
The Bar Business Podcast: Smart Hospitality & Marketing Secrets For Bar & Pub Owners
Are you spending more time stuck behind the bar than building a business that runs smoothly without you?
If you're a bar owner who feels overwhelmed by the day-to-day grind of hospitality and is struggling to balance operations, marketing, and profits this show is for you. Chris Schneider, with over 20 years in the industry, created this podcast to help you overcome burnout, increase profits, and create a business you can enjoyโnot just endure.
Join us every Monday and Wednesday to:
- Get expert strategies to boost profits while attracting loyal customers.
- Learn bar marketing tactics, menu design hacks, and leadership tools that simplify operations.
- Build the bar or pub that you have always dreamt of owning.
Ready to take control of your barโs success? Start by tuning into the fan-favorite episode: 5 Strategies to Boost Bar Profits This Week: Quick Wins for Bar Owners.
The Bar Business Podcast: Smart Hospitality & Marketing Secrets For Bar & Pub Owners
5 Minute Bar Staffing Math That Exposes Hidden Labor Waste
Slow hour, full crew, and the till is barely moving.
Most of us guess at schedules and pay for people to stand around, then we are short the minute it gets busy.
This episode walks through a five-minute check that sets a sales-per-labor-hour target and shows who should be on and when.
It uses the numbers you already track and takes less time than making a drink.
You get a simple plan to cut waste, keep service tight, and put real money back in the drawer.
What Youโll Learn:
๐ Why slow hours quietly drain cash even with lean crews.
๐ How to set a sales per labor hour target without a spreadsheet.
๐ The five-minute check that catches overstaffed shifts before they happen.
๐ How yesterdayโs sales patterns guide tomorrowโs staffing decisions.
๐ Why busy nights still leak profit despite a full schedule.
๐ How to handle surprise spikes without overspending during slow hours.
๐ The one number managers need so everyone schedules the same way
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๐ Snag my book "How to Make Top-Shelf Profits in the Bar Business!"
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Thank you to our show sponsors, SpotOn and Profit Assist. SpotOn's modern, cloud-based POS system allows bars to increase team productivity and provides the reporting you need to make smart financial decisions. Profit Assist works with your bookkeeping software using AI to help you make data-driven decisions and maximize your profits while giving you benchmarking data to understand how you compare to the industry at large.
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