Episodes: 276
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 520 subscribers
Instagram: 200 followers
Publicly listed emails
jaime@runningrestaurants.com
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Jaime Oikle - Founder of RunningRestaurants.com and a restaurant content provider with more than 25 years of experience creating resources, news, seminars, and webinars to help restaurant owners succeed.
Dan Simons - Restaurant Growth, Profitability, Farmer Ownership, Product Innovation, Artificial Intelligence In Operations, Employee Mental Health, And Mentoring Entrepreneurs.
Rushi Patel - Restaurant Employee Retention, Workplace Culture, Scheduling, Payroll, Labor Management, And Artificial Intelligence In Restaurant Operations.
Darren Spicer - Scaling Drive-through Coffee Businesses, Customer Experience, Leadership, Customer Data, Developing Young Leaders, Entrepreneurship, And Business Exits.
Jordan Boesch - Restaurant Employee Expectations, Understaffing, Benefits, Manager Recognition, Workplace Culture, Feedback, And Practical Applications Of Artificial Intelligence.
Darren Denington - Restaurant Leadership Teams, Role Clarity, Communication Systems, Recruiting, Accountability, And Leadership Development.
Stop Taking Orders, Start Making Sales
October 15, 2026
Your servers may be the most underused profit center in your restaurant. In this episode, Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com and veteran operator Roger Beaudoin of Restaurant Rockstars explain why order takers leave money on the table. They also cover how to build a front of house team of sales stars who give guests a better experience and bring in bigger checks.Roger shares the simple systems he used with his own team:five-minute pre-shift strategy sessions with role playpop quizzes that ...
From Franchisee to Franchisor: Aaron Anderson on Building Sunrise Social
September 24, 2026
In this episode of the Running Restaurants podcast, host Jaime Oikle interviews Aaron Anderson, founder of Sunrise Social. Aaron shares his restaurant journey, from buying franchises like The Original Hot Dog Factory (which opened during COVID-19) to experimenting with ghost kitchens. He discusses creating his own breakfast, brunch, and lunch concept, Sunrise Social, now operating two franchise locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Aaron covers key topics including menu engineering for pr...
Bootstrapped: Brianna Keefe on Toastique's Path to 65+ Locations
September 10, 2026
In this episode, host Jaime Oikle interviews Brianna Keefe, founder and CEO of Toastique, a fast casual wellness cafe with over 65 locations across 25 states. Brianna shares how her background as a college athlete inspired the concept, how she bootstrapped the first location in Washington D.C., and how organic customer demand led to franchising. The conversation covers franchise partner selection, store sizing, in-house food preparation, transparency, customer experience, loyalty programs, an...
Jeff and Jamie Feed · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
The Build: Restaurant 201 · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
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Running Restaurants typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Restaurant founders and operators, CEOs or co-founders of hospitality technology companies, and experienced restaurant leadership or management educators with practical expertise and relevant business results. Common among recent guests: Built or scaled restaurant groups or hospitality businesses; Founded or led restaurant technology companies; Completed significant business acquisitions or exits. Recent guests include Dan Simons, Rushi Patel, and Darren Spicer.
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