{"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":"How John Rivera Built His Dream Restaurant Without Sacrificing Time With His Kids","slug":"how-john-rivera-built-his-dream-restaurant-without-sacrificing-time-with-his-kids","published_at":"2026-04-14T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-restaurants-profitable-7428493/how-john-rivera-built-his-dream-restaurant-without-sacrificing-time-with-his-kids","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-restaurants-profitable-7428493","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2589557/episodes/19012389-how-john-rivera-built-his-dream-restaurant-without-sacrificing-time-with-his-kids.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2589557/episodes/19012389-how-john-rivera-built-his-dream-restaurant-without-sacrificing-time-with-his-kids.mp3","summary":"John Rivera spent his twenties in fine dining kitchens. Working every Saturday. Missing birthdays. Missing weddings. Then he opened his own restaurant — and found himself video-calling his kids from the pass just to see them awake. Something had to change. In this episode, John — chef and owner of Ascal Restaurant, Inman bar, and Filipino gelato concept Carton — talks about the decision that shifted everything. The boundaries he set, the systems he built, and how he went from working every da...","meta_description":"John Rivera spent his twenties in fine dining kitchens. Working every Saturday. Missing birthdays. Missing weddings. Then he opened his own restaurant — a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2901,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/make-restaurants-profitable-7428493/episodes/how-john-rivera-built-his-dream-restaurant-without-sacrificing-time-with-his-kids/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/how-john-rivera-built-his-dream-restaurant-without-sacrificing-time-with-his-kids.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}