#351 - Building a Better Restaurant with the Owners of Nashville Hotspot, Noko (ENCORE) ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: KICKFIN Thousands of restaurants across the country use Kickfin to send instant, cashless tip payouts, directly to their employees’ bank accounts, the second their shift ends. Get in touch today for a personalized demo and see how restaurants and bars across the country are tipping out with Kickfin. VISIT: https://kickfin.com/demo/ ***** This week's episode is brought to you by: POPMENU If you’re a restaurant owner you need a great website that not only looks beautiful, but helps drive more traffic and sales. Use POPMENU to take your business to the next level. Best of all, listeners of this show can lock in one, set monthly rate… and get $100 off their first month.  VISIT: https://popmenu.com/restaurantstrategy ***** This is a replay of Episode #289, where I chatted with Jon Murray and Wilson Brannock, partners at East Nashville hotspot, Noko. Having come up through the ranks they vowed that when they finally had the chance to open their own place they would do things differently... and that's exactly what they're doing.  Tune in to learn about: How they allocate merchandise revenue Why they give every employee an annual "travel fund"  Their goal of providing 100% free health insurance in the next five years Why they think "skyrocketing food costs" are total BS  These are two very smart, passionate guys who you can't help but root for. Oh, and guess what... we definitely don't see eye to eye on everything. It was fun doing a bit of sparring with them!  IMPORTANT LINKS: Website: https://www.nokonashville.com/about Noko on FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086515181359 Noko on IG: https://www.instagram.com/nokonashville/   ***** Grab your tickets now for the P3 Profitability Summit! This 3-day event is being hosted in St. Louis, MO July 14-16, 2024... Early Bird tickets now available; attendance is being capped at 100.  Grab your tickets: https://www.chipklose.com/events/ticket-p3-profitability-summit