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The Bottom Line- Real Stories Behind Restaurants
The Bottom Line: The Real Stories Behind Restaurants is a straight-to-the-point, 50 minute podcast where restaurant operators and industry leaders share their biggest wins and toughest challenges. Each episode dives into real, unfiltered stories about what it takes to run a successful restaurant, from scaling operations to overcoming financial struggles. Whether it’s a breakthrough strategy or a hard-earned lesson, this podcast gives listeners actionable insights they can apply to their own businesses. It’s about the reality of the restaurant industry—not just the highlights, but the hard work behind the success.
Episodes
6 episodes
Mission-Driven Burgers: How Grassburger Is Changing Fast Casual
In this episode of The Bottom Line, Naki Soyturk sits down with Jessie and Ed Kileen, the husband-and-wife duo behind Grassburger, a growing fast casual brand that fuses sustainability, values-driven leadership, and operational discipline. The ...
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36:28
From One Oven to a Movement: The Billy Bricks Story
In this episode of The Bottom Line, host Naki Soyturk sits down with Ric Gruber Jr., the attorney-turned-entrepreneur who brought Neapolitan-style pizza to Chicagoland 20 years ago—and never looked back. Ric shares how he and his family bootstr...
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1:04:56
No More Guesswork: Inventory, Cost Management and Consistency, and Real Results with MarginEdge
In this episode of The Bottom Line, Naki Soyturk welcomes Matt Molaski and Rich Dunham from MarginEdge—the industry’s “Swiss Army knife” for inventory, invoice processing, and restaurant cost control. They break down the biggest myths about inv...
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40:31
Scaling Restaurants & Systems: Real-World Lessons with Greg Provance
In this episode of The Bottom Line, Naki Soyturk sits down with Greg Provance—restaurant consultant, former operator, and the founder of GP Hospitality Partner —to talk about the real challenges and rewards of growing a restaurant business toda...
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50:39
25 Years, 8 Stores: Pete Boniface’s Restaurant Systems Playbook
Key Quote:"You don’t need to lose your soul to grow—but you do need systems." — Pete BonifaceIn this episode of The Bottom Line, host Naki Soyturk sits down with Pete Boniface, co-founder of Yampa Sandwich Company, to dissect what i...
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58:56
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Pizza Boss of Minnesota Antonio Gambino (Andrea’s & Tono’s) on Great Food, Culture & Partnership
In this episode of The Bottom Line, host Naki sits down with Antonio Gambino, co-founder of Tono Pizzeria + Cheesesteaks, to unpack the real strategies behind one of Minnesota’s fastest-growing restaurant brands.
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42:35