The Restaurant Dealmaker Show

Brandon Robinson | CEO & Founder Tipsy Putt Brands | Ep#33🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙

Ep#33 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙BRANDON ROBINSON, CEO & FounderTipsy Putt Brands
Vagabond at heart, entrepreneur by choice Brandon Robinson is the founder and president of Tipsy Putt, a multi location indoor mini-golf sports bar with 5 locations in Northern, CA.  Prior to founding Tipsy Putt Brandon built the world’s first multi-state multi-unit membership based Medical Spa, Skin Body Soul, of which he exited to private equity in 2022.  Brandon has served on the board of the American Medical Spa association, faculty for multiple Aesthetic surgery and dermatology conferences, is an investor in 10+ startups and is an LP in the Growth Factory venture fund.  You’ll most likely find Brandon in Lake Tahoe where he lives and plays with his wife Jennifer and two baby girls.  
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers,investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.
ABOUT RESTAURANT REALTY Now celebrating our 28th year, Restaurant Realty Company® has a successful track record helping over 3,200 clients in completing over $1,000,000,000 (billion) of Business and Real Estate Transactions including the following: Selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, Selling over 75 related commercial buildings, Leasing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space and Completing over 7,500 valuations. The majority of our staff have either owned and/or managed restaurants. Our deep experience as operators means we understand your business from the inside out. Restaurant Realty has Closed Escrow and/or Leased 375+ Deals since 2020!
 

Sondra Bernstein | The Girl & The Fig | Ep#9🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙

Restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman interview with Restaurateur Sondra Bernstein. Episode #9 of "The Restaurant Dealmaker Show" Hear inspiring show about use of technology and restaurants moving guest experience into the future.
From Twitter Spaces, Podcasts, Digital ordering to NFT memberships/loyalty programs, join Sondra Bernstein’s episode for some creative approaches that guarantee will start you on some rabbit holes. Community service, helping others - Sondra says, “Share your passion. Be the best in the moment. Provide a great experience. Love what you do & Share it.” To talk art, digital AI work or collaborations, visit https://www.sondra-bernstein.com. Meet Restaurateur Sondra Bernstein, founder of girl & the fig in Sonoma, the fig café & winebar in Glen Ellen, a unique event space known as Suite D with a full-service catering company, author of two books, and former co-host of a weekly podcast called The Bite Goes On.
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers, investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.
ABOUT RESTAURANT REALTY Now celebrating our 28th year, Restaurant Realty Company® has a successful track record helping over 3,200 clients in completing over $1,000,000,000 (billion) of Business and Real Estate Transactions including the following: Selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, Selling over 75 related commercial buildings, Leasing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space and Completing over 7,500 valuations. The majority of our staff have either owned and/or managed restaurants. Our deep experience as operators means we understand your business from the inside out. Restaurant Realty has Closed Escrow and/or Leased 375+ Deals since 2020!

Steve Zimmerman & Jeremy Broekman | Zims Restaurants | Ep#6 🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙

Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman in Episode #6 of 🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 as presents "The Zim’s Restaurant Story." Ep#6 was co-produced by Jeremy Broekman, Restaurant Realty's Director of Marketing, which aired on Thu, July 7, 2022.
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers, investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.
ABOUT RESTAURANT REALTY Now celebrating our 28th year, Restaurant Realty Company® has a successful track record helping over 3,200 clients in completing over $1,000,000,000 (billion) of Business and Real Estate Transactions including the following: Selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, Selling over 75 related commercial buildings, Leasing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space and Completing over 7,500 valuations. The majority of our staff have either owned and/or managed restaurants. Our deep experience as operators means we understand your business from the inside out. Restaurant Realty has Closed Escrow and/or Leased 375+ Deals since 2020!

