Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore
Join the conversation at RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.com What do the most successful restaurateurs know that you don't? Today's most successful Restaurateurs, Chefs, and Restaurant Professionals sharing tips and insights 2-days weekly to help make your restaurant dreams unstoppable! Listen as our guests explain what it takes to be successful in the restaurant industry. We'll discuss topics on how to lead, manage, and market a successful restaurant. Join us at RestaurantUnstoppable.com to find show notes which recap all books, services, resources and tools covered in each episode. An incredible resource for any aspiring Restaurateur.
Episodes
Sean Lyons is a Partner at Up Hospitality Partners in Nashville. Sean got his first job in a restaurant when he was 13 at a Spanish restaurant in Chicago. At this early age, he knew he wanted to own a restaurant one day. Sean went on to study hospitality and then finance at Purdue University while also training to become a competitive ballroom dancer. From 2016-2018, he worked for Hillstone Restaurant Group. He then began working f...
Kasey Anton is the founder of Spark Business Consulting and a former restaurateur. She is one of the only, if not THE only, Certified Profit First Professionals with extensive restaurant ownership experience. Kasey Anton is the author of Profit First for Restaurants!
This episode is an overview of what profit first for restaurants is and how it can help you and your restaurant!
Ronald Hsu and Aaron Phillips are Chef/Partners of Lazy Betty in Atlanta, GA. Ronald and Aaron met while working together at La Bernadin in NYC in 2009. They decided to work together and opened Lazy Betty in Atlanta in 2018. They have been going stong ever since, and in 2024 they moved locations.
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Fred Langley is the CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro. Fred got his first job in the restaurant industry at the age of 12 as a dishwasher. He worked his way up the ranks and became a restaurateur, opening his first restaurant at the age of 27. He opened his second restaurant only 4 years later. Fred joined Restaurant Systems Pro, formerly known as The Restaurant Expert, in 2004, and became the company's CEO in 2006.
Federico Castellucci is the CEO and Co-Founder of Castellucci Hospitality Group based in Atlanta, GA. Federico was previously on the show for episode 486! Check out that episode to learn more about his back story. Castellucci Hospitality Group currently has 5 concepts across 7 locations. Locations 8,9, and 10 are all in the works.
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Fred Langley is the CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro. Fred got his first job in the restaurant industry at the age of 12 as a dishwasher. He worked his way up the ranks and became a restaurateur, opening his first restaurant at the age of 27. He opened his second restaurant only 4 years later. Fred joined Restaurant Systems Pro, formerly known as The Restaurant Expert, in 2004, and became the company's CEO in 2006.
Amir Mostafavi is the Founder and CEO of South Block. Amir went to school for graphic design and marketing and soon after graduating decided he wanted to open a juice bar instead. In 2004, he opened his first juice bar through a franchise. He later got out of that deal to open his own concept in one of the on-campus gyms at George Washing University. By 2011 he had 2 juice bars and business in both locations really started to pick ...
Fred Langley is the CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro. Fred got his first job in the restaurant industry at the age of 12 as a dishwasher. He worked his way up the ranks and became a restaurateur, opening his first restaurant at the age of 27. He opened his second restaurant only 4 years later. Fred joined Restaurant Systems Pro, formerly known as The Restaurant Expert, in 2004, and became the company's CEO in 2006.
Charles Internicola is Founding Partner and CEO at Internicola Law Firm based in New Jersey. Charles began his law career about 20 years ago always with the aim of specializing in franchise law. Charles is the host of the podcast, Win Big at Franchising Podcast, and he has his YouTube channel as well, Entrepreneurs Kick Ass.
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Fred Langley is the CEO of Restaurant Systems Pro. Fred got his first job in the restaurant industry at the age of 12 as a dishwasher. He worked his way up the ranks and became a restaurateur, opening his first restaurant at the age of 27. He opened his second restaurant only 4 years later. Fred joined Restaurant Systems Pro, formerly known as The Restaurant Expert, in 2004, and became the company's CEO in 2006.
Josh Sharkey is the founder and CEO of Meez. Meez is a current sponsor of Restaurant Unstoppable! Josh was previously on the show for episode 780. Meez is a recipe and back-of-house training tool for professional chefs and organizations. It's one part recipe tool, one part costing tool, and one part e-learning platform. Meez has evolved much since the last time Josh was on the show. We will talk a lot about the platform's growth ov...
Today's guest is Emeritus Faculty of The Hotel School of Cornell University, Stephani Robson. Until her recent retirement, Dr. Stephani Robson was a member of the faculty at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration for almost 30 years, where she taught literally thousands of students and executives about development and planning for hotels and restaurants. Prior to joining academia, she designed commercial kitchens for...
Nick Yee is the COO and Partner at Bean Restaurant Group. Nick grew up in the industry in his parents' restaurants in western Massachusetts alongside his siblings. He got a business degree and worked as a claims adjuster in Cambridge, MA before realizing he wanted to be back in the restaurants with the family business. His brother, Edison Yee, is the CEO and was featured on episode #1064! The Bean Restaurant Group oversees 16 resta...
Today's guest is Emeritus Faculty of The Hotel School of Cornell University, Stephani Robson. Until her recent retirement, Dr. Stephani Robson was a member of the faculty at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration for almost 30 years, where she taught literally thousands of students and executives about development and planning for hotels and restaurants. Prior to joining academia, she designed commercial kitchens for...
Scott Lawton is a Co-Founder, former CEO, and Chairman at Bartaco. We have previously featured Andy Pforzheimer, co-founder of Bartaco (episode #829), and Anthony Valleta, President of Bartaco (episode #976) on Restaurant Unstoppable. Scott is from Atlanta originally and attended culinary school before working for industry giants such as Drew Nieporent at Tribeca Grill in NYC. Today, there are 35 Bartaco restaurants across the US.
Today's guest is Emeritus Faculty of The Hotel School of Cornell University, Stephani Robson. Until her recent retirement, Dr. Stephani Robson was a member of the faculty at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration for almost 30 years, where she taught literally thousands of students and executives about development and planning for hotels and restaurants. Prior to joining academia, she designed commercial kitchens for...
Will Gilson is the Executive Chef and Partner at Cambridge Street Hospitality Group, based in Cambridge, MA. Will started as a cook in Boston at the age of 15 and has never left the industry. He attended culinary school and then travelled the world to learn about cooking in various cities. He opened his first restaurant with a partner in 2012 called Puritan and Company and now has 8 concepts in and around the Boston area.
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This is a very special episode. We are showcasing some of the amazing benefits of joining the live events over at Restaurant Unstoppable Network. Eric and two network members are joined by Dillas CEO Kyle Gordon for some mentoring on scaling a QSR business. Want to join the live events to ask the experts your questions and gain valuable knowledge and mentorship? Click here: restaurantunstoppable.com/live
Tom Boucher is the CEO and Owner of Great NH Restaurants. Tom was previously on the show for episode 108 back in 2015. Tom became the CEO of Great NH Restaurants in 2004 and bought out the then owners in 2007 to become an owner and partner. Today, Great NH Restaurants has 9 restaurants all in New Hampshire under its ownership and operation, including T-BONES and Copper Door.
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Michelle Corry is the Co-Founder and Owner of 555, Petite Jacqueline, and 555North. Michelle graduated from Boston University with a Hospitality Management degree and headed out to San Francisco to work FOH in breweries there. She met her husband (and business) partner while there and worked at places such as The French Laundry in her early career. Eventually, in 2003, Michelle and her husband opened their own restaurant, 555, in P...
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