heartfelt and wisdom-packed episode of The Restaurant Coach Podcast, I sit down with the legendary restaurateur, author, and Southern hospitality icon Robert St. John to uncover the secret sauce behind his enduring success—not just in business, but in life. Robert breaks down his personal philosophy he calls The 5 F’s:Faith, Family, Friends, Food, … Continue reading

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Episode 169 – From Struggling to Savage with Michael Kontras

March 18, 2025 • 60 mins

Most restaurant owners think they can figure it out on their own… until they hit a wall. HARD. Michael Kontras from Bailey’s Seafood was grinding day and night, drowning in the chaos, and stuck in the same endless cycle. Then he made a game-changing move—he got a coach. And everything shifted. In this episode, Michael … Continue reading

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Episode 168 – From Special Ops To Restaurant Coach

February 4, 2025 • 7 mins

Ready to 4X your restaurant’s revenue? ► https://www.therestaurantcoach.com/ From combat zones to restaurant battlefields. As a former Air Force Pararescueman, I will teach you how to improve your restaurant’s survival strategy. Warrior-level restaurant leadership strategies that cut through the chaos. No fluff, just hardcore tactics to stop spinning your wheels and start dominating your market. … Continue reading...

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Episode 167 – Stop Running From The Pressure

January 21, 2025

Ready to 4X your restaurant’s revenue? ► https://www.therestaurantcoach.com/ Think pressure is just pain? Let’s break that mindset. Pressure is a privilege – it’s the fire that forges greatness. Embrace the grind, push through the doubt, and let pressure transform you into an unstoppable force. In this episode, I will reveal how the top players in … Continue reading

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The Restaurant Coach Podcast

Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}Episode 175 – Passion Drives Profits with Mark & Ruth Mills of The Plough

Episode 174: From Cringe Posts to Killer Growth with Bruce Irving

Episode 173 – From Ruin to Renaissance with Lisa Gasparian

Episode 172 – No Coach, No Chance

Episode 171 – Leadership Drive Profits with Bo Bryant

Episode 170 – The 5 F’s of Restaurant Success with Robert St. John

Episode 169 – From Struggling to Savage with Michael Kontras

Episode 168 – From Special Ops To Restaurant Coach

Episode 167 – Stop Running From The Pressure

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Episode 176 – From Bleeding Cash to Banking Profit with Matt & Stephanie Dunken

Episode 175 – Passion Drives Profits with Mark & Ruth Mills of The Plough