
The DFY Restaurant Revolution
Get your knife and fork ready to dig into a plateful of profits on The Restaurant Revolution Podcast with your host Recovering restaurant owner Michael Thibault.
Episodes
170 episodes
Family Restaurant Business or Family Disaster?
Most restaurant owners who hire family members end up with a complete disaster on their hands - drama in the kitchen, pissed off customers, and family dinners that turn into screaming matches. But the smart ones who follow the one rule for work...
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Season 3
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Episode 168
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16:35

Get Your Staff To STOP Dumping Problems On You And Start Solving Them
How to get your staff to stop being problem dumpers and start being problem solvers, at your restaurant. Your managers and staff will start solving problems instead of dumping them on you when you use this 1 magical phrase.
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Season 3
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Episode 167
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11:58

No Tax on Tips Will It Solve Your Staffing Problems
This bunch of new hospitality legislation for tipped employees could completely change your staffing game, and most restaurant owners have no clue what's coming.
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Season 3
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Episode 166
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9:46

Shiny Object Syndrome - The Restaurant Owner's Silent Killer
If you're constantly chasing the next "big thing" instead of mastering the fundamentals, this episode will slap some sense into you (in the nicest way possible).
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Season 3
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Episode 165
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10:59

Rising Costs, Shrinking Margins - How to Beat Them
While other restaurant owners are crying into their aprons about food costs, smart operators are using this simple strategy to actually INCREASE their profits.
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Season 3
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Episode 164
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12:08

3rd Party Delivery: Your Golden Ticket or Your Business Killer?
Before you hand over 30% of your profits to those delivery vultures, you need to hear this brutal truth about what delivery is really doing to your bottom line.
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Season 3
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Episode 163
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9:47

Radio and TV Ads – Do they work for restaurants?
Stop gambling with your advertising budget and discover which medium actually puts butts in seats (hint: it's probably not what you think).
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Season 3
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Episode 162
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10:34

How To Add $3k A Month To Your Bottom Line With Cooking Classes
Should You Start a Cooking Class? (The Hidden Revenue Stream) Why cooking classes might be the smartest move you're not making, and how to set them up so they actually make money instead of just creating more work for you.
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Season 3
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Episode 161
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10:41

How to Sell High-End Cocktails Even in ANY Style Restaurant
The psychology behind getting customers to happily pay $12-15 for premium cocktails, even if you're not a fancy cocktail bar. I'll give you the exact presentation and pricing techniques that work.
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Season 3
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Episode 160
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10:57

My Exact Front-of-House Pre-Shift Meeting Formula That Increases Sales by 33%
The exact pre-shift routine that turns your servers into sales machines without making them feel like pushy car salesmen. This one change can add thousands to your monthly revenue.
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Season 3
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Episode 159
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9:51

Is It Your Staff, Your Managers, or YOU That's Driving Everyone Nuts?
The brutal truth about why good employees quit and customers stop coming back. Plus, a simple diagnostic to figure out where the real problem is hiding in your operation.
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Season 3
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Episode 158
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11:57

How to Increase Sales Without Mass Couponing to the General Public
The exact strategies successful restaurants use to boost revenue during slow periods without destroying their profit margins with desperate discounts. I'll show you how to grow your way out of trouble without training customers to only come whe...
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Season 3
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Episode 157
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9:59

10 Ideas To Increasing Restaurant Sales In Under 10 Min
Turn Summer Dead Months Right Now Into Profit Makers: 10 $$$ Ideas Under 10min- Proven strategies to make those brutal dog days of summer some of your most profitable months of the year. While your competitors are complaining about ...
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Season 3
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Episode 156
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9:41

The Email Goldmine Sitting in Your Restaurant Right Now
How to turn your existing customer data into a revenue-generating machine using email marketing that actually works for restaurants. Most owners are sitting on thousands of dollars in untapped sales.
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Season 3
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Episode 155
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9:55

Stuck in the Kitchen When You Should Be Building Your Restaurant? How To Break Out
Why working IN your restaurant 70 hours a week is actually keeping you broke (and what successful owners do differently). I'll show you exactly how to break free from the day-to-day grind without your restaurant falling apart.
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Season 3
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Episode 154
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11:51

Do You Feel Like You're You All Over The Place With Your Restaurant Marketing?
Why trying to be everywhere at once is keeping you invisible everywhere that counts. Plus, the simple test to figure out which marketing channels are actually worth your time and money.
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Season 3
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Episode 153
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10:37

Are You Chasing Likes Instead of Lunch Money
Why having thousands of followers means absolutely nothing if they're not putting money in your register (and what you CAN DO that actually does make money, LOTS!).
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Season 3
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Episode 152
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13:39

The Chick-fil-A Question - Should You Copy What They're Doing?
Before you try to replicate their success, let me share what really makes them special and how you can apply those lessons to your unique situation.
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Season 3
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Episode 151
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10:22

This Will Change The Way You Look At Making Money At Your Restaurant
Your Secret Goldmine - Discovering Your Restaurant's Most Valuable Asset Most restaurant owners completely overlook this one thing that could double their profits, and it's probably sitting right under your nose.
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Season 3
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Episode 150
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7:04

How To Get The Bad Ones To Fire Themselves At Your Restaurant
I'll share the 3 part system that saved me and hundreds of restaurants I taught this to, endless headaches with management. And give you honest look at whether this popular management approach actually helps or hurts your team... and what succe...
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Season 3
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Episode 149
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8:06

Beyond the Transaction - How to Get Social and Keep Customers Coming Back for Life
I'll show you the authentic connection methods that create raving fans and influencers who become your best marketing team .
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Season 3
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Episode 148
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10:00

Picture Perfect Profits - How to Use Images to Pack Your Restaurant
The simple photo strategies that turned one struggling restaurant's empty tables into a two-week waiting list, without spending a dime on advertising.
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Season 3
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Episode 147
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9:46

Did You Take a Day Off This Week? How To Make That Happen
A gentle but important conversation about why stepping away isn't giving up - it's actually the secret to building something that lasts.
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Season 3
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Episode 146
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10:07
