{"podcast":{"title":"The Pre-Shift","slug":"the-pre-shift-3009561","podcast_index_feed_id":3009561,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1937749.rss","website_url":"https://www.7shifts.com/restaurant-growth-podcast/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/owf1obxz8rbnqh47jz1scxlql2xm?.jpg","author":"7shifts","episode_count":81,"summary":"Great teams make great restaurants. On The Pre-Shift , restaurant operators and industry experts dive into what it takes to build great restaurant teams. We explore their stories, the strategies they use, and valuable lessons on running restaurant teams. Hosted by D. J. Costantino. Presented by 7shifts. The Pre-Shift Podcast is taking a hiatus. Thank you for listening and being part of our restaurant community!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T00:18:20.951758+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pre-shift-3009561"},"episode":{"title":"Anthony Valletta on tech, training, and tearing up the traditional pay model | 070","slug":"anthony-valletta-on-tech-training-and-tearing-up-the-traditional-pay-model-070","published_at":"2025-10-08T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pre-shift-3009561/anthony-valletta-on-tech-training-and-tearing-up-the-traditional-pay-model-070","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pre-shift-3009561","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937749/episodes/17711039-anthony-valletta-on-tech-training-and-tearing-up-the-traditional-pay-model-070.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937749/episodes/17711039-anthony-valletta-on-tech-training-and-tearing-up-the-traditional-pay-model-070.mp3","summary":"What if your dishwasher earned the same as your most tenured line cook? At bartaco, that’s not a hypothetical—it’s the reality. In this episode, we sit down with Anthony Valletta, President of bartaco, to discuss the innovative strategies fueling their nationwide growth. Anthony pulls back the curtain on their revolutionary compensation structure, where every hourly employee receives the same base wage and an equal share of tips, eliminating pay disparity between the front and back of house. ...","meta_description":"What if your dishwasher earned the same as your most tenured line cook? At bartaco, that’s not a hypothetical—it’s the reality. In this episode, we sit do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1204,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-pre-shift-3009561/episodes/anthony-valletta-on-tech-training-and-tearing-up-the-traditional-pay-model-070/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pre-shift-3009561/anthony-valletta-on-tech-training-and-tearing-up-the-traditional-pay-model-070.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}