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Are you spending more time stuck behind the bar than building a business that runs smoothly without you? If you're a bar owner who feels overwhelmed by the day-to-day grind of hospitality and is struggling to balance operations, marketing, and profits this show is for you. Chris Schneider, with over 20 years in the industry, created this podcast to help you overcome burnout, increase profits, and create a business you can enjoy—not just endure. Join us every Monday and Wednesday to: Get expert strategies to boost profits while attracting loyal customers. Learn bar marketing tactics, menu design hacks, and leadership tools that simplify operations. Build the bar or pub that you have always dreamt of owning. Ready to take control of your bar’s success? Start by tuning into the fan-favorite episode: 5 Strategies to Boost Bar Profits This Week: Quick Wins for Bar Owners.
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Recent episodes include "Are You Charging Enough at Your Bar? [menu pricing mistakes that hurt profit margins]" (19 October 2026, 8 minutes), "Does Your Bar Run Differently When You're Gone? [keeping staff accountable without being there]" (14 October 2026, 11 minutes), and "Could Smaller Cocktails Make Your Bar More Money? [the mini cocktail trend and profit margins]" (12 October 2026, 8 minutes).
The Bar Business Podcast: Bar & Pub Owner Profits, Marketing & Operations publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 284 episodes.
Booking probability for The Bar Business Podcast: Bar & Pub Owner Profits, Marketing & Operations is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Bar Business Podcast: Bar & Pub Owner Profits, Marketing & Operations requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Bar Business Podcast: Bar & Pub Owner Profits, Marketing & Operations's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Bar Business Podcast: Bar & Pub Owner Profits, Marketing & Operations are Bars & Pubs. The Bar Business Podcast: Bar & Pub Owner Profits, Marketing & Operations has a business audience and around 130 subscribers on YouTube.
The Bar Business Podcast: Bar & Pub Owner Profits, Marketing & Operations is a business show with 284 episodes published.
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Episode #276
Are you actually making enough money on every drink you sell? In this episode, I'm talking about why pricing your menu below the competition can hurt your profits, especially when your costs keep going up. I get into...
Episode #275
Does your bar run differently the moment you walk out the door? In this episode, I'm talking about why staff performance and standards can slip when the owner isn't around, and what you can do about it without spending...
Episode #274
What if selling smaller cocktails could actually make your bar more money? In this episode, I'm talking about the mini cocktail trend, why guests are drinking differently, and how smaller drinks could help increase your...
Episode #273
What do you do when an employee keeps falling short, but you’re not ready to fire them? In this episode, I’m talking about performance improvement plans, or PIPs, and how they give bar owners another option before...
Episode #272
Is your live music night actually making you money, or does it just look successful because the bar is full? In this episode, I’m digging into the real ROI of live music and other bar programming. We’ll look at what the...
Episode #271
Improving bar profitability rarely comes from one big change. More often, it comes from fixing dozens of small problems across your costs, revenue, operations, staff, and guest experience. In this episode, I break down...
Episode #270
Running a successful bar requires more than trusting your gut—and more than blindly following the numbers. In this episode, I break down how bar owners can use gut instinct and data to make better business decisions...
Episode #269
Classic cocktails are making a comeback as guests move away from overly complicated craft cocktails and toward familiar drinks like Espresso Martinis, Old Fashioneds, Martinis, and Negronis. In this episode, I break...
Episode #268
Gen Z drinking trends are changing what customers expect from bars in 2026 but Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers are drinking very differently. In this episode, I break down the latest generational drinking trends...
Episode #267
Last week, Brian Haan and I started telling the story of how we ended up running 86th Street Pub together. About 15 months into owning the bar, we hit the first major change that forced us to rethink what the business...
The Bar Business Podcast: Bar & Pub Owner Profits, Marketing & Operations
After more than 260 episodes talking about the bar business, there’s one story I probably should have told a long time ago: how I actually became a bar owner and learned to run one. In this episode, I sit down with...
Episode #265
When revenue drops, I know the first instinct is usually to get more customers through the door. But what if you’re trying to market your way out of the wrong problem? In this episode, I break down why increasing your...
Episode #264
Opening a great restaurant takes more than great food, hospitality, or a good business plan. Everything matters. In this episode, I sit down with Adam Weisblatt, co-founder of Last Word Hospitality and author of For the...
Episode #263
Bad attitudes, inconsistent service, and employees ignoring standards may all have the same root cause: unclear expectations. In this episode, I break down the 20-minute conversation every bar owner should have with a...
Episode #9
On this episode of Party of Six, we have a wide-ranging panel conversation on hospitality, focusing on Beckaly Franks tracing her path from Idaho and Portland to Hong Kong, building community, and the pitfalls in...
Episode #262
Nelson Brooks started Cabana Boys with around $200 and eventually took the business to Shark Tank, where he landed an investment from Kendra Scott. In this episode, I’m joined by Nelson to break down how he built and...
Episode #261
Good drinks aren’t the only thing that can make or break a happy hour. A packed bar can still be losing money. In this episode, I’m breaking down how to tell if your happy hour is actually creating new business or just...
Episode #260
Most bar owners don't think about financing until they need money—and by then, the decisions they've already made can determine whether a lender says yes or no. In this episode, I'm joined by Matt Meehan and Luigi...
Episode #259
Having a bestselling cocktail does not mean you have a signature drink. A bestseller moves units. A signature moves people. In this episode, I’m breaking down what turns an ordinary cocktail into something guests...
Episode #258
Most bar owners don't have a pour cost problem. They have a tracking problem. In this episode, I'm breaking down how to calculate pour cost correctly, why monthly reports are too late, and how to build a weekly system...
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