Chris Sommers (Pi Pizzeria in St. Louis and Washington, D.C. and Gringo in St. Louis) talks about why it’s so important to have the right types of partnership agreements in place. Not a sexy topic, but the kind of thing that could save you lots of time, headaches, and money one day… (If you’re reading […]
Read MoreChris Sommers (Pi Pizzeria in St. Louis and Washington, D.C. and Gringo in St. Louis) talks about why he hires great people and gives them opportunities to grow within his restaurants, by letting them take on more and more of the important aspects of running his business. (If you’re reading this in email and don’t […]
Read MoreChris Sommers (Pi Pizzeria in St. Louis and Washington, D.C. and Gringo in St. Louis) talks about why he likes social media, the gap he saw in responding to social media mentions of his restaurants, and why he developed Sqwid to help make it easier to reward his happy customers and satisfy the occasional few […]
Read MoreHere’s some raw footage from my discussion with Chris Sommers of Pi Pizzeria and Gringo in St. Louis and Washington, D.C. He’s talking about the pros and cons of food trucks, and since we weren’t able to get film of any of his trucks, we aren’t producing this segment as a finished video. But it’s […]
Read MoreChris Sommers of Pi Pizzeria and Gringo in St. Louis and Washington, D.C. talks about the importance of effective lease negotiation in the restaurant business: If you liked this video, check out the entire Restaurant Owners Uncorked video series here, and you might also enjoy our book, “Restaurant Owners Uncorked: Twenty Owners Share Their Recipes for […]
Read MoreLast week Luke Pearson (Lift Films) and I were in St. Louis, filming with Chris Sommers of Pi Pizzeria for the Restaurant Owners Uncorked video series. We had an incredible time, at some ridiculously good pizza, and got all sorts of advice and wisdom from Chris on film. Here’s a few pics from the trip… […]
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