Restaurant Influencers

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He Bet on Baltimore Before Anyone Else — Now His Restaurant Group Is Transforming Cities Across America

June 16, 2026

Alex Smith, founder and CEO of Atlas Restaurant Group, helped transform Baltimore’s Harbor East into a dining destination while building a rapidly expanding hospitality company known for luxury restaurants, disciplined operations, and team-first culture. Watch now to learn how Alex Smith built Atlas Restaurant Group, transformed Harbor East, and used lacrosse principles to scale team culture. Restaurant Influencers is sponsored by: • Toast All-In-1 Restaurant POS: https://entm.ag/ToastRI ...

This Restaurant Owner Was Secretly Cleaning Airbnb’s to Pay Rent — Now Her Investors Want To Open More Locations

June 09, 2026

Emily Brown, owner of Eebee’s Corner Bar in Washington, DC, built one of the city’s most talked about neighborhood bars around old-school hospitality and community. Before opening Eebee’s, Brown spent years bartending, running beverage programs, and hustling through side jobs while developing her vision for a corner bar. Watch now to learn about the leap of faith behind Eebee’s Corner Bar, the seven-hour wait times that followed, and how Emily Brown turned a corner bar into one of DC’s hotte...

Most Restaurants Ignore the Most Profitable Part of the Business, This Bar Expert Says

June 02, 2026

Tobin Ellis, founder and principal of Studio Barmagic, has spent nearly 30 years designing and operating bars around the world. Through his new book Bar Design Essentials, Ellis shares why workflow, hospitality, and beverage strategy matter more than ever in the modern restaurant business. Watch now to learn why most bars are designed backward, how hospitality is changing as people drink less, and why great service still drives the restaurant business. Sponsored by: • TOAST - All-In-1...