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Monday, June 28
 

9:00am PDT

WK1: No Nonsense Successful Leadership Strategies in 180 Minutes
Fulfilling the role as a business team leader is not as simple as telling people what to do, how to do something, and when to do it. Successful leaders understand that there may be times when they are a teacher, a coach, referee, manager, counselor, and even caring friend. In this workshop, Frank Besednjak shares his 30 years of knowledge and experience, educating and coaching leaders, that have assisted hundreds of businesses. Frank demonstrates and explains how to use specific processes, methods, and proven systems that work to get your team motivated and working together while meeting and exceeding business objectives. You will leave this workshop with the information you need to be a successful leader of people at work, including:
  • Identifying specific personality types that will work with your team when hiring new employees
  • Developing specific employee training program objectives that doesn’t waste time and money
  • Setting up rules and processes that provide consistent performance and outcomes
  • The proper methods and process to handle employee performance issues
  • Delegating tasks and empowering your team to take control
  • Developing specific guidelines for individual and team success
  • How to create incentives and rewards that enhance employees’ willingness to succeed and improve
  • Know when to use and not use various styles of leadership and communications methods
  • Set up employee levels and structure that encourages talent development and self-improvement
  • Understand the specific wants, expectations and desires of newer/younger employees entering the workforce and how it impacts your business
  • How to reduce on the job stress personally and for your work team
Frank also spends a few minutes sharing his methods on how to get the most out of the Nightclub & Bar Show by defining and focusing your efforts on personal and business objectives, while still having the best time ever!

Speakers
avatar for Frank Besednjak

Frank Besednjak

President, The Training Source, Inc.
@frankpresents | Frank Besednjak is President of The Training Source Inc., a diversified company that offers business training, coaching, and consulting services. He is also a motivational speaker, and business coach. A US Navy veteran with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Marketing deg... Read More →


Monday June 28, 2021 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
S219
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9:00am PDT

WK2: Take Back Your Budget & Profitability: The Key to Controlling Food, Beverage & Labor Costs
Most bar owners use their “gut” to budget instead of real numbers, but it’s not enough. Your food & beverage budget is a guide to success. It points you to profitability. David Scott Peters’ action-packed workshop teaches how to build a budget the right way and gives you the tools to maximize your profits by focusing on the most-controllable number in any bar or restaurant. Join this workshop to learn:
  • How to identify profit-robbing mistakes in your kitchen
  • How to stop your employees from stealing from you
  • How to save 2-7% while buying the same groceries you always have
  • How not to throw your profits away to stupid luck

Speakers
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David Scott Peters

Restaurant Coach and Industry Expert
David Scott Peters is an author, restaurant coach and speaker who teaches restaurant operators how to take control of their businesses and finally realize their full potential. His first book, Restaurant Prosperity Formula: What Successful Restaurateurs Do, teaches the systems and... Read More →


Monday June 28, 2021 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
S220
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9:00am PDT

WK3: COVID-19 Business: The Systems for Beating the Odds in the Bar Business
It is said that over 60% of bars & restaurants close within five years of opening – daunting, right? COVID exacerbated that scheduled with over 500 bars and restaurants closing permanently per day at one point. Guts and grit aren’t enough for the recipe for success; operators need a systematic approach to avoid being a failure statistic and being world-class in their service. Sought-after hospitality coach, Sean Finter, is someone who did it himself and has worked with over 8,000 hospitality teams in award-winning bars around the world teaching them how to do things DIFFERENTLY, not just BETTER. In this information-packed workshop, Sean explains:
  • The single piece of paper at the core of bars that helps them outperform the market by 5X
  • Creating a company culture that attracts "A Players" to your team
  • How to accelerate profits by focusing on Peak Hours (20% of the time your bar is pulling in 80% of its revenue)
  •   How to guarantee profits, rather than just hope for them  
  • How to build, communicate and grow a "Tribe of Raving Fans/Guests" and much more

Speakers
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Sean Finter

Founder & CEO, Barmetrix


Monday June 28, 2021 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
S223

9:00am PDT

WK4: The Recipe to Restaurant Operational Success
Do you know what sucks? COVID sucks! Opening and closing back down… it's enough to drive any restaurant owner crazy. Now that it seems we are moving in a positive direction, how do we thrive and not just survive.
 