Michael Karp | LBT Restaurants | The Restaurant Dealmaker Show 🎙EP#15

Ep#15 of 🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 MICHAEL KARP, Founder, LBT RestaurantsPremiered Thursday, May 25, 2023
MICHAEL KARP is the Founder & Owner of LBT Restaurants which includes
The Fourth Bore Tap Room & Grill (Orinda)
Forge Pizza (Oakland & Napa)
Michael has extensive restaurant management background including: Acapulco, El Torito, Hillstone Restaurants, Outback Steakhouse, Alice Cooper's Cooperstown, AEG’s Staples Center, Live Nation’s North American Food & Beverage Program, the Arizona Diamondbacks Food & Beverage and more.Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers, investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.ABOUT RESTAURANT REALTY Now celebrating our 28th year, Restaurant Realty Company® has a successful track record helping over 3,200 clients in completing over $1,000,000,000 (billion) of Business and Real Estate Transactions including the following: Selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, Selling over 75 related commercial buildings, Leasing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space and Completing over 7,500 valuations. The majority of our staff have either owned and/or managed restaurants. Our deep experience as operators means we understand your business from the inside out. Restaurant Realty has Closed Escrow and/or Leased 375+ Deals since 2020!
 

Larry Mindel & Michael Mindel | Former Owner, Il Fornaio | Ep#23🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙

We kicked off Season 3 of 🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 with Episode #23 on Thurs Jan 25, 2024 featuring Legendary LARRY MINDEL & MICHAEL MINDEL Formerly Owned Spectrum Foods & Il Fornaio Restaurants & Currently Own Poggio, Copita & Convivo Restaurants
Larry Mindel brings 50 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator and is currently the Managing Partner of Poggio Trattoria, an award-winning Italian restaurant in Sausalito, operator of such restaurants as IL FORNAIO, and portfolio manager of Ciao, Prego, MacArthur Park, Guaymas and Harry’s Bar to name a few! Michael Mindel is founder and CEO of Restaunomics, a restaurant management and consulting company. Clients include Poggio Trattoria, Copita Tequileria y Comida (acclaimed Mexican restaurant in partnership with celebrity chef Joanne Weir) & Convivo. ABOUT RESTAURANT REALTY COMPANY
Now celebrating our 28th year, Restaurant Realty Company® has a successful track record helping over 3,200 clients in completing over $1,000,000,000 (billion) of Business and Real Estate Transactions including the following: Selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, Selling over 70 related commercial buildings, Leasing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space and Completing over 5,000 valuations. The majority of our staff have either owned and/or managed restaurants. Our deep experience as operators means we understand your business from the inside out. Restaurant Realty has Closed Escrow and/or Leased 325+ Deals since Covid!

Dean Biersch | Hopmonk Founder | The Restaurant Dealmaker Show 🎙EP#24

Dean Biersch is a pioneer in the brewpub and craft beer industries, with a career spanning four decades. In 1988, he co-founded Gordon Biersch, establishing a series of successful restaurants & breweries across the United States. With his brewing partner Dan Gordon, GB was known for its commitment to German-style lagers, quality food pairings, and inviting environments. Biersch’s influence on the industry continued with the establishment of HopMonk Tavern in 2008. Today, he remains dedicated to creating Taverns, Beer Gardens and Music Venues inspired by craft beer.
Launched in January 2022, the Restaurant Dealmaker Show has yielded 425,000+ viewers of its 33 episodes between live in-person Zoom webinars, broadcasting live to Facebook and replays on YouTube and Facebook.
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty, in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers,investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.

Ike Shehadeh | Ike's Sandwiches | The Restaurant Dealmaker Show 🎙EP#29

👀VIDEO: Watch EP#29 of the The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 with Ike Shehadeh, founder of Ike's Sandwiches, which recently celebrated the launch of its 100th location! Join Steve Zimmerman and Co-Host Patrick Totah.
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers,investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.
 
ABOUT IKE SHEHADEH
Ike’s Love and Sandwiches is the dopest sandwich shop in town, where they emphasize the LOVE before sandwiches! Their creative and FUN environment promoting crew members as sandwich samurais in a fast paced sandwich world while creating DELICIOUS award-winning sandwiches. Ike’s has expanded to over 90 locations and growing! They first exploded onto the crowded San Francisco food scene in 2007 as a small sandwich shop under the name “Ike’s Place” (founded by Ike Shehadeh), Ike’s Love and Sandwiches has been transforming the sandwich segment for over a decade. The brand has been defined by innovative offerings and iconic flavors.
ABOUT RESTAURANT REALTY
Now celebrating our 28th year, Restaurant Realty Company® has a successful track record helping over 3,200 clients in completing over $1,000,000,000 (billion) of Business and Real Estate Transactions including the following: Selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, Selling over 70 related commercial buildings, Leasing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space and Completing over 5,200 valuations. The majority of our staff have either owned and/or managed restaurants. Our deep experience as operators means we understand your business from the inside out. Restaurant Realty has Closed Escrow and/or Leased 325+ Deals since Covid!

