{"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":"Letting go of the day-to-day: Tom Schmidt's journey from busser to leader | 073","slug":"letting-go-of-the-day-to-day-tom-schmidt-s-journey-from-busser-to-leader-073","published_at":"2026-06-03T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pre-shift-3009561/letting-go-of-the-day-to-day-tom-schmidt-s-journey-from-busser-to-leader-073","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pre-shift-3009561","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937749/episodes/19260710-letting-go-of-the-day-to-day-tom-schmidt-s-journey-from-busser-to-leader-073.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937749/episodes/19260710-letting-go-of-the-day-to-day-tom-schmidt-s-journey-from-busser-to-leader-073.mp3","summary":"The Pre-Shift Podcast is back! Tom Schmidt, co-owner of Salt + Smoke BBQ, talks with host D.J. about shifting from hands-on restaurant work to leading an eight-location, 550+ employee business, a transition he says truly began around the fourth location and felt like a “phantom limb” loss of how he measured success. He explains how delegating to partners and leaders—especially co-owner Haley, a director of operations, and later hospitality, HR, finance, and catering roles—enabled growth while...","meta_description":"The Pre-Shift Podcast is back! Tom Schmidt, co-owner of Salt + Smoke BBQ, talks with host D.J. about shifting from hands-on restaurant work to leading an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1680,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-pre-shift-3009561/episodes/letting-go-of-the-day-to-day-tom-schmidt-s-journey-from-busser-to-leader-073/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/letting-go-of-the-day-to-day-tom-schmidt-s-journey-from-busser-to-leader-073.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}