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FULL COMP: The Voice of the Restaurant Industry Revolution

What if I told you that the difference between struggling and thriving in the restaurant industry is just one conversation away? I’m Josh Kopel, a Michelin-awarded restaurateur who’s spent decades building blockbuster brands across every tier of dining. I know the challenges you’re facing—because I’ve been there. That’s why I created FULL COMP. Every week, I go one-on-one with the smartest minds in the game: restaurateurs, chefs, and industry insiders who’ve cracked the code. Together, we unpack

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00:33:48

Josh Kopel on the blueprint for a profitable restaurant

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2023/02/10

I’d say my life is divided into two parts. Here on the show, my job is to ask the questions that I believe you want to know the answers to and then listen to the answers. But there’s another side to my life. As a coach, folks just like you ask me questions and it’s up to me to provide the answers. I wanted the opportunity to share the other part of my life with you and, recently, the opportunity presented itself. In today’s episode you’ll hear me being interviewed by my close friend and colleague,

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00:35:17

Jamie Lynch on the transition from chef to restaurateur

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2023/02/07

Chef Jamie Lynch still cooks. It was his skill in the kitchen that afforded him the opportunity to open his first restaurant. But that’s not how he scaled to five restaurants across two states. At some point we no longer work in a restaurant, we work in the restaurant business. In our conversation today, we chart his transition from esteemed chef to an acclaimed restaurateur. For more information on the chef and his projects, visit

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00:27:06

Andrew Dana on developing a beginner’s mindset

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2023/02/03

For over a decade, I ran my restaurants the way I was taught to run other people's restaurants. I led my teams the way others had led me and I never questioned it. But what if you never got that education? Andrew Dana owns more than half a dozen successful restaurants and he began his journey as a restaurateur with absolutely no operational experience. He just did what he thought was right and followed his gut instincts. Today we go through how an industry outsider is challenging the way we look at

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00:24:18

Susan Sarich on how to plan for success

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2023/01/31

We all hope to be successful, but how many of us plan to be successful? Susan Sarich of SusieCakes took the time to plan every aspect of her restaurant. The research and development that went into her business plan resulted in the success she had after opening. Having weathered two economic disasters and with dozens of locations under her belt, her plan seems bulletproof and, in today's episode, we walk through that plan step by step. For more on SusieCakes Bakery, visit

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00:24:06

Ken Grossman on beating the competition

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2023/01/27

Ken Grossman is a craft brewing pioneer. In the late 1970's, he, along with about half a dozen other brewers, started the first craft breweries in the US. Over 40 years later, the other guys are no longer in business and Ken's company is worth over one billion dollars. Today, we discuss what it took to survive in those early days and the critical decisions he made that paved the way for him to become the king of craft brewing. For more information on Sierra Nevada, visit

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00:37:39

Kim Freer on mastering restaurant marketing

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2023/01/24

Marketing is this big, intimidating thing for most of us. For many of us, marketing starts and stops with social media. For many more of us, we aspire to have the time needed to even get that far. That’s why I thought it would be incredibly valuable to chat with Kim Freer. Kim Freer is the Chief Marketing Officer of Wetzel’s Pretzels, an old brand innovating in very new ways. Today we discuss what marketing looks like in practical application–outside of social media–and how it can have a

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00:38:33

Michael Tipps on scaling service standards

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2023/01/20

Winning in a major market requires a very different approach than opening a restaurant in a secondary or tertiary market. That’s why I was so excited to chat with Michael Tipps. Michael and his company Invictus Hospitality do many different things, but the one thing they’re most known for is taking successful concepts from major markets and scaling them across the country. Perfecting that process has revealed universal truths to Michael and his team about what a formula for restaurant success look

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00:34:30

Phillip Baltazar on using analytics over instincts

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2023/01/17

Personally, I believe that the biggest hurdle for most of us when it comes to escaping day to day operations is finding the right person to replace ourselves. Aside from what it takes to find the right person, it’s the risk that holds most of us back. The risk of spending more than we’ve ever paid ourselves on someone that may not be right for the job. But, what if we could be sure that the person we’re hiring is the right fit for the role? Today we chat with Phillip Baltazar. Philip is a new kind

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00:46:26

Robert Greene on the laws that rule all industries

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2023/01/13

As business owners, we need to take a hard look in the mirror to determine what's working and what isn't. Today's guest, Robert Greene did just that, but, instead of tackling an industry, he chose to tackle the human condition. Robert is a NYT bestselling author who's researched the intricacies of power, mastery, war and human nature. In reading his work, I walked away with a better understanding of myself, my business, and my customers. In our conversation, Robert shares how he's internalized the

