RL Technologies Presents Business Time with Ralph and Mike!

What do you know about residual income and how do earn money as an Independent Sales Organization? We are all struggling with this economy and for some, the answer could be residual income. As RLT is an ISO we talk about what it takes to earn residual income as and ISO and what you really need to do to succeed in this business. We also open business time's new segment News Time where we break down a new topic every week. So enjoy your listen and, as always, enjoy your business time!!!

What do projects won and projects lost, connections won and connections lost and time and money won and time and money lost all have in common? We haven't talked about them in nearly three weeks!!! That makes it time for another recap show so we can update all of you listeners to what we have been up to. We also have a special shout out to Pensacola Catholic High School and as always, enjoy your business time!

We're back talking tech! Well sort of. The Amp 6500 integration project is getting closer to completion all the time however we have additional news. A shout out to ivendPay COO Fred Pires whose constantly giving us a listen from Lisbon, Portugal! What are the does an don'ts for firing a cafeteria POS System? And is it too hot in your restaurants kitchen? Well the state of California says 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the limit and passes the legislation to prove it! All this and more on this weeks episode so enjoy your listen and, as always, enjoy your business time!!

Welcome back to Business Time with Ralph and Mike! This week we're talking with Joshua Henderson of Cumulus Media, brining you the latest word in digital advertising! As a business owner old or new, you may have questions about that money you would like to have working for you in advertising. Where do you spend it, what to avoid, and what to expect. Joshua Henderson is here to get you up to speed So enjoy your advertising and as always, enjoy your business time.

Today we had the fantastic opportunity to interview Buck Mitchell (Rep) who is running for Escambia Counties District 4 County Commissioner Seat!! With a life time of experience gained as a 7th generation Pensacolite; Buck brings all of the knowledge you might expect from a successful businessman, husband, and father who has spent decades working with-in and giving back to this amazing Floridian community. Our time today was spent discussing Buck Mitchell's views on military appreciation, the importance of community safety, our need to improve our academic platforms and why he truly believes that you have to love to love. So enjoy this podcast, and as always, enjoy your Business Time!!

Happy 4th of July and Happy Business Time. And like our countries founders we are pushing back! Not from the tyranny of taxation without representation but from the misrepresentation of what has brought the restaurant industry to its current automation/robotics precipice! It's not the current solution that caused the issue but Ralph and Mike will explain what did cause it and how automation/robotics will help solve it. Enjoy your listen, holiday, and of coarse your business time!!

The health of a business is often directly related to the health of the community. Those things that make the community healthy should, therefore, be of concern to the local business owner. With this in mind Business Time is proud to present an interview with Brian Ranelli who is running for a school board seat in Escambia Counties District 4. A successful, educated and focused individual; Brian brings a clear vision of how to best enable our educators and students here in Escambia Country and took the time out of his busy schedule to walk us through his vision for the landscape of education moving forward! Enjoy your listen and, as always, enjoy your business time!!

Its the middle of the summer, nay the dog days, or even the "when are these kids going back to school?" days so we thought we'd bring a few thoughts that give a cool and refreshing break to you while enjoying Business Time. This week we discuss the need for a bullet train in the South East, why is Nissan going all EV while Toyota is kicking their can and what is going on in the Islands (Hawaii and thee U.S. Virgin Islands)!! All this and more to enjoy while enjoying your business time!!!

This week we have a guest who didn't say a word! Plato the robot from United Robotics! Don't worry folks he will speak. We also talk about banks holding your cash and what they may be doing with it again. Sprinkle that with a smattering of current restaurant affairs and you 've got a dish call Business Time! S enjoy your listen and, as always, enjoy your business time!

And we're back as is Will Hennis, our special guest from The District here in Pensacola, FL! In Part 2 Ralph suggests some reading and we trouble Will with the machinations of Alexa! Enjoy this time with us and, as always, enjoy your business time!!!

This week we have a guest in studio and we have a two part cast for our Business Time faithful!!! In part 1 we listen to the story of "The Will and the Way". Where did this young physicist come from? How did he get here? And will he re-write Einstein with the use of a menu? Tune in to find out and as always... Enjoy your business time!

This week we take a specific look at The Franchise and the impact of the economy and certain legislations that continue to shape an industry that may never look the same after the next 3 or 4 years. Competition is dwindling as stores drop out of the running. And to prove our point we present the list! We also look at the real reason Red Lobster's are going bankrupt and Ralph begins a new crusade! So enjoy your listen and as always, enjoy your business time!

The health of a business is often directly related to the health of the community. Those things that make the community healthy should, therefore, be of concern to the local business owner. With this in mind Business Time is proud to present an interview with Brian Ranelli who is running for a school board seat in Escambia Counties District 4. A successful, educated and focused individual; Brian brings a clear vision of how to best enable our educators and students here in Escambia Country and took the time out of his busy schedule to walk us through his vision for the landscape of education moving forward! Enjoy your listen and, as always, enjoy your business time!!

