Episode 513: Brianne Harvey of Break Bread Consulting and Restaurant Resource - Kansas City, MO. One Place that Consolidates the Sources for Restaurants. From Host to Hospitality Tech Leader.

How does someone who fell in love with the chaotic energy of restaurants transform that passion into a thriving career as a technology consultant? In this insightful episode of the JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS Show, host Justin Bizzarro sits down with Brianne Harvey, the founder of Break Bread Consulting and the innovative new platform, Restaurant Resource. This is a powerful story about navigating a career path with intention, embracing the chaos of hospitality, and finding a unique way to serve the industry you love. Brianne shares her journey from a server and bartender in Southern California to a sought-after restaurant technology expert. She recounts the pivotal moment in her early twenties when, after dabbling in "real jobs" outside of hospitality, she had an emotional realization: she truly loved the vibrant, people-focused world of restaurants. This clarity propelled her up the management ladder, from running single locations to overseeing multi-unit operations before the age of 25. The conversation dives deep into her transition from operations to technology, a move sparked during her time as a consultant for OpenTable. While working with over a thousand restaurants, she discovered her unique talent for understanding the complex "spiderweb" of restaurant systems. She saw firsthand how improperly implemented technology was failing operators and became determined to bridge the gap between powerful software and practical, on-the-ground execution. This episode is a masterclass in modern restaurant leadership. Brianne unpacks the invaluable lessons she's learned, emphasizing three crucial pillars for success: The discipline to slow down and make thoughtful, strategic decisions. The humility to own your role, taking responsibility for your team's failures as well as their successes. The wisdom to identify the right leaders, understanding the critical difference between a task-oriented manager and an entrepreneurial one. Finally, discover the "why" behind her latest venture, Restaurant Resource—a comprehensive directory designed to be the "Yelp for restaurant vendors." Born from the chaos of COVID, it’s a tool built to empower operators by consolidating the fragmented world of software, suppliers, and service providers into one unbiased, easy-to-navigate platform. Tune in for a conversation packed with wisdom for any leader who believes that the heart of hospitality and the logic of technology can, and must, work together.   Address: www.breakbreadconsulting.com    Entrepreneur interested in being on the show: https://calendly.com/justin-bizzarro/podcast   Hosted By: Justin Ryan Bizzarro (IG: @justinbizzarro and LinkedIn: FOLLOW ME )   Who is Justin Ryan Bizzarro? – Justin Bizzarro is a serial food, restaurant, technology, media and marketing entrepreneur, who helped build a 24-year-old group of food and restaurant related businesses, he created with his father and business partners out of his family’s basement, in 1998. He is a highly desired business management, personal and athlete growth, free market, food diversity, and entrepreneurial leadership speaker. Justin’s expertise are in human growth, motivation, leadership and management development, health foods and beverages, global lean manufacturing facilities, vertically integrating businesses, food marketing and advertising, supply chain creation and management, direct to consumer fulfillment, transportation and distribution, personal brand building, restaurant development and construction, and entrepreneur acceleration. Justin received his BA in International Business and Management from Dickinson College, in 2002, and his MBA from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, in 2014. He is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity in Leadership from Denver Seminary. His leadership and entrepreneur podcasts have positively impacted millions of people across the globe.   Our [ELITE] Food, Farming, Hospitality, Nutrition, and Beverage Entrepreneurs Community: Under [NEW] Construction On Instagram: GorillaBrave on Instagram GorillaBrave Group on Whoop: COMM-473D96   Free Podcast.  No Advertisements.  The stories of Food, Beverage, Farming, Hospitality, and Nutrition Entrepreneurs and how their failures led to the successes in their lives and in their business.  What does the future have in store for the food, beverage, and nutrition entrepreneur?   JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS Email: [email protected] Instagram: @justinandthefoodentrepreneurs ( #foodentrepreneurs )   All music is scored by host or royalty free.