Focus More On People, Less On Transactions | Josh Kopel (Restaurateur) | DH048
Did you know that YOU can be featured on the Digital Hospitality podcast? Send your best tips, quotes, ideas, recommendations, and more to podcast@calibbq.media so we can feature them on the show. Thank you to our loyal listeners for being with us on our podcasting journey. We’ve learned so much making this show and hope you […]
How a Ghost Kitchen and Digital Hospitality Keep This Texas Restaurant Running
Deep in the heart of Texas, there’s a Korean restaurant that’s as fun as it is delicious. Seoulju, located in Austin, Texas, plays off the city of Seoul’s nightlife culture and their signature soju adult beverages. #WellSOJUaGoodTime In the last two years, restaurant owner John Lee has created an amazing atmosphere with a family feel […]
Local Business Podcast talks Digital Hospitality with Shawn Walchef
Loyal listeners of the Digital Hospitality Podcast had the recent pleasure of hearing marketing mastermind Bruce Irving talk pizza, pivoting and podcasting on the Cali BBQ Media podcast in July 2020. Podcast host and Cali BBQ owner Shawn Walchef also hopped on Bruce Irving’s Local Business Podcast to discuss why every owner should dive into […]
How to Avoid Burnout with Scaling Systems and Personalized Automation | Ravi Abuvala | DH044
Ravi Abuvala has a challenge for any aspiring entrepreneur, but only if you choose to accept. “If you’re saying that you don’t have the time to build a personal brand, actually clock how much time you’re looking at other people’s personal brands,” Ravi Abuvala said. “Clock how much time that you’re on Instagram, you’re on […]
Making Dough (in more ways than one) with Smart Pizza Marketing | Bruce Irving | DH043
Drawn to the dough — in more ways than one — Bruce Irving’s rise in the pizza industry was low and slow. Bruce Irving is a marketing strategist, speaker, and founder of Irving Media Group LLC. The entrepreneur found fame as the voice and host of the Smart Pizza Marketing Podcast and the Local Business […]
5 Tips to Better Engagement on Yelp for Business
There are a plethora of online platforms and apps that are important for businesses to use. Signing up for Yelp is an essential starting point for any small business in 2020. Claiming and using your own Yelp page is easy. It doesn’t require any technical knowledge and thankfully there’s help to guide you through using and […]
The Hook Point to Gain One Million Followers | Brendan Kane | DH041
What do you share? Why do you share it? These are questions growth strategist Brendan Kane asks clients like Taylor Swift and Katie Couric when it comes to crafting their own content. They’re also questions you should ask yourself — How do you use social media and digital content for marketing and why? Brendan Kane is a guest […]
The Low-and-Slow Path to Producing Sonic the Hedgehog | Dmitri M. Johnson of dj2 Entertainment | DH038
You wouldn’t normally associate the super-speedy Sonic the Hedgehog with anything “low or slow,” but that’s exactly how the legendary video game character’s 2020 movie blockbuster came to be. There’s so much that happens behind-the-scenes of any business before the consumer ever experiences the final product. In the case of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, […]
New School Content for Old School Businesses | Evan LeRoy (LeRoy and Lewis) | DH037
Austin, TX knows BBQ and food trucks like San Diego knows fish tacos and surfing. Located deep in the heart of Texas, Evan LeRoy and his team at LeRoy and Lewis BBQ bring together two of Austin’s culinary calling cards with unparalleled New School creativity. Co-owning and operating LeRoy and Lewis BBQ by Cosmic Coffee’s […]
Alcohol To Go Has Helped Restaurants Survive | Alcoholic Beverage Control California Regulatory Relief | DH035
There’s no question about it: alcohol to go sales have helped restaurants survive the COVID-19 crisis. Booze, Beer and other alcohol takeout options have been a lifeline for our Cali BBQ restaurant and others in California. That salvation was thanks to regulatory relief from the state Alcoholic Beverage Control agency which, among other changes, has […]