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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?

Social Media is NOT Content, It's Communication at Scale

16 mins; April 02, 2026

Menus Are Operational Tools, Not Art Projects

18 mins; March 30, 2026

Stop Chasing New Guests

13 mins; March 26, 2026

The Real Reason Your Labor Is Out of Control

17 mins; March 23, 2026

You Don’t Have a Marketing Problem, You Have a Clarity Problem

13 mins; March 19, 2026

Busy Is NOT Profitable

15 mins; March 16, 2026

The Connection Between Marketing and Culture (ENCORE)

20 mins; March 12, 2026

How to Inject True Hospitality into Our Restaurants

38 mins; March 09, 2026

What Exactly is a Figure Eight?

11 mins; March 05, 2026

If You Can't Take a Vacation, You Don't Have a Business

15 mins; March 02, 2026

How to Find a POS That Works for You

35 mins; February 26, 2026

Putting Employee Retention Front and Center

36 mins; February 23, 2026

Google Should Be at the Heart of Your Marketing Strategy

11 mins; February 19, 2026

The Biggest Difference Between Independent Restaurants and Chains

21 mins; February 16, 2026

How to CRUSH Your Marketing Goals (ENCORE)

23 mins; February 12, 2026

Founder of Craveworthy Brands, Gregg Majewski (ENCORE)

73 hours 11 mins; February 09, 2026

Why Not Raise Prices Every Single Month?

16 mins; February 05, 2026

Busy Isn't the Same as Productive

14 mins; February 02, 2026

Good Is No Longer Good Enough

18 mins; January 29, 2026

8 Ways to Increase Revenue (Without Spending a Dime on Marketing)

26 mins; January 26, 2026

8 Bold Predictions for the Future of Restaurants

18 mins; January 22, 2026

8 Leadership Tips for 2026

14 mins; January 19, 2026

What is GOOD Marketing?

14 mins; January 15, 2026

Embracing the Abundance Mindset

12 mins; January 12, 2026

How to Optimize Your Restaurant for AI Search

28 mins; January 08, 2026

The Best Way to Map Out the Year Ahead

15 mins; January 05, 2026

Eight Simple Website Do's and Don'ts (ENCORE)

21 mins; January 01, 2026

The Surprising Truth About Goals

11 mins; December 29, 2025

Streamlining the Dirtiest Job in the Kitchen with RTI

29 mins; December 25, 2025

The Keys to Expansion with Biz Dev Expert, Edie Weintraub

39 mins; December 22, 2025

The ONLY 3 Marketing Channels That are STILL Working Consistently

20 mins; December 18, 2025

The Only Growth Metrics That Matter

15 mins; December 15, 2025

James Beard Award-Winner, Chef Katie Button (ENCORE)

62 hours 46 mins; December 11, 2025

Two Mastermind Case Studies

25 mins; December 08, 2025

Dialing In the Guest Experience with Coach Sal Rotolo

44 mins; December 04, 2025

Simple Tricks for Growing Revenue with CEO of Frontline Performance Group

35 mins; December 01, 2025

Understanding Personas and Pain Points (ENCORE)

31 mins; November 27, 2025

We Suck at Training, But This is How to Do It Better (ENCORE)

19 mins; November 24, 2025

Celebrating Episode 500 with Six Pieces of Wisdom

25 mins; November 20, 2025

How to Increase Check Average with Dessert Sales

13 mins; November 17, 2025

Four-Walls Marketing Tactics That Actually Work (and Are Absolutely Free!!)

17 mins; November 13, 2025

Takeaways from the P3 Profitability Summit in Fort Worth, TX

26 mins; November 10, 2025

Building a Strategy to Spark Word-of-Mouth (ENCORE)

19 mins; November 06, 2025

How Smarter Tip Distribution is Changing Restaurants

41 mins; November 03, 2025

Five Things I Learned About Marketing From My Trip to Greece

31 mins; October 30, 2025

How to Turn Around a Failing Restaurant with Coach Chris Hughes

33 mins; October 27, 2025

Ten Restaurants CRUSHING Social Media Right Now (ENCORE)

27 mins; October 23, 2025

The Keys to a Successful Pre-Shift Meeting (ENCORE)

24 mins; October 20, 2025

The Death of Discounts (ENCORE)

27 mins; October 16, 2025

Play By the RULES to Stay in the GAME

20 mins; October 13, 2025

How Much Should You Spend on Marketing?

