RESTAURANT STRATEGY

The Restaurant Strategy podcast is dedicated helping independent restaurant owners increase the profitability of their restaurants and grow. The show is hosted by industry expert Chip Klose, who asks the question: What would your life look like if your restaurant could deliver consistent, predictable 20% returns?

RESTAURANT STRATEGY is a business podcast hosted by Chip Klose, with 589 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Chip Klose hosts RESTAURANT STRATEGY, a business show with 589 episodes published.

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  Episode #590

  Why Most Restaurant Marketing Fails (And What Actually Works for Independents)

  Oct 1, 202613 min

  #590 - Why Most Restaurant Marketing Fails (And What Actually Works for Independents) ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance is capped at 200 people. Get your tickets now. LEARN MORE: https://go.restaurant-strategy.com/summit-2026 ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: MARQII VISIT: https://marqii.com/ This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU VISIT: https://popmenu.com/restaurantstrategy ***** It's not about volume. Never was. It's about CLARITY . Explaining who you are... and who you're for. And doing that with blistering consistency. ***** LEARN ABOUT THE P3 MASTERMIND: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/listeners

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  Episode #589

  The Day I Realized I was the Bottleneck

  Sep 28, 202612 min

  #589 - The Day I Realized I was the Bottleneck ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance is capped at 200 people. Less than 30 tickets remain. Secure your spot today! LEARN MORE: https://go.restaurant-strategy.com/summit-2026 ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: MARGIN EDGE VISIT : https://www.marginedge.com/lp/chip This week's episode is brought to you by: RIGHTWORK VISIT: https://right.work/chip ***** It's not about having all the answers. It's about empowering your team so they can think for themselves. ***** If you're ready to learn more about the P3 Mastermind : http://rsprofit.com/

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  Episode #588

  How to CRUSH Street Fairs, Famers Markets, and Community Events (ENCORE)

  Sep 24, 202615 min

  #588 - How to CRUSH Street Fairs, Famers Markets, and Community Events (ENCORE) ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance is capped at 200 people. Get your tickets now. LEARN MORE: https://go.restaurant-strategy.com/summit-2026 ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: MARQII VISIT: https://marqii.com/ This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU VISIT: https://popmenu.com/restaurantstrategy ***** We all do a couple of these a year, right? Farmer's Markets... Street Fairs... some Charity Event for the local school. The goal of these is not to sell food. The only thing that matters is growing your email list. This is how to CRUSH it. ***** LEARN ABOUT THE P3 MASTERMIND: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/listeners

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  Episode #587

  AI Phone Answering Can Save You Tens of Thousands of Dollars in 2026

  Sep 21, 202637 min

  #587 - AI Phone Answering Can Save You Tens of Thousands of Dollars in 2026 ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance is capped at 200 people. Get your tickets now. LEARN MORE: https://go.restaurant-strategy.com/summit-2026 ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: AJINOMOTO VISIT: https://ajinomotofoodservice.com/ ***** One of the most expensive departments in any restaurant is reception. You have hosts, reservationists, cashiers... all making $20-30 per hour. And people do one of two things... 1) They cut cut cut to save payroll... but then the guest experience suffers. 2) They overstaff to get proper coverage... but then struggle with profitability. Loman AI has created a compelling solution... an AI phone answering service that guests actually enjoy talking to. Now your staff can focus on the guests right in front of them. Not only is it helping operators save on payroll... but their case studies are showing that the system is actually generating a revenue lift. Across the board in FSR concepts, as well as QSR concepts. LEARN MORE: https://loman.ai/ ***** LEARN ABOUT THE P3 MASTERMIND: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/listeners

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  Episode #586

  How to Use AI to Market Your Restaurant (And Actually Get Results)

  Sep 17, 202635 min

  #586 - How to Use AI to Market Your Restaurant (And Actually Get Results) ***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance is capped at 200 people. Get your tickets now. LEARN MORE: https://go.restaurant-strategy.com/summit-2026 ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: RESTAURANT SCALE SECRETS VISIT: https://restaurantscalesecrets.com/Chip This week's episode is brought to you by: OVATION VISIT: https://ovationup.com/chip/ ***** AI is all anyone can talk about these days. But most of the restaurant owners I talk to feel woefully behind. They know they should spend time learning the platforms, but they simply don't have the time. If that sounds like you, then this episode is for you. I am joined by P3 Coach, Rev Ciancio, to talk about about how to get started with LLMs like Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT to market your restaurant in the year 2026 and beyond. Simple actionable advice you can use TODAY to make your restaurant better. ***** LEARN MORE about the P3 Mastermind: http://rsprofit.com/

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