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Hosted by Kyle Inserra · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 258 episodes
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Ever wonder what it really takes to go from one location to ten? Every Monday, top restaurant operators share their actual playbooks for scaling - from site selection and systems to funding and team building. No basics, no fluff – just real conversations about what works (and what doesn't) in multi-unit growth.
Kyle Inserra hosts Closed Monday, a business show with 258 episodes published.
Kyle sits down with Ty Wilson, co-founder of Tab Commerce, on the floor of the National Restaurant Association Show to talk about the financial blind spot costing restaurant operators real margin. The conversation covers
Live from the National Restaurant Show, Pepper Lunch CEO Troy Hooper joins Kyle Closed Monday to talk restaurant real estate at scale. Site selection, co-tenancy strategy, AI-powered site scorecards, franchisee support s
Everyone fights over the rent. And every operator moves it about five percent. Meanwhile, the other 30 pages of the lease go untouched. In this episode, Kyle breaks down the five terms that actually determine whether you
In this episode, Kyle sits down with Shawn Walchef , founder of Cali BBQ and Cali BBQ Media to preview the 2026 National Restaurant Show and call out the conversation nobody's having: restaurant real estate. Shawn runs a
Kyle breaks down one of the most overlooked real estate problems in the restaurant industry right now: the off-premise lease mismatch. Over 50% of restaurant revenue is now coming from delivery and takeout, but most leas
Kyle saw a delivery robot in Jersey City. And it changed how he's thinking about restaurant real estate. In this episode he breaks down what autonomous delivery — robots, tiered fulfillment, short-radius economics — actu
In this episode, Kyle sits down with Grant Director, Managing Director at Crexi, and Adam Siegel, VP of Product Growth at Crexi, two guys who spend every day building the data infrastructure that operators and brokers us
Understanding a restaurant franchise’s true health extends beyond financial statements, your digital footprint holds powerful insights. In this episode, Kyle dives into how franchisees and investors can evaluate social m
In this episode Kyle talks about trusting your broker when they say you need to act quickly! This market is fast and unforgiving, if you see a site, that checks even some of the boxes for your brand, you better move it,
Kyle breaks down why most restaurants don’t have a tech stack, instead they have a “subscription drawer.” He gives a simple filter for every tool you’re paying for: it must lower labor, increase throughput, prevent waste
In this weeks episode, Kyle sits down with Nicole Larson, National Manager of Retail Research at Colliers to discuss the future of retail and how it impacts site selection. Nicole highlights the expected consumer behavio
In this episode, Kyle breaks down the real restaurant real estate timeline, from onboarding to site search to lease execution. Kyle explains how long the process actually takes, what slows it down, and how to set the rig
In this episode, Kyle discusses the critical year of 2026 for restaurant franchises, focusing on strategies for success in the evolving landscape of restaurant real estate. 2026 Franchise Growth Playbook Download your fr
Summary In this conversation, Kyle discusses the recent closures of Starbucks locations and the implications for commercial real estate. Chapters 00:00 Starbucks Store Closures: An Overview 07:18 Understanding the Implic
In this episode, Kyle sits down with Robert Withers, from M1 Capital, and seasoned pro in commercial real estate finance, to discuss the recent changes in SBA rules and their implications for franchisors and franchisees.
Did you ever wonder why the best restaurant sites always seem to get scooped up before you even hear about them? In this episode, Kyle pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of commercial real estate for emerging fra
In this episode, Kyle introduces his "Restaurant Site Profitability Calculator". He emphasizes the need for operators to understand key financial metrics such as rent to sales ratio and sales to investment ratio. By leve
In this episode, Kyle interviews Scott Redler, co-founder of Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, who shares his journey in the restaurant industry, the growth of Freddy's, and his new venture, Mokas Coffee. Scott d
In this episode,speaks with Michael Keller, the CEO of Jeremiah's Italian Ice, about his journey to the top, the unique challenges of the frozen dessert industry, and the importance of franchisee satisfaction. They discu
In this episode, Kyle Inserra delves into the disciplined real estate strategy that propelled CAVA to scale successfully without losing control. Discover how CAVA's structured approach to expansion can serve as a masterc
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