We have been away! Different time zones, different countries, and new tech! But we're back! From outer space... no wait that's not our song! But we are back with a month long review and some amazing news and insights so enjoy your listen and enjoy your business time!!

Its time to introduce the Amp Reader and all that that implies! We also talk about the continued ripple effects related to the fast food workers $20 per/hour legislation that continues to hammer that industry and will continue to increase your ticket prices no matter what state your in! We also revisit the process of project building and the time elements there in. Remember to enjoy your listen and as always enjoy your business time!!!

Working with IT, Tech Support, POS Coders, POS Devices, Credit Card Readers and a tablet or two? If you are that means your going to have to talk to all of these people. How do you do it and keep your sanity is all explained here. Also, Strategic Project Managers and their role in large project management. Does, don'ts and why nots! And its all right here on Business Time so enjoy your listen and enjoy your business time!!!

On this weeks episode we break down the news coming to us from a bevy of articles, websites, and industry dives. What does the future of the restaurant and POS Industry look like? What kind of craziness can we expect to see in restaurants that we either patronize or work at. We'll discuss it all here on Business Time so enjoy your listen and, as always, enjoy your business time.

We've talked about A.I., coding, Quantum Computing and POS and Payment Processing integration over the last 4 weeks. And not to be outdone, Nvidia opened G2 with a 2 hour unveil of why they are going to take over the world! Nvidia is Skynet! And to prove it we looked back at all the crazy things we've talked about over the last month so enjoy your listen and as always enjoy your business time!!!

On this episode we are on the red phone to the pope as we pray at the alter of technology! David Shimel joins us with a universe of experience gathered as a mechanical engineer and computer scientist who attended Columbia University before tackling an eventual job at Google that was followed by standing alone at one of several startups! The philanthropic concert level pianist is currently on sabbatical where he is taking the time to teach folks how to use sound and music engineering suits over YouTube while also taking the time to speak with us. So enjoy this rare glimpse into A.I. and Quantum Computing and as always enjoy your business time!

This week we speak with Executive Chef Joshington Warner who brings his 30 years of experience to the discussion table! The Executive Chef of the fine dinning restaurant, The District, in Pensacola, Florida weighs in on the many hats he wears, where he sees the possibility for useful automation and augmented reality and what you need to consider when looking at your restaurants bottom dollar. So enjoy your listen and as always enjoy your business time!!

This week we speak with cyber security specialist/former Navy Federal employee and Chef Bruce Langford! What are the greatest concerns regarding today's cyber security environment? What is FedNow and CBDC and what horrifying moment do we all share on the show? Is it good to look like the Men In Black for your business and what happens when you steal a 200 foot AM radio tower? We attempt to answer these questions and more on this weeks episode of BT so enjoy your listen and, as always, enjoy your Business Time!!

This week we take the final deep dive into the world of coding and A.I. with Adam Perez. We define the mysteries of A.I., dolphin language models, advertising and what we can look forward too sooner, rather than later. So enjoy your listen and enjoy your business time!!

On this weeks episode we look at General AI in general (Haha!), a potential bubble crisis that is closer than you might think and the continued effect this might have on our economy and the restaurant industry. Enjoy this episode and, as always, enjoy your business time.

PayPal changes its entire service platform while the credit card industry gets into the debit/bank card industry. Can Visa and Mastercard change what they charge? Yes! Can they report on what your purchasing? Apparently so! Do they have to explain themselves? Absolutely not! Its all shady and its all true. We break out the tin foil hats and dive on the shady practices of the payment card industry and why it affects you!

After a slight and very human scheduling issue we take another swing at automation and robotics in the restaurant industry. While we are not exactly advocates it should be on every restaurant owners mind. We also take a look at Miso Robotic, hand scanners that can detect the dooky and group of investments we are involved in that have us really excited. Enjoy the podcast and remember to enjoy your business time!!

Cost are increasing and solutions are diminishing. Where does a restaurant owner/manager find the savings to offset the ever increasing costs? Contact an ISO, make the decision to go agnostic on your payment processing and pull the trigger on getting a comparison of your processing costs. We're sure the results will surprise you!!

It's a new year with new projects and a host of new topics! Join Ralph and Mike while they talk about Top Down and Elevation Schematics, Logos, a new investment and a new supplement! Enjoy you listen and as always, enjoy your business time!!!!

This week on Business Time with Ralph and Mike we have an impromptu mash up show. No rhyme, no reason, no script. Just like the holiday seasons. So enjoy your business time and this weeks episode.

This week on Business Time Ralph Lawrence tells us about the early days of installing a POS system in grocery stores and all of the pitfalls involved there in. Enjoy your listen, your holidays, and as always, enjoy your business time!!

