{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FULL COMP: Restaurant Tactics, Tools, & Strategies","title":"The Struggle to Reopen: Tara Lazar, founder F10 Creative","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1537,"description":"Dine in is done yet again. Parts of California are facing another stay at home order. What do you do if you own a restaurant? What do you do if you own 2 or 3 or more. Tara Lazar owns 6 spanning all sectors of hospitality. While most of us are struggling to pivot one location, Tara is masterminding how to ensure all 6 survive the year. Today we get real about the struggles she’s working to overcome and the highs and lows along this path.\nClick to sign up for our weekly newsletter.\nClick here to book time on my personal calendar.\nClick here to download our Restaurant Recovery Guide.\nWant 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.\nSHOW NOTES\n\n Owns 6 locations\nBuilding was about taking opportunities when they came\nHaving multiple locations is more entertaining and stimulating\nThe restaurant revenue offsets the cost of management labor from the catering company\nWhat has it been like as a woman in the industry\nFight a lot harder to be taken seriously\nThe network of restaurateurs is a gentlemen’s club\nWoman leaders tend to be of an older generation\nInitial reaction to Covid\nThis could be devastating on the catering side\nFailed with communication during Covid\nStayed really quiet which stressed out staff\nStarted having zoom calls and updates every two weeks\nBeing realistic with your team\nHow many will be able to come back in the fall?\nBeing honest about not knowing the answers\nFailure depends on so many things out of our control\nLandlord\nGovernment restrictions\nConsumer behavior\nRestaurants in charge of public safety\nFood sourced responsibly\nFollowing safety regulation\nAn outbreak in your restaurant could be devastating\nUsing contact tracing forms\nGreatest fear\nHow do we keep staff safe\nUsing PPP loan\nDistributed to staff who needed it\nPaid staff to stay home\nWas hoping that the team would repay this by...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6OAanP6N7rKCCEP4OYgZT_i74QmCwgk2rH1cSWqhfvs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYzkz/MGQ5M2Y5MWZmM2E0/NGM3MzFmNzQ0OGZl/NDhhYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}