The Bar Business Podcast: Bar & Pub Owner Profits, Marketing & Operations
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 enjoy—not 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 bar’s 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: Bar & Pub Owner Profits, Marketing & Operations
How Bad Bar Design Can Cost You $1M with Tobin Ellis
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What if your bar was built to look good, but not to make money?
That might sound harsh.
But if your bartenders are walking laps, reaching too far, making a mess, or fighting the layout every shift, your design is costing you more than you think.
In this episode, I talk with Tobin Ellis about how bar design impacts speed, service, bartender fatigue, and profit.
We break down why every wasted step matters, why pretty bars can still be operational disasters, and why seconds behind the bar turn into real money.
If your bar looks great but your bartenders are fighting the layout every shift, you should listen to this.
Because a bar that looks great but slows your team down is not good design.
It is expensive decoration.
đź”´Check out Tobin Ellis and his work on operational bar design.
đź“ŚLearn more here:
→ https://www.barmagic.com/
→ https://www.instagram.com/tobinellisdesign/
📌Grab Tobin’s book, “Bar Design Essentials”, here:
Amazon:
→ https://www.amazon.com/Bar-Design-Essentials-Bars-Everyone/dp/1732648255
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📌 If this is something you’re dealing with in your bar, don’t figure it out alone.
Join Bar Business Nation — the free Facebook group for bar owners talking through staff, slow nights, profit leaks, and better ways to run the business.
📢 Join the group here:
→ https://www.facebook.com/groups/barbusinessnation
đź”´Additional resourcesđź”´
Grab the books “How to Make Top-Shelf Profits in the Bar Business!” and “Menus that Sell” here:
→ https://barbusinesscoach.com/book/
