Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore

To join us and engage with all our guests and events, go to joinrunlive.com to get access to today's guest specifically OR join the newly relaunched Restaurant Unstoppable Network!  Geoffrey Lanez, MBA, CEC is the Executive Chef at The Patterson Club in Fairfield, Connecticut. Recognized as a top culinary leader in the private club industry, he was named a Club + Resort Chef 40 Under 40 honoree and crowned the 2025 Club + Resort Chef of the Year. An accomplished competitive chef, Chef Lanez holds an MBA and a Bachelor's degree in Food Service Management from Johnson & Wales University. He has represented the United States internationally as a member of ACF Culinary Team USA, earning multiple medals at the Culinary Olympics and the Culinary World Cup. Beyond the kitchen, he is also the founder and CEO of Burrd Productions.   Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/restaurantunstoppable Subscribe to our email newsletter: https://www.restaurantunstoppable.com/   Today's sponsors: - US Foods®. Running a restaurant takes MORE than great food—it takes reliable deliveries, quality products, and smart tools. US Foods® helps you make it. Ready to level up? Visit: usfoods.com/expectmore.   -   Guest contact info: Follow Geoffrey's journey on Instagram  Thanks for listening!    Rate the podcast, subscribe, and share!

To join us and engage with all our guests and events, go to joinrunlive.com to get access to today's guest specifically OR join the newly relaunched Restaurant Unstoppable Network!    Alexis Guttridge is an experienced hospitality consultant and advisor who provides on-the-ground operational support for restaurants, hotels, and venues. Originally an NYC transplant who built a highly regarded career as a restaurateur and general manager in Boston, she is now based in Melbourne, Australia, where she focuses on optimizing venue workflows and front-of-house culture    Alexis co-founded and co-owned the acclaimed French-influenced restaurant West Bridge in Kendall Square, Cambridge. West Bridge earned widespread recognition, including being named one of America's best new restaurants by GQ.     Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/restaurantunstoppable Subscribe to our email newsletter: https://www.restaurantunstoppable.com/   -   Today's sponsors:   -   Hermetic.ai - Private event leads die in inboxes every day. Mia fixes that. She's an AI agent that responds within seconds, handles the back-and-forth, and fills your event calendar — automatically. Fully integrated in under 10 minutes. Head to hermetic.ai and put her to work. https://www.hermetic.ai/   - Hotshift - Hotshift is the all-in-one tool built by a restaurant owner, for restaurant owners. Scheduling, hiring, training, reviews — one roof, one login. Plus real-time labor cost forecasting before the shift ever starts. Head to hotshift.pro/unstoppable. -   Restaurant Technologies — the leader in automated cooking oil management. Their Total Oil Management solution is an end-to-end closed loop automated system that delivers, monitors, filters, collects, and recycles your cooking oil eliminating one of the dirtiest jobs in the kitchen.. Automate your oil and elevate your kitchen by visiting rti-inc.com or call 888-779-5314 to get started!   - US Foods®. Running a restaurant takes MORE than great food—it takes reliable deliveries, quality products, and smart tools. US Foods® helps you make it. Ready to level up? Visit: usfoods.com/expectmore.   -   Guest contact info: Discover Alexis Guttridge's restaurant insights on Instagram and find more information about Alexis on her LinkedIn Profile. Thanks for listening!    Rate the podcast, subscribe, and share!

Today's guest will join the Restaurant Unstoppable Network for a live Q+A on October 5th, 2026 at 11AM EST. To join us and engage with all our guests and events, go to joinrunlive.com to get access to today's guest specifically OR join the newly relaunched Restaurant Unstoppable Network! Matt Wampler is the co-founder and CEO of ClearCOGS, a restaurant intelligence platform using AI and predictive analytics to help operators forecast demand and make smarter decisions around prep, purchasing, and labor. Before founding ClearCOGS, Matt took over a struggling Jimmy John's franchise at age 21, turned it around, and spent the next seven years opening and operating additional locations before exiting the business in 2018. After teaching himself to code and diving into data science, he co-founded ClearCOGS to close the technology gap he experienced firsthand as an operator. Today, he is focused on helping restaurant teams translate complex data into clear, actionable plans that reduce food waste, streamline operations, and support profitability.clearcogs+1 If you want to learn more about Hermetic AI and you want to support this podcast, please email Eric ([email protected]) and he will personally introduce you to their team. Restaurant Unstoppable will receive a finder's fee if you simply book a demo. It really helps the show! Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/restaurantunstoppable Subscribe to our email newsletter: https://www.restaurantunstoppable.com/ Today's sponsors: - Hermetic.ai  - Private event leads die in inboxes every day. Mia fixes that. She's an AI agent that responds within seconds, handles the back-and-forth, and fills your event calendar — automatically. Fully integrated in under 10 minutes. Head to hermetic.ai and put her to work. https://www.hermetic.ai/ - Hotshift - Hotshift is the all-in-one tool built by a restaurant owner, for restaurant owners. Scheduling, hiring, training, reviews — one roof, one login. Plusreal-time labor cost forecasting before the shift ever starts. Head to hotshift.pro/unstoppable. - Restaurant Technologies — the leader in automated cooking oil management. Their Total Oil Management solution is an end-to-end closed loop automated system that delivers, monitors, filters, collects, and recycles your cooking oil eliminating one of the dirtiest jobs in the kitchen.. Automate your oil and elevate your kitchen by visiting rti-inc.com or call 888-779-5314 to get started! - US Foods®. Running a restaurant takes MORE than great food—it takes reliable deliveries, quality products, and smart tools. US Foods® helps you make it. Ready to level up? Visit: usfoods.com/expectmore. - Guest contact info:  Check out his podcast: Restaurant AI Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjwampler Website: https://www.clearcogs.com/ Thanks for listening! Rate the podcast, subscribe, and share! 

