483: Low overhead opportunities in non-traditional restaurant settings Lucas Reeve

In this episode with Lucas Reeve, we discuss: Whats happened in Reeve's life since first appearing on the show 4 year ago(Episode 056). How creating a family culture with diverse, key players, has allowed the American National Investment Group to experience outstanding growth. Making sure you work into your culture good communication.   Implementing systems while simultaneously hanging on to uniques human qualities.  The importance of creating systems for guest feedback.   Managing changing culture as you grow.  What motivates people.    Why there is a movement toward non-traditional restaurant venues in corporate and other setting. The benefits to using these corporate settings to jumpstart your career.  How online ordering is having a big impact in the busy corporate setting.   The challenges of integration design and esthetic into the corporate setting.   Lucas Reeve serves as the VP of Brand Development for American National Investments (ANI). ANI is a parent company that develops real estate and lifestyle brands, as well as holding the "Patio Group" under its umbrella. The Patio Group is a hospitality company with 12 restaurant brands and 23 brick and mortar locations throughout California. Lucas specifically works on a new emerging verticals called "Corporate Hospitality Services" Show notes… Favorite Success Quote or Mantra. "Start where you. Use what you have. Do what you can. It will be enough." Today's Sponsor Sourcery allows you to streamline and digitize your entire Accounts Payable operation. Digital invoicing, backed with human verification, will save you countless hours of work and increase AP accuracy. Say goodbye to your file cabinets and enter the digital world. Kabbage. Apply for up to 250,000 of funding through Kabbage, and you'll get a $50 e-gift card when you quality. Get started! Resources Mentioned The Great Game of Business, Expanded and Updated: The Only Sensible Way to Run A Business Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow GET THESE BOOK FOR FREE AT AUDIBLE.COM  Contact Info Lucas Reeve's Linkedin Profile americannationalinvestments.com  thepatiomarketplace.com   Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Huge thanks to Lucas Reeve for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!   Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!