Everyone is in the Relationship Business | Chef Jensen Cummings (Best Served Podcast) | DH098

Chef Jensen Cummings life in the restaurant industry began before he was born. The super chef turned multi-hyphenate has generations of kitchen prowess, management and hospitality in his blood. When it came time to turn pro in the family business it proved an instant fit for Chef Jensen Cummings (@chefjensencummings). “I started my career at […]
Don’t Be Scared To Share Your Secrets Online | Kyle Inserra (Restaurant Growth Strategist) | DH095

Kyle Inserra is both a commercial real estate advisor and a media mogul. To become the latter, he had to risk the former. “Everyone’s coming from this fear mindset that you’re giving away too much,” Kyle Inserra explained about sharing information on the Digital Hospitality podcast. “They don’t want to say anything. “The ability to […]
Your Restaurant Sucks! | Donald Burns (The Restaurant Coach) | DH089

The Restaurant Coach Donald Burns wants to be a little voice in the back of your brain to remind you: “you can do it” — if you try. Donald Burns (@therealrestaurantcoach) wants to help your restaurant not suck. The restaurant industry veteran, speaker, author, and coach, was a guest on our Digital Hospitality podcast where […]
Rewriting the Rules of Online Reviews | Zack Oates (Ovation Up) | DH081

Your biggest critics are often your biggest fans. But try telling that to a restaurant owner with a Yelp page. Serving as the founder and CEO of Ovation, Zack Oates is helping rewrite the rules of online reviews by making them easier and more valuable for restaurant owners, operators, and customers alike. In any industry, […]
A Maestro of Meat and Marketing | Jason Ganahl (GQue BBQ) | DH079

Jason Ganahl is a Maestro of Meat and Marketing. The GQue BBQ founder’s love for barbecue, people, and sports has allowed him to flourish. To do so, he’s had to network not only to thrive but also to survive. Being outside of the major traditional barbecue markets has made Jason Ganahl hustle hard not just in […]
Fire and Family | Talking with Jason Ganahl of GQue BBQ in Colorado

Jason Ganahl is the founder of GQue BBQ and a father of four. Simply put, Jason Ganahl is a successful and busy man. But being busy didn’t happen overnight. At one point in time, the Colorado father/BBQ maven was a single man working his tail off in the corporate world. As fate would have it, […]
RestaurantOwner.com Shares Success Stories in Webinar and Podcast Series | Q&A With Cali BBQ Media Founder Shawn Walchef

On a Restaurantowner.com presentation in January 2021, Shawn Walchef discussed a number of topics relevant to his fellow restaurant owners and operators who want to thrive and adapt in the modern era. Restaurant Owner Topics Included: The challenges of achieving profitability in a less than ideal location. How digital marketing has been key to success. […]
Relentless Hospitality and Digital Dedication | Behind the Review Yelp Podcast and Entrepreneur Media featuring Cali BBQ Media

At Cali BBQ Media we believe in Digital Hospitality. We’re honored that Cali BBQ’s “Relentless Hospitality and Digital Dedication” was featured on the Behind the Review podcast by Yelp and Entrepreneur Media. Yelp/Entrepreneur podcast Behind the Review episode · Relentless Hospitality You can listen here to Cali BBQ Media Founder Shawn Walchef and […]
2020 Stories and Lessons from Cali BBQ Media – Part 5 | Sam the Cooking Guy and Cali BBQ Sauce | DH077

2020 was full of Lessons and Stories we will always remember. One is the story of how Sam the Cooking Guy pushed us to start selling BBQ sauce online after his YouTube channel featuring our Jalapeno BBQ Sauce in one of his Sam the Cooking Guy recipes in late 2020. Out of pure love and […]
2020 Stories and Lessons from Cali BBQ Media – Part 4 | Toast POS Unboxing and Digital Content | DH076

If you’re looking for digital content to help tell your businesses story, turn the cell phone camera yourself. That’s what we did when made an Unboxing Video when we first received our new Toast POS system. It was fun to record us opening up our new restaurant technology toys, but the biggest impact came after […]