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00:31:18

Ellen Bennett on the gritty side of entrepreneurship

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2023/01/10

The hardest part of ownership isn't owning the business, it's in owning the choices you've made and the impact they have on you and your team. Today, we chat with multi-million dollar culinary clothing maven, Ellen Bennett. Ellen wrote a book that's one part biography and one part action plan for aspiring entrepreneurs. In this conversation, we run though what the past 10 years has been like for Ellen, bringing to light the leadership lessons that have made her company so successful. You can pick up

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00:32:06

Best of: Paul Pruitt on holistic hospitality

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2023/01/06

To call Paul Pruitt a restaurant consultant fails to describe the depths of his contributions to our industry. Paul is a hospitality futurist who, in the decade I've known him, has predicted every major evolution that our industry has experienced. In this episode, Paul and I discuss the future of our industry and how holistic hospitality could be the solution to all that ails us. For more information on New School,

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00:34:43

Best of: Chef Robert Irvine on our industry's...

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2023/01/03

What if the labor crisis is a result of a leadership crisis? Could we build a better industry simply by becoming better leaders? Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine specializes in overcoming the impossible. Today we discuss how this career soldier from a modest background built an empire and the lessons in leadership he learned along the way. For more information on the chef, visit https://chefirvine.com. ____________________________________________________________ Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for

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00:36:53

Best of: Kim Malek on the new rules of the restaurant...

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2022/12/30

In this episode, we chat with Kim Malek, the founder of Salt & Straw. Kim's ice cream company abides by every foundational business principle while breaking every rule in the restaurant industry. Tune in to learn how to thrive using the new rules of the restaurantindustry. For more on Salt & Straw visit https://saltandstraw.com. ____________________________________________________________ Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp

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00:38:35

Best of: Chef Wolfgang Puck on overcoming failure

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2022/12/27

Who do you look to for inspiration? For me, it's always been Wolfgang Puck. Not only is he a talented chef and restaurateur, he's proven himself to be a world-class entrepreneur. Even without a formal business education, the chef has built an international empire. In today's conversation, we unpack the critical decisions he made to get to the top and how he overcame overwhelming obstacles along the way. For more on the chef, visit

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00:34:18

Candace MacDonald and Andrew Freeman on 2023...

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2022/12/23

We always talk about leading with value and Candace and Andrew from Carbonate are a shining example of this. In service to our industry, they’ve produced a free trend report for the last 15 years. In our conversation we not only cover what’s now and what’s next, we discuss practical ways to implement these trends in your restaurants. For more information on the company, visit https://www.carbonategroup.com/. ____________________________________________________________ Full Comp is brought to you by

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00:34:41

Eric and Alex Adler on the power of restaurant...

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2022/12/20

What transforms a single unit family owned and operated restaurant into a regional giant with nine locations? Today we chat with Eric and Alex Adler, cofounders of the Puesto restaurant chain in Southern California. They, like so many other families, built a restaurant to share their love of food and culture with their community. But, unlike so many others in our industry, they’ve thrived, building 10 restaurants in 10 years. Today we discuss the strategies and tools that they used to scale their

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00:28:35

Thomas Harvey on community as a marketing strategy

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2022/12/16

Thomas Harvey is a big city guy that chose to open his restaurant in a small town. When everyone else was thinking big, he thought small, in a powerful way. Thomas has made a name for himself nationally by using the proven tactics and strategies he learned in larger markets in Falls Church, Virginia. In our conversation, he shares how using your restaurant to build community is a universal solution to a persistent problem. For more information on his restaurant, visit

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00:37:20

Dale Willerton on getting a great restaurant lease

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2022/12/13

Are you sitting on a great lease for your restaurant? Is your restaurant’s lease about to come up for renewal? Are you grinding away with a lease that’s destroying your profitability? A great lease will make or break a young restaurant, setting you up for long term success or sucking the profit margin out of an already difficult industry. Today we chat with Dale Willerton, the lease coach. In our conversation, Dale lays out best practices and mistakes to avoid when it comes to choosing the right

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00:37:21

Ahmet Erkaya & Anastasia Koutsioukis on breaking the...

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2022/12/09

What do I preach on this show? Business fundamentals and proven tactics, tools, and strategies that provide repeatable results. Today, we throw all of that out the window. Meet Ahmet and Anastasia of Mandolin. This married couple listened to their gut and shot from the hip and, over the last 13 years, created an iconic brand so powerful it’s become bicoastal. We’re discussing how to build community, a business, and a marriage out of love of culture and each other. For more information on Mandolin,

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00:37:48

Grant Kneble on mastering SEO

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2022/12/06

Grant Kneble is a restaurateur…now. But he didn’t start out that way. Grant is one of the many that, through luck and random circumstance, found his way into the hospitality industry from, of all places, tech. Grant is an SEO wiz and, I’d argue, that is probably the single greatest factor in his success. Today we chat about how his restaurant’s online presence has dominated his brick and mortar competition. For more information on Freddy J’s, visit

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