13 mins; October 09, 2025

45 Insights to Celebrate My 45th Birthday

31 mins; October 06, 2025

How to CRUSH with Community Events

14 mins; October 02, 2025

A 6-Step Leadership Framework with Coach Sal Rotolo

42 mins; September 29, 2025

Marketing is About Standing Out in a Noisy Marketplace

22 mins; September 25, 2025

Popmenu Co-Founders, Brendan Sweeney and Tony Roy

27 mins; September 22, 2025

How to Get More 5-Star Reviews on Google and Yelp (ENCORE)

26 mins; September 18, 2025

Tech Integration That Actually Pays Off

18 mins; September 15, 2025

Talking AI with Inc Tank GTM Co-Founders

37 mins; September 11, 2025

Kitchen Efficiency and Waste Reduction Systems

21 mins; September 08, 2025

Three Simple Frameworks to Level Up Your Marketing (ENCORE)

28 mins; September 04, 2025

Labor Cost Optimization Without Sacrificing Service

22 mins; September 01, 2025

Direct-to-Consumer Revenue Streams

23 mins; August 28, 2025

Menu Engineering for Maximum Profit Margins

21 mins; August 25, 2025

Hyperlocal Marketing in a Digital World

30 mins; August 21, 2025

Top 100 Restaurant Podcaster, Jeremy Julian

42 mins; August 18, 2025

The Death of Traditional Social Media Marketing

25 mins; August 14, 2025

Restaurant Profitability - The Five Killers and How to Beat Them

15 mins; August 11, 2025

The Top 5 Marketing Trends Transforming Restaurants in 2025

29 mins; August 07, 2025

CRAZY IDEA - What Happens If We Rethink Everything?

20 mins; August 04, 2025

CRAZY IDEA - Could We Do Pop-Ups Every Night?

13 mins; July 31, 2025

CRAZY IDEA - Why Don't We Productize Our Culinary Teams?

17 mins; July 28, 2025

CRAZY IDEA - Is Dynamic Pricing the Only Way Forward?

13 mins; July 24, 2025

CRAZY IDEA - Could Our Restaurant Run With ONLY Part-Time Staff?

14 mins; July 21, 2025

CRAZY IDEA - What If We Had Different Menus Each Night?

10 mins; July 17, 2025

CRAZY IDEA - How Do We Maintain Profits If Alcohol Sales Keep Dropping?

10 mins; July 14, 2025

CRAZY IDEA - What If We Rethought Our Dining Rooms?

9 mins; July 10, 2025

CRAZY IDEA - What If We Ditched Tipping?

15 mins; July 07, 2025

CRAZY IDEA - What If We Got Rid of Waiters?

13 mins; July 03, 2025

P3 Member and Iowa Restaurateur, Todd Reding

50 mins; June 30, 2025

Better Table Touches to Drive Revenue (ENCORE)

30 mins; June 26, 2025

What Makes a Great Franchisor with Jennifer Striepling

44 mins; June 23, 2025

Email and SMS Marketing That Actually Drives Revenue

23 mins; June 19, 2025

The AI Revolution: 10 Ways Smart Restaurants Are Crushing It In 2025

19 mins; June 16, 2025

The Connection Between Marketing and Culture (ENCORE)

19 mins; June 12, 2025

Jon Taffer Drops By to Talk Profitability (ENCORE)

36 mins; June 09, 2025

Who Needs a Restaurant Anyway?

20 mins; June 05, 2025

8 Hacks for Operational Efficiency

20 mins; June 02, 2025

The Keys to Successfully Marketing Your Restaurant (ENCORE)

28 mins; May 29, 2025

How to Procure a Liquor License and Increase Profits

34 mins; May 26, 2025

Announcing the Death of Discounts

28 mins; May 22, 2025

Why You MUST Reverse Engineer for Profit (ENCORE)

23 mins; May 19, 2025

Six Email Hacks That Will Make Your More Money

16 mins; May 15, 2025

Building Sales Systems for Inbound and Outbound Efforts

27 mins; May 12, 2025

Four Steps to Being Remarkable

17 mins; May 08, 2025

Jim Taylor, Founder of Benchmark Sixty

50 mins; May 05, 2025

Use These 3 Follow-Up Scripts in Your Restaurant

18 mins; May 01, 2025

The Power of Menu Engineering

28 mins; April 28, 2025

This is How to CRUSH Street Fairs This Summer

15 mins; April 24, 2025

Two Brilliant Things My Mentor Taught Me

14 mins; April 21, 2025

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