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Barbecue Catering Smarts is your go-to podcast for mastering the business of BBQ catering. Hosted by Michael Attias—founder of CaterZen Catering Software and longtime catering strategist—this show dives deep into the systems, stories, and smarts behind the most successful BBQ…
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Episode 42: Next-Gen BBQ Growth — Turning Relationships, Social Media & Hustle Into Catering Sales with Kendal Handy (opens the original)
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In this episode of Barbecue Catering Smarts , Michael Attias welcomes Kendal Handy, Co-Owner of Hambone's BBQ Smokehouse , for a fresh look at what the next generation can bring to a family-owned barbecue business. At just 19 years old, Kendal is already getting hands-on experience across the operation—from learning the pits and family recipes to marketing, social media, catering sales, networking, and business development. He shares how growing up around the restaurant sparked his interest in h
Episode 41: Built to Pivot — How Big Daddy's BBQ Keeps Growing After 20 Years (opens the original)
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In this episode of Barbecue Catering Smarts , Michael Attias welcomes Kersten Grigg, Owner of Big Daddy's BBQ in Boise, Idaho . What started with Kersten's parents smoking prime rib and ribs out of the back of a bar eventually grew into a food truck, full-service catering, and a barbecue business now celebrating 20 years. Kersten shares how Big Daddy's catering operation evolved from almost entirely word-of-mouth growth into a more intentional sales and marketing effort across two restaurant loc
Episode 40: Building Systems That Scale — How Smokin' Jack's Turned BBQ Into a Multi-Concept Business (opens the original)
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In this episode of Barbecue Catering Smarts , Michael Attias welcomes Chef Jack Holt, Owner of Smokin' Jack's BBQ . Jack shares the remarkable journey of building Smokin' Jack's from a ghost kitchen during the pandemic into a growing multi-concept barbecue business with food trucks, restaurant locations, stadium partnerships, and a thriving catering operation. Throughout the conversation, Jack explains why great barbecue is only the beginning . Long-term success comes from building repeatable sy
Episode 39: Catering First — How BaQ-Bone BBQ Built a Business Beyond the Food Truck (opens the original)
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In this episode of Barbecue Catering Smarts , Michael Attias sits down with Stuart McClean, Founder of BaQ-Bone BBQ & Catering , to discuss how a passion for authentic Texas barbecue evolved into a catering-focused business built for long-term growth. Stuart shares how selling smoked Thanksgiving turkeys from his backyard led to larger catering opportunities, why he chose to prioritize catering over expanding everyday food truck service, and the operational systems that allow his team to execute
Episode 38: From Trailer to Catering Hall — How Baby-Boyz BBQ Built a Community-Driven Business (opens the original)
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In this episode of Barbecue Catering Smarts , Michael Attias welcomes Phillip Livingston, Owner of Baby-Boyz BBQ . Phillip shares how he went from getting laid off and watching a barbecue show on Food Network to building a 22-year barbecue business with a restaurant, catering operation, and catering hall. Phillip talks about the early days of building Baby-Boyz BBQ one customer at a time — driving around with a Southern Pride smoker on a trailer, offering samples, doing door-to-door outreach, an
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