Having solid recipes in a restaurant is a cornerstone to consistency. There are "recipes" for everything for success. If you know the recipe and follow it, you can get the same results. In this session, The Restaurant Coach™ is going to walk you through the recipe for long-term restaurant success.
 
  • Learn the foundational recipe that most restaurants forget
  • Brainwash your team to follow your instructions
  • Learn the recipe to finding "life-work" balance

Speakers
avatar for Donald Burns

Donald Burns

Founder & CEO, The Restaurant Coach
@donaldburns | Donald is The Restaurant Coach™, named one of the Definitive Restaurant Experts and one of 23 Hospitality Experts to Follow on Twitter.  He is the leading international trainer, speaker, author, and coach on how restaurant owners, operators, and culinary professionals go from... Read More →


Monday June 28, 2021 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
S221
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9:00am PDT

WK5: The Game Has Changed, Marketing Has Not. Elite Strategies Post Pandemic
Telling a clear and compelling story across all available channels is more critical in today’s competitive landscape than ever before. With 2021 emerging as a year of intense competition, the race for marketing excellence is fierce find a sustainable and quality way to meet and grow demand.

We break it down into four areas:
  • INSPIRATION FOR YOUR POST-PANDEMIC HUSTLE
  • WHAT MAKES GEN Z TICK
  • WHY BRAND CLARITY IS MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER BEFORE
  • WHAT'S SO VIRTUAL ABOUT "VIRTUAL BRANDS"?

Speakers
avatar for Candace MacDonald

Candace MacDonald

Co-Founder, Carbonate
A brand strategist with over 15 years of experience, Candace has worked for a range of clients from large corporations to multi-concept operators to Silicon Valley start-ups. In 2019, she co-founded Carbonate with industry veteran Andrew Freeman. Carbonate is a brand strategy and... Read More →
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Andrew Freeman

Founder/CEO af&co., Co-Founder Carbonate
@bossmanafco | Named as one of the Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International, Andrew brings a combination of experience, passion and creativity to every endeavor.For many, the Bar Mitzvah marks the coming of age, for Andrew... Read More →


Monday June 28, 2021 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
S222
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Wednesday, June 30
 

9:00am PDT

WK6: F&B Innovation Workshop: Menu Analysis & Design Strategies
Led by Chef Brian Duffy, this interactive workshop shows operators and chefs the latest in food innovation’s best practices. Chef Duffy goes through the culinary technologies, equipment, the processes and the culture needed to bring your operation’s success to the next level. Chef Duffy also walks through real menus from workshop participants on ways to improve their food offerings and kitchen operations. Bring your questions and your challenges, Chef Duffy's new Food Network show, Opening Night, has and continues to help hundreds of operators across the country open venues. Benefit from real and upfront assessments and learn from the hurdles that most of us have seen but aren't quite sure how to handle. This is a workshop you do not want to miss!

Speakers
avatar for Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy

Bar and Restaurant Consultant, Duffified Experience Group
Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, Chef Brian Duffy had his first experiences in the kitchen as a young child with his big Irish-Italian Family. Those experiences introduced him to culinary life, and led him to study at Philadelphia’s The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College... Read More →
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Michael Tipps

Co-Founder, Invictus Hospitality
@mtippsy78 | Michael Tipps has over 23 years of experience working, managing, and consulting in all facets of the hospitality world (throughout all positions, and including hotels, restaurants, bars, and nightclubs). His career started in Hospitality in South Florida where he worked in almost e... Read More →
avatar for David Foss

David Foss

Managing Partner, LaLou
Dave Foss has worked in hospitality for over 23 years in virtually every facet of the food and beverage industry. He has managed a series of beverage programs on the West Coast, both at the Mondrian Hotel and later at Fairfax Partners Restaurant Group, overseeing four properties in... Read More →


Wednesday June 30, 2021 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
S220
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