On Business Time this week we here Aloha from Aloha!! NCR's POS system gets a hard review. Along with a supporting article, Ralph and Mike talk about the presentation of Aloha POS by NCR vs. what actually comes in the box and believe us; there is a massive difference! So site back and enjoy your listen while enjoying your business time!!!!

This holiday week on Business Time with Ralph and Mike we revisit the ongoing Tipocalypse with a closer look at the ever increasing shame factor that is involved. Keeping this in mind we move to the change in delivery driver tipping: No tip, late delivery = bad food. Also; we discuss Chick Filet going drone! And finally a not-so-minority report. How your credit and your debt will one day determine your virtual sales experience. Enjoy this episode and as always enjoy your business time!!!

This week on BT with Ralph and Mike we take a quick detour through Denver, Co and Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport where we find the Bottoms UP Beer Tap system in use. Much to Ralph's amusement there is also an Amazon Shop there. Will it be the answer to the shrink/shoplifting crisis in the U.S.? We will also talk about the Soda Wars. Coke, Pepsi, Pepsi, Coke? What do they own and who will win? And, finally, Auto-drive vehicles and what you may not know. All here on this Thanksgiving Business Time!!

This week on Business Time we have the opportunity to speak with Seville Quarter Restaurant Manager Brett Kowalski! The future Homeland Security prospect turned his star away from the criminal justice system and towards Pensacola and an industry that he truly loves. We'll ask Brett about automation, making the perfect manager sandwich, Tipocalypse, and the future of the restaurant industry! Enjoy your listen and as always enjoy your Business Time!

This week Business Time with Ralph and Mike talks about Recipe Costing and Menu Engineering! In an industry where margins are as close as they are, understanding what every menu item costs and how to maintain this information is becoming more and more important. We also talk about the push to increasing fast food worker wages in California and how that could have adverse affects on an entire industry. As always enjoy your listen and enjoy your Business Time.

For our 10th episode we take the opportunity to look back on the previous 9 episodes. Here's what you may have missed. We also have show suggestions being generated on our new public group page on Facebook. And, finally, where are we now and where are we going. Examination and prognostication for RL Technologies. Enjoy and as always, enjoy your Business Time!!!

We all know it's coming, in fact, it is already here! The reality of an automated work place has long been part of workers lives in the automotive industry. Now we see the first fledgling steps taken towards an automated service/restaurant industry. We take a look at what this might mean and how to best prepare for it. Share, download, like and as always, enjoy your Business Time!!

RL Technologies presents Business Time! This week we are proud to present the Owner of Durpul, Rapper, Content Creator and member of the RL Technologies family; Semmuel Jenkins!! Semme, as he's known to his friends, takes us through the history behind the creation of one of the most played TikTok challenge videos of all time, his rags to riches to rags story that followed and the phoenix like raising that has resulted in the creation of the hiring platform Durpul! Join us this week and as always enjoy your Business Time!

On this episode of Business Time with Ralph and Mike we look at safe food handling procedures and discuss our first hand experience with what happens when it isn't done properly. We also look at RL Technologies integration program that will bring the effective combination of POS Systems and ID scanning technology. Give a listen and as always enjoy your Business Time!!!

In this weeks episode of RLT presents Business Time, we look at restaurant based nomenclature. What is the difference between small wares and a seagull and why is it important to know this? Tune in and find out! And as always, enjoy your Business Time!

This week we have the great pleasure of speaking with Chef Kyle Kennedy who is currently delighting customers of The District: Seville Steak and Seafood, in Pensacola, Florida as their Sous Chef!!! We speak with Chef Kyle about surviving COVID, building menus, and the opening steps of starting a restaurant!!! Thank you for joining us and enjoy the episode!!

This week we are fortunate to have Ed Kinnon on the podcast. A former Left Tackle and NCAA Division II National Champion with the UWF Argonauts; Big Ed, as he is known, now works in the Apple Annie Bar at Seville Quarter. We talk to Ed about his entering the nightclub industry, his views on Tip Pooling, the possible effects of automation in the industry and much more. Stay tuned after the interview for a preview of next weeks SME, Chef Kyle Kennedy!!

Guilt Tipping has actually been around for years but the extent and amounts seen in today's restaurant industry is getting the attention of and drawing the ire of todays customers who say they're already sick of it. It's not going and away and may get worse and here's why.

What is an ISO, Independent Sales Organization and what does it take to build one? Our Own Ralph Lawrence talks about the last six years and what to expect when starting an ISO as well as what to expect when hiring an ISO. Enjoy and continue to join us on RL Technologies presents Business Time!!

Hello and welcome! Business Time is here to help answer and explore all of your restaurant based merchant services questions. As experts in the fields of POS System purchase and placement, Payment Processing, PCI/DSS, overhead management and much much more we can't wait to talk to SME's with skin in the game while sorting through the many issues that impact today's restaurant owners and managers.