#LocalBites

On today’s episode of Local Bites, we talk to Kirk Grogan, the honorary co-founder of Tip House. Kirk is discussing how Tip Haus has helped restaurants, offering advice on all things marketing and business, and his own experience in the hospitality industry.

To contact Kirk, you can email him at kirk@tiphaus.com or learn more about what Tip Haus offers on their website, tiphaus.com

[00:00] Show intro
[00:32] Welcome to Kirk
[00:50] Kirk’s restaurant experience
[01:35] From beginning the journey to joining Tip Haus
[03:49] Going through COVID as a new startup
[07:13] How Tip Haus solves pain points
[11:03] Transparency and staff retention
[13:52] Successes and mistakes employers can make
[18:23] How can restaurants benefit from higher tipping?
[21:37] Tip averages for quick service restaurants
[23:15] Guest perception of tipping
[26:53] What are good marketing practices to bring guests in?
[33:26] Kirk’s advice for a new restaurant owner
[34:38] How to learn more about Tip Haus
[35:16] Outro

Show Notes

On today’s episode of Local Bites, we talk to Kirk Grogan, the honorary co-founder of Tip House. Kirk is discussing how Tip Haus has helped restaurants, offering advice on all things marketing and business, and his own experience in the hospitality industry. 

To contact Kirk, you can email him at kirk@tiphaus.com or learn more about what Tip Haus offers on their website, tiphaus.com

[00:00] Show intro 
[00:32] Welcome to Kirk
[00:50] Kirk’s restaurant experience 
[01:35] From beginning the journey to joining Tip Haus
[03:49] Going through COVID as a new startup 
[07:13] How Tip Haus solves pain points
[11:03] Transparency and staff retention 
[13:52] Successes and mistakes employers can make
[18:23] How can restaurants benefit from higher tipping?
[21:37] Tip averages for quick service restaurants
[23:15] Guest perception of tipping 
[26:53] What are good marketing practices to bring guests in?
[33:26] Kirk’s advice for a new restaurant owner
[34:38] How to learn more about Tip Haus
[35:16] Outro

Creators & Guests

Host
Amin Yazdani
Co-Founder & CEO @Craver_App_
Guest
Kirk Grogan
TipHaus provides painless tip distribution to restaurants by making it automated, accurate, and guaranteed to save time, money, and headaches.

What is #LocalBites?

Starting and running a #local restaurant isn’t easy. With a big upfront investment, small margins, and lots of hard work required, you need to be a little bit crazy to run a successful restaurant. Yet, we all know amazing local entrepreneurs who take on this challenge every day. These people make our local economies stronger.

Amin Yazdani, CEO & Co-Founder of Craver, hosts one of these amazing people each week. #LocalBites shares helpful strategies that you can use in your restaurant mixed with inspiring stories, and great conversation.