Today's guest will join the Restaurant Unstoppable Network for a live Q+A on September 28th, 2026 at 11AM EST. To join us and engage with all our guests and events, go to joinrunlive.com to get access to today's guest specifically OR join the newly relaunched Restaurant Unstoppable Network! Adam Weisblatt is the co-founder of Los Angeles–based Last Word Hospitality, the restaurant group behind acclaimed concepts including Found Oyster, Barra Santos, Queen's Raw Bar + Grill, Same Same Thai, and Red Dog Saloon. Since launching Last Word Hospitality in 2014, he has helped build people-driven, neighborhood-focused restaurants while leading the company's new-business development, concept creation, and long-term strategy. He is also the author of For the Love of Restaurants: An Insider's Guide from Daydreams to Opening Night, a practical and candid look at what it takes to turn a restaurant idea into a lasting business. Drawing on his experience opening seven restaurants, Weisblatt brings an operator's perspective to the challenges, risks, and community-building power of independent hospitality. If you want to learn more about Hermetic AI and you want to support this podcast, please email Eric ([email protected]) and he will personally introduce you to their team. Restaurant Unstoppable will receive a finder's fee if you simply book a demo. It really helps the show! Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/restaurantunstoppable Subscribe to our email newsletter: https://www.restaurantunstoppable.com/ Today's sponsors: - Hermetic.ai  - Private event leads die in inboxes every day. Mia fixes that. She's an AI agent that responds within seconds, handles the back-and-forth, and fills your event calendar — automatically. Fully integrated in under 10 minutes. Head to hermetic.ai and put her to work. https://www.hermetic.ai/ - Hotshift - Hotshift is the all-in-one tool built by a restaurant owner, for restaurant owners. Scheduling, hiring, training, reviews — one roof, one login. Plusreal-time labor cost forecasting before the shift ever starts. Head to hotshift.pro/unstoppable. - Restaurant Technologies — the leader in automated cooking oil management. Their Total Oil Management solution is an end-to-end closed loop automated system that delivers, monitors, filters, collects, and recycles your cooking oil eliminating one of the dirtiest jobs in the kitchen.. Automate your oil and elevate your kitchen by visiting rti-inc.com or call 888-779-5314 to get started! - US Foods®. Running a restaurant takes MORE than great food—it takes reliable deliveries, quality products, and smart tools. US Foods® helps you make it. Ready to level up? Visit: usfoods.com/expectmore. - Guest contact info:  Check out his book: For the Love of Restaurants: An Insider's Guide from Daydreams to Opening Night Thanks for listening! Rate the podcast, subscribe, and share! 

Today's guests will join the Restaurant Unstoppable Network for a live Q+A on September 28th, 2026 at 11AM EST. To join us and engage with all our guests and events, go to joinrunlive.com to get access to today's guest specifically OR join the newly relaunched Restaurant Unstoppable Network! Danny Azzarello and Alan Frati are the co-founders of CRACK'D Kitchen and Coffee. Both guests grew up in restaurants and learned the fundamentals from working in profitable and system-heavy chains. They met while working together and decided to open CRACK'D in 2019. Today there are 5 locations, along with retail and secondary concepts. If you want to learn more about Hermetic AI and you want to support this podcast, please email Eric ([email protected]) and he will personally introduce you to their team. Restaurant Unstoppable will receive a finder's fee if you simply book a demo. It really helps the show! Join RULibrary: www.restaurantunstoppable.com/RULibrary Join RULive: www.restaurantunstoppable.com/live Set Up your RUEvolve 1:1: www.restaurantunstoppable.com/evolve Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/restaurantunstoppable Subscribe to our email newsletter: https://www.restaurantunstoppable.com/ Today's sponsors: - Hermetic.ai  - Private event leads die in inboxes every day. Mia fixes that. She's an AI agent that responds within seconds, handles the back-and-forth, and fills your event calendar — automatically. Fully integrated in under 10 minutes. Head to hermetic.ai and put her to work. https://www.hermetic.ai/ - Hotshift - Hotshift is the all-in-one tool built by a restaurant owner, for restaurant owners. Scheduling, hiring, training, reviews — one roof, one login. Plusreal-time labor cost forecasting before the shift ever starts. Head to hotshift.pro/unstoppable. - Restaurant Technologies — the leader in automated cooking oil management. Their Total Oil Management solution is an end-to-end closed loop automated system that delivers, monitors, filters, collects, and recycles your cooking oil eliminating one of the dirtiest jobs in the kitchen.. Automate your oil and elevate your kitchen by visiting rti-inc.com or call 888-779-5314 to get started! - US Foods®. Running a restaurant takes MORE than great food—it takes reliable deliveries, quality products, and smart tools. US Foods® helps you make it. Ready to level up? Visit: usfoods.com/expectmore. - Today's guest recommends: US Foods Neon JTECH Guest contact info:  Danny's email: [email protected] Alan's email: [email protected] Thanks for listening! Rate the podcast, subscribe, and share!