{"podcast":{"title":"Make Restaurants Profitable","slug":"make-restaurants-profitable-7428493","podcast_index_feed_id":7428493,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2589557.rss","website_url":"http://www.foodiecoaches.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/wq0scmg7kl3yz8ua2amlf8rsnuzw?.jpg","author":"Foodie Coaches","episode_count":58,"summary":"1 in 4 restaurants ran at a loss last year.And if you’re honest?You’ve probably felt just one bad month away from being part of that stat.I’ve recorded a few episodes for this podcast now and after speaking with some of the best restaurant owners in Australia … nearly every single one of them has been through the same stuff that you’re facing right now.Whether it's finding staff, 80 hour weeks, rising supplier costs, struggling to balance family, no money left to pay yourself, fires, floods … you name it - the guests I’ve spoken to have seen it all.Some of them are now industry leaders and experts, with successful restaurants, franchises, turning over millions in revenue, and even stocking their products in supermarketsThis podcast is about what really made the difference.The stuff no one talks about.The mindset shifts, the messy moments, and the moves that actually worked.So if you’re: Sick of grinding with nothing to show for it Ready to finally pay yourself properly Wanting a business that runs without you there 24/7Then this is for you.Every week, we’ll break down how to make restaurants profitable againNot just with theory, but real strategies that are working right now.If yo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T10:20:27.996129+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-restaurants-profitable-7428493"},"episode":{"title":"He's Spent 41 Years in Hospitality. Here's What Simon Sandall Wishes Every Owner Knew.","slug":"he-s-spent-41-years-in-hospitality-here-s-what-simon-sandall-wishes-every-owner-knew","published_at":"2026-07-07T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-restaurants-profitable-7428493/he-s-spent-41-years-in-hospitality-here-s-what-simon-sandall-wishes-every-owner-knew","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-restaurants-profitable-7428493","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2589557/episodes/19370790-he-s-spent-41-years-in-hospitality-here-s-what-simon-sandall-wishes-every-owner-knew.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2589557/episodes/19370790-he-s-spent-41-years-in-hospitality-here-s-what-simon-sandall-wishes-every-owner-knew.mp3","summary":"How to last 41 years in hospitality, build a career across the world's most iconic restaurants, and learn the lessons every restaurant owner wishes they'd been told earlier. Simon Sandall on consistency, ownership, hospitality and the standards that built one of Australia's most respected culinary careers. Simon Sandall came to Australia from Rugby, UK, 31 years ago for a six-month working holiday. He never went home. For 41 years he's been in hospitality. 17 of those as Matt Moran's Group Ex...","meta_description":"How to last 41 years in hospitality, build a career across the world's most iconic restaurants, and learn the lessons every restaurant owner wishes they'd…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3246,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/make-restaurants-profitable-7428493/episodes/he-s-spent-41-years-in-hospitality-here-s-what-simon-sandall-wishes-every-owner-knew/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-restaurants-profitable-7428493/he-s-spent-41-years-in-hospitality-here-s-what-simon-sandall-wishes-every-owner-knew.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}