Join a rotating lineup of restaurant industry experts as they sit down for one-on-one chats with restaurateurs, restaurant managers, and restaurant marketers. These conversations dive into real stories, hard lessons, and challenges overcome while launching successful restaurants and growing commercial restaurant chains.
We also feature insights from corporate restaurant management experts who bring a broader view of scaling and leading at the enterprise level.
You'll hear everything from building smart restaurants management system strategies to setting up a system for restaurant management and creating better training for restaurant employees. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or an industry veteran, you'll come away with ideas you can put to work in the real world.
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Join a rotating lineup of restaurant industry experts as they sit down for one-on-one chats with restaurateurs, restaurant managers, and restaurant marketers. These conversations dive into real stories, hard lessons, and challenges overcome while launching successful restaurants and growing commercial restaurant chains.
We also feature insights from corporate restaurant management experts who bring a broader view of scaling and leading at the enterprise level.
You'll hear everything from building smart restaurants management system strategies to setting up a system for restaurant management and creating better training for restaurant employees. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or an industry veteran, you'll come away with ideas you can put to work in the real world.
Episode 12 : Is 50% of Your Restaurant's Success & Profit Decided Before You Open?
Restaurant Talk By Save Fry Oil
34 minutes 21 seconds
1 month ago
Episode 12 : Is 50% of Your Restaurant's Success & Profit Decided Before You Open?
In this episode, host Chrissy Symeonakis sits down with Ivan Brewer, Founder and Managing Director of Peiso, the world's first hospitality profitability software. With over 25 years in the industry, from making 2,000 coffees a day as a barista to consulting for top venues, Ivan shares his unconventional journey and reveals why the hospitality industry's approach to profitability is fundamentally broken.
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Connect with Ivan Brewer
Website: Peiso
LinkedIn: Ivan Brewer
Instagram: @getpeiso
Facebook: Peiso Profitability Software
Key Takeaways
How a sports injury accidentally changed Ivan's entire career trajectory in an unexpected way
The daily coffee volume that would make modern baristas completely freak out
What working in both luxury hotels and budget restaurants revealed about the real nature of hospitality
The shocking truth about a popular 1980s technique that dozens of consultants still recommend today
Why half your restaurant's fate is already sealed before you unlock the doors each day
The disturbing pattern Ivan discovered when analyzing tech spending across major hospitality groups
What suddenly stopped working for restaurants in 2024 after years of reliability
The data nightmare hiding in one venue's point of sale system that most operators never see
The harsh financial reality facing Australian venues that nobody wants to talk about
What happened to Ivan eight years ago that nearly ended everything and changed his perspective forever
Restaurant Talk By Save Fry Oil
Join a rotating lineup of restaurant industry experts as they sit down for one-on-one chats with restaurateurs, restaurant managers, and restaurant marketers. These conversations dive into real stories, hard lessons, and challenges overcome while launching successful restaurants and growing commercial restaurant chains.
We also feature insights from corporate restaurant management experts who bring a broader view of scaling and leading at the enterprise level.
You'll hear everything from building smart restaurants management system strategies to setting up a system for restaurant management and creating better training for restaurant employees. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or an industry veteran, you'll come away with ideas you can put to work in the real world.
