430 episodes

Coming to grips with over 100,000 restaurants shuttered...It's time to fix what's broken.

Created in partnership with Yelp for Restaurants, FULL COMP is a weekly show exploring the past & future of the hospitality industry. Provocative & actionable, the show aims to ask the tough questions, supplying listeners with the tools & resources needed to thrive post-pandemic.

The host, Michelin-rated restaurateur Josh Kopel, challenges conventional wisdom by hosting both hospitality professionals & thought leaders from outside of the industry, offering a new perspective on an old business.

FULL COMP: The Voice of the Restaurant Industry Revolution Josh Kopel

    • Business
    • 4.9 • 145 Ratings

Coming to grips with over 100,000 restaurants shuttered...It's time to fix what's broken.

Created in partnership with Yelp for Restaurants, FULL COMP is a weekly show exploring the past & future of the hospitality industry. Provocative & actionable, the show aims to ask the tough questions, supplying listeners with the tools & resources needed to thrive post-pandemic.

The host, Michelin-rated restaurateur Josh Kopel, challenges conventional wisdom by hosting both hospitality professionals & thought leaders from outside of the industry, offering a new perspective on an old business.

    Justin Egan on creating a scalable restaurant brand

    Justin Egan on creating a scalable restaurant brand

    In my humble opinion, the world has enough restaurants. What the world lacks are new ideas and, sometimes those ideas manifest themselves in the form of a new restaurant concept. Today we sit down with Justin Egan of Wing It On to discuss the big ideas behind the blockbuster brand. Justin walks us through the step by step strategy they’ve used to scale up regardless of market conditions by focusing on storytelling and precise targeting. 



    For more information on Justin and Wing It On, visit https://www.wingiton.com/.



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    Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.



    We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other content:

    Yelp for Restaurants Podcasts

    Restaurant expert videos & webinars

    • 36 min
    The Secrets to Growth & Scale

    The Secrets to Growth & Scale

    Sign up for this month's 5-Day Restaurant Profitability Challenge by visiting www.joshkopel.com



    Here's a Preview of the Amazing Stuff You’ll Learn:

    Day 1: You’ll learn the 3 Keys to Profitability that scale your restaurant’s cash flow without increasing your expenses so that you can stop worrying about money. Day 2: You’ll learn how to Master Margins, giving you the tools you need to scale your per customer average spend and increase perceived value for your restaurant.Day 3: You’ll learn how to Scale Income by optimizing your floor plan and turn times, serving more guests better and faster.Day 4: You’ll learn how to Diversify Revenue by scaling Event and Catering business through our proven outbound strategy. Day 5: You’ll learn how to Scale Awareness and Customer Frequency creating a flood of new and repeat customers without spending one dollar on ads.

    Space is limited.

    Go to www.joshkopel.com to register today. 

    • 3 min
    Neal Foard on the Art of Crafting an Irresistible Brand Story (Part 2)

    Neal Foard on the Art of Crafting an Irresistible Brand Story (Part 2)

    This is where the conversation turns actionable. We sit down again with master storyteller, Neal Foard, as he walks us through the step by step process he uses to craft stories that resonate. We discuss the essential elements of virality and how to build those elements into the stories we tell. Grab a pen and get ready to take notes, this is a masterclass in world class marketing. 



    For more information on Neal, visit https://www.nealfoard.com/.



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    Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.



    We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other content:

    Yelp for Restaurants Podcasts

    Restaurant expert videos & webinars

    • 43 min
    Neal Foard on the Art of Crafting an Irresistible Brand Story (Part 1)

    Neal Foard on the Art of Crafting an Irresistible Brand Story (Part 1)

    What is great marketing? If we distill it down to its simplest form, it’s great storytelling. But, for most of us, there’s hesitation in putting ourselves out there. What would we talk about? Who would care? Today we sit down with master storyteller, Neal Foard, a marketing executive turned social media guru who’s collected close to half a million loyal followers simply by sharing his life in the most compelling way imaginable. In this epic two part conversation we discuss the essential elements of a great story and how you can put it together to scale awareness and loyalty for your restaurant brand. 



    For more information on Neal, visit https://www.nealfoard.com/.



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    Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.



    We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other content:



    Yelp for Restaurants Podcasts

    Restaurant expert videos & webinars

    • 45 min
    Darshak Mehta on the Fast Track to Scaling Profitability

    Darshak Mehta on the Fast Track to Scaling Profitability

    For most of us, our career as restaurateurs is defined by making due with what we can afford. Sure it would be fantastic to bring on a Chief Financial Officer, a director of HR, and a day to day bookkeeper, providing real time analysis of our restaurants, but who can afford all of that? Well, through the internet and this globalized world we live in, there’s now hope for all of us. Today we sit down with Darshak Mehta of Analytix, an offshore Advisory firm changing the face of our industry by providing great restaurants with the information and support they need. We discuss the path to profitability for their restaurant clients and the steps you can take today to achieve the same results. 



    For more information on Analytix, visit

    https://www.analytix.com/industries/restaurants/.



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    Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.



    We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other content:



    Yelp for Restaurants Podcasts

    Restaurant expert videos & webinars

    • 41 min
    Jason Brookes on the Daily Habits of Exceptional Leaders

    Jason Brookes on the Daily Habits of Exceptional Leaders

    You are not what you say you are. You are what you do on a daily basis. So if you want to be a great leader, you must act like a great leader. But what does that look like in practical application? Today we find out. We’re sitting down with Jason Brooks, famed multiunit operator, to discuss his path to leadership and the tactics, tools, and strategies he developed over decades to transform his restaurant family into a high performance team. 



    You can pick up his book, Every Leader Needs Followers, wherever books are sold.



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    Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.



    We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other content:



    Yelp for Restaurants Podcasts

    Restaurant expert videos & webinars

    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
145 Ratings

145 Ratings

ASobering ,

Entertaining, insightful, and actionable! 🔥

Whether you’re well established as a restauranteur or just getting started carving out a profitable niche that’s ready to grow, this is a must-listen podcast for you! Josh does an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of building a thriving business you can be proud of with leaders who’ve actually experienced success themselves. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!

Cosmicnic6 ,

Today’s episode needs fixed!!

Hey Josh, listen to your podcast daily! Today’s most recent show needs edited badly. The clips run over each other so everyone is talking at the same time and then long silent pauses! Other than that, this podcast is great!!
Love it. Great guest, very pertinent info.

chicknmax ,

Josh!!

Josh you are just awesome! Thanks so much for a fun interview! Keep the faith! Stay safe! Max

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