Digital Hospitality is an interview podcast series that explores the ways successful people have harnessed the power of the Internet and social media. The show is hosted by Cali BBQ Media Founder Shawn P. Walchef.
How Checkmate Helps Restaurants Optimize Menus and Increase Check Size
29 mins; March 30, 2026
350 Employees, 7 Locations, and a YouTube Strategy Changing Restaurant Growth
29 mins; March 25, 2026
Turning Gift Cards Into a Cash Flow Engine
27 mins; March 23, 2026
Tamar Mizrahi on the Systems Behind Scaling Goddess and the Baker
24 mins; March 16, 2026
The Reality of Scaling a Restaurant Business: A Chat w/ Christopher Staples
27 mins; March 11, 2026
How Checkmate Helps Restaurants Eliminate Tablet Chaos & Scale Digital Ordering
27 mins; March 09, 2026
How This Pizza Chain Automated & Scaled Their Restaurants With Modern Systems: MOTO Pizza
35 mins; March 02, 2026
Pitch The Tide – Noah Palansky: CEO & Co-Founder of TAIV
45 mins; February 27, 2026
Are You Struggling To Make Content?
6 mins; February 25, 2026
Rising Tides Live: What Story Are You Afraid to Tell?
60 hours 14 mins; February 24, 2026
Embrace Your Cringe: How 1925 PubHouse Is Building in Public
0 secs; February 23, 2026
Embrace Your Cringe: How 1925 PubHouse Is Building in Public
32 mins; February 22, 2026
Pitch The Tide: Scott Siegel – Co Founder and CEO of Curbit
65 hours 37 mins; February 19, 2026
Leadership Lessons
5 mins; February 18, 2026
Rising Tides Live: AI Writing (No More Slop)
63 hours 45 mins; February 17, 2026
One Pound of Mozzarella, Hundreds of Orders, and the Power of the Internet
36 mins; February 16, 2026
One Pound of Mozzarella, Hundreds of Orders, and the Power of the Internet
36 mins; February 15, 2026
The Decisions Leaders Delay That Cost The Most
63 hours 28 mins; February 13, 2026
Pitch The Tide – Michael Diego: Founder of Relsih
47 mins; February 12, 2026
How Big Brands Should Work With B2B Creators
6 mins; February 11, 2026
Rising Tides Live: Pricing! What To Charge? When To Charge?
70 hours 40 mins; February 10, 2026
Why This Restaurant Owner Turned to YouTube to Tell His Story
30 mins; February 09, 2026
Pitch The Tide – Will Stewart: Founder of rightwork
56 mins; February 05, 2026
How You Can Boost Your Business Revenue with Public Speaking!
4 mins; February 04, 2026
Rightwork + Toast: Smarter Labor Scheduling for Restaurants
26 mins; February 02, 2026
Pitch The Tide – Kim Modeste: Founder and CEO, S’more AI
57 mins; January 29, 2026
The Personal Tech Stack That Built a Media Company
8 mins; January 28, 2026
Rising Tides Live: How To Build Credibility Before You Have Proof
64 hours 54 mins; January 28, 2026
Building Glaze Teriyaki’s Financial Backbone With KitchenSync
21 mins; January 26, 2026
Pitch The Tide – Matt Haselhoff: Founder, CEO of One Goal Consulting
62 hours 3 mins; January 22, 2026
How S2 Grills Built a Chicago Empire with a “Championship Village”
9 mins; January 21, 2026
Rising Tides Live: How To Create Memorable Moments
60 hours 23 mins; January 20, 2026
The Day Sam The Cooking Guy Changed My Business
6 mins; January 19, 2026
Pitch The Tide – Runbin Dong: Founder, CEO of Scale Social
59 mins; January 15, 2026
5 Powerful Secrets From Interviewing Top Hospitality CEOS
9 mins; January 14, 2026
Rising Tides Live: 2026 Goals
41 mins; January 13, 2026
Fix Your Schedules, Fix Your Service! Will Stewart Explains the New Rules of Restaurant Labor
48 mins; January 12, 2026
3 Mistakes My Media Company Wont Make Again
6 mins; January 07, 2026
The Thinking That Turns Busy Restaurants Into Profitable Ones
43 mins; January 05, 2026
Why I Built A Media Production Team (Before I Could Afford It)
6 mins; January 01, 2026
Fixing the Most Awkward Moment in Dining
45 mins; December 29, 2025
Pitch The Tide – Nick Bryant: Powerhouse Dynamics
62 hours 37 mins; December 26, 2025
Why You Should Go To Conferences
7 mins; December 25, 2025
Rising Tides Live: Holiday Hospitality
56 mins; December 23, 2025
The Future of Allergy-Safe Dining: Anthony Wood on Technology, Trust, and Restaurants
22 mins; December 22, 2025
Pitch The Tide – Ward Olgreen: Red Onion ai
57 mins; December 18, 2025
Solving the Tip Out Tangle: CRS Hospitality’s Kickfin Story
28 mins; December 18, 2025
Watch This Before You Name Your Restaurant
6 mins; December 18, 2025
Rising Tides Live – The Power Of Storytelling With Dean LaBay
56 mins; December 16, 2025
Your Guests Are The Stars! Scale Social’s Shortcut to Viral Local Ads
35 mins; December 15, 2025
Pitch The Tide – Ben Roscillo: Factura.ai
36 mins; December 15, 2025
Persistence in Business: Our Media Company Took 5 Years To Make Profits! Why Didn’t We Quit?