Joey Altman | Chef ~ Restaurateur ~ TV Host | Ep#31🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙

The Restaurant Dealmaker Show proudly presents Ep#31 with Joey Altman, American chef, Restaurateur, TV Host & writer and currently Culinary Director at Hat Trick Hospitality.
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers,investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more. ABOUT JOEY ALTMAN
Growing up in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, Joey discovered his passion for cooking at a young age in the kitchens of iconic resorts like The Concord and The Pines Hotel, where he learned the art of hospitality. Joey began his culinary journey in France, training under renowned chefs Bernard Constantin at Hotel Larivoire in Lyon and Jean Brouilly in Brittany. He further honed his skills at prestigious kitchens like Harvest Restaurant in Cambridge and Commander’s Palace in New Orleans under Emeril Lagasse. In San Francisco, he worked with Jeremiah Tower at Stars and eventually opened his own restaurant, Miss Pearl’s Jam House, in 1989. His career expanded globally, including culinary consulting projects and a key role in launching China Live, a celebrated Chinese restaurant in San Francisco. Altman is also a familiar face on television, having hosted shows like “Appetite for Adventure” and the James Beard Award-winning “Bay Cafe.” A passionate educator, he regularly teaches cooking classes and shares his expertise at top culinary resorts. For nearly 20 years, Joey has served 100s of clients via his restaurant consulting practice working with restaurants large and small for startups and turn arounds. Outside of the kitchen, he enjoys playing guitar, often performing at fundraisers in San Francisco.
ABOUT RESTAURANT REALTY
Now celebrating our 28th year, Restaurant Realty Company® has a successful track record helping over 3,200 clients in completing over $1,000,000,000 (billion) of Business and Real Estate Transactions including the following: Selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, Selling over 75 related commercial buildings, Leasing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space and Completing over 7,500 valuations. The majority of our staff have either owned and/or managed restaurants. Our deep experience as operators means we understand your business from the inside out. Restaurant Realty has Closed Escrow and/or Leased 350+ Deals since 2020!

Scott Greenberg | Business & Franchise Speaker | Ep#32🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙

Ep#32 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 SCOTT GREENBERG, Business & Franchise Speaker Premiered Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:30amJoin restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers, investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.ABOUT SCOTT GREENBERG Scott Greenberg is the go-to expert for organizations aiming to elevate their business and the people behind them. A well-known international speaker, Scott has given presentations in all 50 U.S. states and throughout the world with clients including McDonald’s, the U.S. Air Force, TEDx, Allstate, KFC, Great Clips, Wyndham Hotel Group, IHOP, RE/MAX, Salesforce, Cargill, Columbia Sportswear, Amgen Pharmaceuticals, Nike, Young Presidents Organization, and countless others. For ten years, Scott was a multi-unit franchisee with Edible Arrangements. In addition to building a top-ranked flagship store in Los Angeles, Scott acquired a second struggling location and made it profitable within a year. His operation won the Edible Arrangements “Best Customer Service” and “Manager of the Year” awards out of more than 1000 locations worldwide. Scott serves as a contributing writer for Entrepreneur.com, Global Franchise Magazine, and Nation’s Restaurant News, and is the author of the The Wealthy Franchisee: Game-Changing Steps to Becoming a Thriving Franchise Superstar as well as his newest title, Stop the Shift Show: Turn Your Struggling Hourly Workers Into a Top-Performing Team. ABOUT RESTAURANT REALTY Now celebrating our 28th year, Restaurant Realty Company® has a successful track record helping over 3,200 clients in completing over $1,000,000,000 (billion) of Business and Real Estate Transactions including the following: Selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, Selling over 75 related commercial buildings, Leasing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space and Completing over 7,500 valuations. The majority of our staff have either owned and/or managed restaurants. Our deep experience as operators means we understand your business from the inside out. Restaurant Realty has Closed Escrow and/or Leased 375+ Deals since 2020!