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Tipped Off is the podcast where hospitality meets innovation. Hosted by TipHaus COO Kirk Grogan, we sit down with industry leaders to uncover how modern restaurants are tackling tip management, staffing, payroll, and more.
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Building a Restaurant Around Community: Staying Authentic, Managing Tips & Growing Chulita (opens the original)
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We’re celebrating the 25th episode of Tipped Off with one of our amazing customers, Shireen Imani, owner of Chulita in Los Angeles. On this episode, host Kirk Grogan sits down with Shireen for an honest conversation about what it really takes to build a restaurant around community. Shireen shares how Chulita evolved from an unexpected concept change into the restaurant it is today, what she’s learned from growing from her original Venice Beach location to a second location in Mid-City LA, and th
No Investors, No Kitchen, No Problem: How Le Great Outdoor Built a Restaurant on Its Own Terms (opens the original)
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On this episode of Tipped Off , Kirk Grogan sits down with Quinci Land, General Manager, and Rodolphe Beuve, Chef of Le Great Outdoor, for a conversation about building a restaurant differently. They share the story of how Le Great Outdoor started during the pandemic with a barbecue, a friend’s unused coffee shop space, and just $2,000, and how they grew it into a thriving restaurant without investors. They also discuss why taking care of their team is at the center of their business, how employ
Tech Fatigue Is Real: Cutting Through the Noise With Point B (opens the original)
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In this episode of Tipped Off, host Kirk Grogan sits down with Justine Jobe, Partnership Development Leader for Restaurants & Hospitality at Point B, to discuss what’s really happening behind the scenes of restaurant technology transformation. From AI hype and tech fatigue to POS migrations and the importance of making a GM’s life easier, Justine shares her perspective on how operators can separate meaningful innovation from distractions. Together, they explore why successful brands focus on exe
Be the Show, Not the Commercial: Shawn Walchef on Storytelling That Sells (opens the original)
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In this episode of Tipped Off , Kirk Grogan sits down with Shawn Walchef, owner of Cali BBQ in San Diego and founder of Cali BBQ Media, to discuss how storytelling, hospitality, and authenticity can help restaurants build stronger brands. Shawn shares his journey from opening Cali BBQ during the 2008 recession to building a media company around the belief that businesses need to “be the show, not the commercial.” He explains why operators need to control their own narrative, how being “weirdly a
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