7 mins; December 15, 2025
Rising Tides Live: 2025 Successes And Challenges + Goals For 2026
67 hours 42 mins; December 10, 2025
Solving the Tip Out Tangle: CRS Hospitality’s Kickfin Story
28 mins; December 08, 2025
How To Get Celebrities On Your Podcast
10 mins; December 03, 2025
Rising Tides Live: Thanksgiving Hospitality
63 hours 33 mins; December 02, 2025
Why Every Restaurant Will Use the KNOW App in 2026
21 mins; December 01, 2025
Pitch The Tide – Charlie Eblen: Single Tree BBQ
49 mins; November 28, 2025
Inside the Lessons Shawn Walchef Learned at Toast HQ
7 mins; November 28, 2025
Rising Tides Live – Solving the ‘Last Mile’ Problem in Restaurant Tech
50 mins; November 25, 2025
Why Restaurant Operators Trust eero for Critical Connectivity
20 mins; November 24, 2025
Pitch The Tide – Brenda Saunders: Founder Of Trakr
39 mins; November 21, 2025
10X Your Media Output Immediately! 3 Time Saving Steps for Business Owners
8 mins; November 19, 2025
Rising Tides Live: Stepping Outside Of Your Comfort Zone
39 mins; November 18, 2025
Real Operators. Real Experience. A New Approach to Restaurant Finance.
13 mins; November 17, 2025
Pitch The Tide – Beth Hussey: Founder of Shifty
52 mins; November 13, 2025
The Michael Jordan Rule for Discipline with David Meltzer
19 mins; November 12, 2025
Rising Tides Live: Treat Your Content Like Experiments
57 mins; November 11, 2025
Meet Patty AI: The Smart System Built for Restaurants
17 mins; November 10, 2025
Pitch The Tide – Pathway: Luis Martinez-Moure
60 hours 33 mins; November 07, 2025
MaaS Media as a Service The HOT New Business Model
10 mins; November 06, 2025
Rising Tides Live: 2026 Starts Now! Stop Waiting For The Circle Back
55 mins; November 04, 2025
Modernizing Electronic Tip Payments with Kickfin
24 mins; November 03, 2025
Pitch The Tide: James Tice – Tab Commerce
43 mins; October 30, 2025
Five Things We Will Never Do Again At Our Restaurant
8 mins; October 29, 2025
Rising Tides Live: All About Your Business Distribution
61 hours 53 mins; October 28, 2025
How To Grow Your Business on LinkedIn
13 mins; October 27, 2025
Pitch The Tide: Hildee Isaacs – Gotta Sing Events
61 hours 25 mins; October 23, 2025
Menu Engineering 101: How to Turn Your Menu into a Profit Map
12 mins; October 23, 2025
Rising Tides Live – Long Term Brand Management…Avoiding the Cracker Barrel
64 hours 46 mins; October 21, 2025
Greek Hospitality Taking Over! Talking w/ Demitri Tsolakis of Xenia
35 mins; October 20, 2025
Pitch The Tide: Chris Munz – Qubriux
36 mins; October 17, 2025
Rising Tides Live: The Power Of Partnerships
44 mins; October 14, 2025
The Correct Way to Build a Brand in 2025 w/ Dennis Postema
12 mins; October 13, 2025
Pitch The Tide: Naki Soyturk – Accross Restaurant Consulting
60 hours 56 mins; October 09, 2025
Rising Tides Live: YouTube Collaborations
66 hours 48 mins; October 07, 2025
Can You Teach Great Hospitality? Speakeasy Savant, Ty Fulcher, Shares The Secrets
29 mins; October 06, 2025
How to Inspire Any Audience in Minutes
22 mins; October 03, 2025
Pitch The Tide: Spencer Michiel – Back Of House
49 mins; October 02, 2025
Rising Tides Live: The Production Machine
61 hours 57 mins; October 01, 2025
How Copia Turns Food Waste into Meals (and Tax Savings)
44 mins; September 30, 2025
Pitch The Tide: Elizabeth Doss
54 mins; September 25, 2025
Rising Tides Live: Delegation
65 hours 59 mins; September 23, 2025
How Tab Commerce Helps Restaurants Control Cash Flow
41 mins; September 22, 2025
Pitch The Tide: Jason Berkowitz – CEO and Founder Of Arrow Up Training
67 hours 11 mins; September 18, 2025
Rising Tides Live: The Power Of Storytelling
54 mins; September 16, 2025
How to Replace Group Chat Chaos with Clear Communication
45 mins; September 15, 2025
Pitch The Tide: Erin Hooper – SVP of Sales for Franchise Systems Ai
57 mins; September 11, 2025
Rising Tides Live: AI Technology In Restaurants
59 mins; September 09, 2025
Restaurant Industry Trends & the Future of Tech in Hospitality
