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Dave Allred hosts Dave Allred, TheRealBarman, a business show with 160 episodes published.
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Buying a Restaurant POS? 10 Questions You Need to Ask
Aug 17, 20269m
If you are getting ready to buy a restaurant POS system but you’re overwhelmed by all the options and trying to decide what you need, I’m going to help you out today by giving you the 10 questions you need to ask the POS
How to Hire Rockstar Bartenders & Servers
Aug 14, 20267m
If you are a bar or restaurant owner or manager, in this video I’m going to tell you exactly where to find rockstar bartenders, or even servers, for your restaurant, and the exact process for getting them to work for you
Buying a POS System? Avoid These 7 Deadly Mistakes
Aug 11, 20267m
If you are in the market for a restaurant POS system for your bar, restaurant, brewery, hotel–whatever–I’m going to give you a huge advantage and save you a boatload of time and money by helping you avoid the 7 most dead
The Top 4 Bar Inventory Apps of 2026
Aug 6, 20269m
I’m going to give you the top 4 bar inventory apps and software so you can stop counting your bar inventory on an excel spreadsheet. Speed, accuracy and pricing are the three most important factors you should be looking
Bar Profit Cheat Code: Sell More of This
Aug 4, 20264m
Do you have a strategy for which category of alcohol you want to sell the most of when it comes to cocktails, beer or wine? Do you even track how much you sell of each? In today’s video I’m going to show you the how and
Bar Inventory - How to Spot-Check Your Bartenders
Jul 30, 202610m
The bar industry loses more than $12 billion per year from bartender overpours and theft because bar owners take very little action to stop it, but today, I’m going to show you how to spot check your bartenders in 10 min
The Best Payment Processing for ANY Business
Jul 27, 20268m
I will give you the best payment processing company for your business, whether it be an independent business, or a giant, or chain or multi-store location business. In fact, big businesses can save so much money using th
Lightspeed POS vs Aloha Cloud POS [Which one Wins?]
Jul 23, 202613m
Aloha Cloud and Lightspeed POS are facing off in a head-to-head match-up to find out which one is the clear winner. We’re going “tale of the tape” format to compare these two restaurant POS systems to determine which one
The #1 Reason Bar Owners Fail [and How to Fix it]
Jul 20, 20269m
I’m going to tell you exactly why bar owners fail (it's not what you think). Some of you will listen and make the change and find yourself being a lot more successful and making a lot more money, and some of you will kee
How to Systemize Your Restaurant Customer Service [10 Steps]
Jul 17, 202610m
Today, in our ongoing series for systemizing your entire restaurant for success, we are going to implement how to systemize your customer service from our restaurant systems blueprint–which means that I’m going to provid
7 Steps to Systemizing Your Bar Inventory Episode
Jul 14, 202613m
In this video I’m going to walk you through exactly how to systemize your inventory process, because if you aren’t building systems, you aren’t building a business, and I KNOW taking inventory sucks, but I’m going to sho
The Ultimate Restaurant Systems Blueprint [Like E-Myth for Restaurants]
Jul 6, 202613m
We are going to lay the foundation for the ultimate restaurant systems blueprint that you can plug into your daily routine because you are literally one system away from being an amazing business. We’re going to define e
Restaurants: Increase Sales With This Metric
Jul 2, 202611m
If you want to make more money in your restaurant, you need to be tracking the right metrics, so today, I’m going to teach you about one of the most vital metrics you can track in your restaurant business that 95% of res
The Secret to Massive Restaurant Success
Jun 29, 20266m
I’m going to tell you the only secret you ever need to know about being successful in the restaurant business. I guarantee it’s not what you think. If you make this the focus and soul of your business and your everyday p
5 Ways to Maximize Your Bar Profits Right Now
Jun 25, 202612m
I’m going to give you five simple ways to increase your bar profits by thousands of dollars and all you have to do is follow the plan. These strategies come straight from my book Bar Profit Maximizers–a 102 page blueprin
The 4 Best POS Systems of 2026
Jun 23, 202622m
I’m going to give you the four best POS systems of 2026, because choosing the right POS system in this day and age is just as important as who you hire to work in your business. For each of these systems, we will cover t
How to Create an Amazing Bar Program for Your Bar
Jun 22, 202611m
I’m going to give you the blueprint that you can use to create your own bar program–including cocktails, beer and wine, and even food–because a good bar program is the #1 driver of profit and atmosphere in restaurants. I
You know and I know that your restaurant website sucks, so in this video I’m going to give you nine highly effective strategies to increase your traffic and skyrocket your sales by completely revamping your website. ▶ CH
Lightspeed POS - The Best POS System for Retail [Hands Down]
Aug 21, 202510m0
It is no secret that Lightspeed POS is the best POS system for retail stores in 2025 and 2026 and I’m going to tell you why by showing you the 7 areas of advantage that they have mastered over all other POS systems. If y
Bar Inventory 101: How Much Should You Order Each Week?
Aug 18, 20254m0
I’m going to give you a 4-step bulletproof weekly ordering formula, so you can order the perfect amount of beer, liquor, and wine for your bar inventory. I’m going to tell you how to set your pars and what level to set t
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