July 2018 – Schedulefly Stories

New podcast – Brewery Bhavana manager Luisa Jaramillo shares her story

July 31, 2018

Luisa manages one of the most unique, memorable, inspiring places you’ll ever visit, Brewery Bhavana. Part brewery, part restaurant, part flower shop, part bookstore and fully amazing in design and experience, Brewery Bhavana was named in “One of the 10 Coolest Places to Eat in the World” by Forbes Magazine and was also nominated as […]

July 27, 2018

Every restaurant owner and GM I speak to for our podcast tells me his/her biggest challenge is finding and keeping good people. People who are willing to show up when they are supposed to, work hard for their team, and take great care of their customers. I see this as a GREAT opportunity for anybody […]

July 25, 2018

One of the coolest things about our small business is that it has grown primarily from happy customers spreading the word. As you can imagine, many of our customers employ part-time people that change jobs often, work at multiple restaurants and also at other businesses that are not restaurants. Over the years we’ve welcomed many […]

July 23, 2018

Diana has been working for Big Red F since she started as a server in 2000. Eighteen years later, she manages the group’s philanthropy and sustainability efforts, owns an yoga studio, and still serves at Zolo one night per week. She loves the restaurant business and the group of people she works with, and if […]

July 22, 2018

We’ve written two books featuring interviews with successful restaurant owners. Restaurant Owners Uncorked was published in 2011, and Restaurant Owners Uncorked part II in 2017. Both books contain edited interviews that are in the same casual, conversational style as our podcast. Great summer reading and good gifts for people who enjoy learning about the stories […]

New podcast: Nick Tedeshi, head brewer at The Post in Boulder, CO

July 16, 2018

Nick is the head brewer at The Post Brewing Company. His passion for his craft and for his team is palpable, and you’ll enjoy hearing from a non-owner talk about what it’s like to work for a phenomenal owner and a team that is one big ole extended family at Big Red F. I was […]

July 12, 2018

Joanne Draganowski owns several restaurants in Wisconsin with her brother and sister. The story started in 1951 when their parents opened their first place, and it continues today with four of the seven children still in the restaurant business. Joanne is very sharp, understands the business in and out, is a frequent mentor to aspiring […]

July 5, 2018

This is a repost of one of the best stories we’ve told over the years. It’s a great analogy to how we run our business. Wil wrote it more than 6 years ago and at the end of the post he mentioned that we had just welcomed our 2,000th customer. Since that post we’ve added […]