Restaurant & Hospitality Speaker Scott Greenberg
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How to Make Core Values Actually Mean Something in Your Restaurant “Next in line!” “Hi, I’d like a No. 4 with a bottle of water to go.” “Will that be for here or to go?” “Uh, to go.” “That’ll be $17.75. Thank you, your order number is 43. Next in line!” Five minutes after I […]
How to Boost Restaurant Performance Using Constructive Comparison
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I’m a food and hospitality speaker. But when I attended my first convention as a franchise business owner, I felt like a freshman on the first day of high school. Many people knew each other and warmly offered handshakes and hugs. I knew almost no one. I also noticed how many of these people had […]
Attracting and Retaining Customers and Employees Comes Down to These Two Skills
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Attracting and Retaining Customers and Employees Comes Down to These Two Skills Ever heard a business owner say they’re in “the people business?” As a hiring and retention keynote speaker, I hear it all the time. I make a living giving presentations to franchise systems, associations and corporations. I like to ask audience members to […]
Why You Should Ditch the Golden Rule
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“I treat them the way I want to be treated. It’s as simple as practicing the golden rule.” As a motivational franchise speaker, I was preparing to keynote for a chain of quick-service restaurants and I asked one of their franchisees what he does to provide good customer service. He shared the same belief I’ve […]
How to Retain Your Team by Boosting Your Culture: What Pro Football Can Teach Us
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As a hiring and retention keynote speaker, I work with a large number of franchises and restaurants. And I draw lessons from anywhere I can. Last year I attended the Los Angeles Chargers home opener against the Dallas Cowboys. You’d never know the game was in Los Angeles, as the stadium was overrun by the […]
A Critical Mistake to Avoid When Hiring
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As an employee retention & hiring speaker speaker and former owner of an Edible Arrangements franchise, I understand the frustrations and pitfalls of interviewing candidates who seem perfect for the job, only to find them gone within a few months of hiring them I really wanted to like Nina. We had an open position […]
10 Fictional TV Small Businesses and the Lessons They Offer
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One thing I’ve realized as a motivational franchise speaker is that just because a business isn’t real, doesn’t mean it can’t inspire. Without the burden of actually having to make money with their fictional franchise concepts, Hollywood has brought to the public a number of memorable brands offering all kinds of insight. Let’s take a […]
What Preschools Get Right and Franchisors Get Wrong
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Before I was a motivational franchise speaker, I was a franchisor and when my son’s preschool was about to go under, I immediately hired his teacher to manage my Edible Arrangements franchise. Jennifer actually had experience running a flower shop prior to becoming an educator and I saw how well she ran my son’s class. I […]
Enterprise Podcast Network Interview
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Just interviewed on the Enterprise Podcast Network to talk about franchise success and my new book, The Wealthy Franchisee. Host Eric Dye I discussed: The definition of a “wealthy franchisee” The most common myths about why top franchisees are succeed The most common problems I see among franchise business owners What makes top franchisees different […]
Achieving a Peak Performance Mindset: A Five Minute Message
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Just recored a message about NEXT-LEVEL thinking and peak performance mindset for the 5 Minutes for Me app. Click the image to download and listen.