656: Eric Cacciatore Getting Personal on The Past, Present, & Future

In this episode, I went solo! What a year it's been! I had some big plans and frankly... I fell short. I'll take you through how through the last year, what I've learned from my experiences, and how I want the future of Restaurant Unstoppable to look. Additionally, I share my vision for the future. I' d like Restaurant Unstoppable to grow beyond just myself. The way you grow anything is by injecting yourself in an entity. Injecting your mission, vision, values, then letting it share beyond you. Sharing it with others who resonate, slowing growing community and support over time. In this episode (and below),  I share my mission, vision, and values with you. If what I share with you resonates, join the unstoppable community! Show notes… Mission To inspire, empower, and transform the restaurant industry.  Vision We will be a network for the most respected and successful hospitality thought leaders to selflessly share their stories, knowledge, values, and ideas with those who are eager to learn.  Realizing the full potential of the collective - access to expertise, support from their peers - we will drive a new era of humanity and empathy in the restaurant industry.  Core Values We are a purpose-driven organization. Our aim is to be the most trustworthy source of transparent information to help the restaurant and hospitality industry find balance and self-awareness. We put service to others ahead of our own ambition. We place the good of the tribe before our own personal gain. We are students of life. We are hungry for ideas and knowledge and surround ourselves with smart people. We will constantly be learning. We will frequently check the status quo, including our own. Restlessness and open minds lead to great discovery. There is more information in the world than one individual can ever know; no one has all the answers. We value integrity over expediency. The easy road will not tempt us. We will be consistent and deliver on our promises. We understand that outer growth begins with inner growth. We can only improve others by improving ourselves, first. We will measure success by the quality delivered, and the lives made better. We will make it all painfully authentic. a.k.a. cool, tight, bitchin'. Today's sponsor: BentoBox empowers restaurants to own their presence, profits and relationships. The hospitality platform disrupts third-party services that come between the restaurant and the guest. BentoBox puts the restaurant first and offers tools that drive high-margin revenue directly through the restaurant's website. BentoBox is trusted and loved by over 5,000 restaurants worldwide including Union Square Hospitality Group, Eleven Madison Park, Gramercy Tavern, Lilia and more. Gusto offers modern, easy payroll, benefits, and HR to small businesses across the country — they were even named best online payroll by PCMag. And as a listener, you'll get three months free when you run your first payroll. Sign up and give it a try at Gusto.com/unstoppable.  Restaurant365 is a cloud-based, all-in-one, restaurant-specific accounting and back-office platform that seamlessly integrates with POS systems, payroll providers, food and beverage vendors. It generates accurate real-time reporting and analysis in user-friendly dashboards, facilitating immediate, data-driven decision making. Restaurant365 eliminates manual, error-prone processes and is designed to help restaurant businesses grow with functionality that helps optimize labor costs, reduce food costs and increase revenue.   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. 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!