38 min

The Billion Dollar Coach: Executive Coach Josh Holtzman + David Kaplan, Death & Co‪.‬ FULL COMP: The Voice of the Restaurant Industry Revolution

    • Entrepreneurship

I’m going to let you in on a big secret. Many of the successful entrepreneurs I know are all following the same playbook. The book is called Traction and the strategy is called EOS, the entrepreneurial operating system. It’s like rocket fuel for your business. Don’t believe me? I don’t blame you. That’s why I brought in the experts.

Today we’re having a discussion with executive coach, Josh Holtzman and his client and famed Hospitality magnate Dave Kaplan of Death & Co.

The total earnings of the companies Josh coaches equates to ONE BILLION DOLLARS in revenue.

How does he do it? What creates that level of growth? It’s all covered in todays conversation.

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Click here to download our Restaurant Recovery Guide.

Want to streamline your front-of-house operations and increase sales? Head over to http://restaurants.yelp.com/fullcomppodcast to claim your free page and learn more about these powerful tools for your business.

SHOW NOTES


For Josh H, there’s nothing more fulfilling than to work with more leaders
Works with 25 companies in LA
Industry agnostic. EOS is for growth-orientated organizations
Josh K implemented EOS in his own restaurant
Solved foundational issues in his own organization
The benefits of EOS
EOS puts operating systems and tools together in a cohesive system
Makes transforming your business more actionable
Death & Co examples
The aim of EOS
Gino would be the first to say he didn’t create the concepts
He curated them
Helping business owners get in control and master their businesses
Foundations of the EOS model
Entrepreneurs wrestle with 136 issues at any one time
Tackling 6 things can help to solve the 136 issues
6 things to focus on in business
Mistakes Josh K made in his restaurant business
Some things were not aligned with the vision
Brought in a sommelier and invested in a $25k sustainable wine list
Was not helpful to the business
Having a vision constantly in mind and living the core values helps to focus efforts
The importance of core values
Death & Co raised 2.7 million on a crowdfunding platform
Found EOS during this pivotal moment
Had the leadership read the book
Met Josh Holtzman and hired him as a professional guide to fully implement EOS
Operational and organizational void in the hospitality industry
It is spoken about as if hospitality is completely unique to the other businesses of the world
That’s not true at all
Three areas of issues
How does EOS work in the midst of a pandemic
Pivoting during the pandemic
Focussed on social media outreach
Offered experiences via their retail
Supporting staff during the pandemic (Death & Co)
Free mental health for all staff
Daily newsletter for all staff
Staff relief fund
Death & Co created a reopening playbook
They shared this with others in the industry
Transparency is a key part of their company ethos
Business doesn’t have to be this hard
Business owners struggle with so much

I’m going to let you in on a big secret. Many of the successful entrepreneurs I know are all following the same playbook. The book is called Traction and the strategy is called EOS, the entrepreneurial operating system. It’s like rocket fuel for your business. Don’t believe me? I don’t blame you. That’s why I brought in the experts.

Today we’re having a discussion with executive coach, Josh Holtzman and his client and famed Hospitality magnate Dave Kaplan of Death & Co.

The total earnings of the companies Josh coaches equates to ONE BILLION DOLLARS in revenue.

How does he do it? What creates that level of growth? It’s all covered in todays conversation.

Click to sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Click here to book time on my personal calendar.

Click here to download our Restaurant Recovery Guide.

Want to streamline your front-of-house operations and increase sales? Head over to http://restaurants.yelp.com/fullcomppodcast to claim your free page and learn more about these powerful tools for your business.

SHOW NOTES


For Josh H, there’s nothing more fulfilling than to work with more leaders
Works with 25 companies in LA
Industry agnostic. EOS is for growth-orientated organizations
Josh K implemented EOS in his own restaurant
Solved foundational issues in his own organization
The benefits of EOS
EOS puts operating systems and tools together in a cohesive system
Makes transforming your business more actionable
Death & Co examples
The aim of EOS
Gino would be the first to say he didn’t create the concepts
He curated them
Helping business owners get in control and master their businesses
Foundations of the EOS model
Entrepreneurs wrestle with 136 issues at any one time
Tackling 6 things can help to solve the 136 issues
6 things to focus on in business
Mistakes Josh K made in his restaurant business
Some things were not aligned with the vision
Brought in a sommelier and invested in a $25k sustainable wine list
Was not helpful to the business
Having a vision constantly in mind and living the core values helps to focus efforts
The importance of core values
Death & Co raised 2.7 million on a crowdfunding platform
Found EOS during this pivotal moment
Had the leadership read the book
Met Josh Holtzman and hired him as a professional guide to fully implement EOS
Operational and organizational void in the hospitality industry
It is spoken about as if hospitality is completely unique to the other businesses of the world
That’s not true at all
Three areas of issues
How does EOS work in the midst of a pandemic
Pivoting during the pandemic
Focussed on social media outreach
Offered experiences via their retail
Supporting staff during the pandemic (Death & Co)
Free mental health for all staff
Daily newsletter for all staff
Staff relief fund
Death & Co created a reopening playbook
They shared this with others in the industry
Transparency is a key part of their company ethos
Business doesn’t have to be this hard
Business owners struggle with so much

38 min