Creating Brand Ambassadors with Rory Odell of Ike’s Love and Sandwiches

Rory Odell, Senior Vice President of Operations at Ike’s Love and Sandwiches (@ikessandwiches) understands technology has become a necessity for restaurants to generate revenue. Odell and the team at Ike’s Love and Sandwich prioritize reviewing metrics to better serve their clients. With hospitality highlighted as a critical factor to drive customer loyalty, he emphasizes the […]

Embracing Automation with Steven Hoffman

Steven Hoffman (@foundersspace) is the CEO of Founders Space, which is a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors. As a solution to the work shortage that many businesses have experienced over recent years, Hoffman encourages the usage of Artificial Intelligence.  “Everything that can be automated will be automated over time. A.I. is an […]

The Beauty of Automation with David Joseph

David Joseph is the co-founder of DAVO by Avalara. What began as just an idea, has flourished into a near necessity of any business’ tech stack by filling the essential gap of handling business taxes. “In your business book, there are plenty of things to stress about,” says Joseph to Digital Hospitality host Shawn Walchef […]

Increasing Efficiency with Machine Learning – Branden McRill of 5 Out

Branden McRill (@brandenmcrill) is the co-founder and CEO of 5 Out,  which has a goal to maximize restaurant profitability by predicting performance using data and machine learning. As an experienced restauranteur, McRill found a gap in the space that pushed him to create 5 Out to incorporate technology as a way to enhance digital hospitality. Watch […]

Restaurant Transformation Tour in Los Angeles

Restaurant Transformation Tour

Welcome to the Restaurant Transformation Tour 2022 stop in Los Angeles at The Wiltern historic theater. Shawn P. Walchef of Cali BBQ Media and Troy Hooper of Nurish Brands (https://www.krpusa.com/nurish) were on site to be a part of, and document, all the excitement and learning at RTT.   LEARN MORE about Restaurant Transformation Tour   […]

You Can Never Have Enough Data – Photis Patriotis of Gritsee (DH137)

There’s never too much information your business can gather. But how do you sift through the data? Photis Patriotis is the founder of Gritsee, which is an AI solution based business that seeks to optimize the operations of kitchens and businesses. It only takes seconds for artificial intelligence to find solutions to known — and […]

Restaurant365 Makes Restaurant Accounting Sexy – CEO Tony Smith (DH136)

There’s a reason more than 28,000 restaurants trust Restaurant365 to help them become more profitable. Led by inspiring CEO Tony Smith, Restaurant365 knows — and loves — restaurants. “We have four core values. Our first one is we love good food,” Tony Smith said on the Digital Hospitality podcast, hosted by restaurant owner Shawn P. […]