Third in a three part series on Social Media Marketing with Malia at Millenial Marketing. Malia, the owner of Millenial Marketing, and Martha, host of Holy Guacamole, talk through the most Frequently Asked Questions Malia receives regarding soc

120: Prostart Explained by Tom Schuch

Oct 13th, 2023 32m 23s

Continuing our series on experts in our field, today we have on Tom Suchuch to discuss the NM high school culinary program, ProStart. This is a national program with state level programs. ProStart is part of a necessary conversaton about our c

119: Marketing FAQs with Malia Part 2

Oct 6th, 2023 19m 8s

Second in a three part series on Social Media Marketing with Malia at Millenial Marketing. Malia, the owner of Millenial Marketing, and Martha, host of Holy Guacamole, talk through the most Frequently Asked Questions Malia receives regarding so

118: Sura Korean BBQ and Tofu House

Sep 29th, 2023 33m 55s

Claire and Brandon, owners of Sura Korean BBQ and Tofu House on Long Beach are our guest today. They have a long and lusterous history with this place. Claire and Brandon took on the project of giving Korean BBQ a refreshed and contemporary fee

117: Marketing FAQs with Malia Part 1

Sep 22nd, 2023 11m 24s

First in a three part series on Social Media Marketing with Malia at Millenial Marketing. Malia, the owner of Millenial Marketing, and Martha, host of Holy Guacamole, talk through the most Frequently Asked Questions Malia receives regarding soc

116: Cajou -- Plant Based Ice Cream Story

Sep 15th, 2023 32m 8s

This episode is a story about one of the best things in life -- ice cream, and it's plant based for all the good reasons! Listen and learn how this co-founders couple Nicole and Dwight conjured their sons' milk allergy into the joy ice cream b

115: Thriving with Brahm at the Inn at Shaker Mill Falls

Sep 8th, 2023 52m 14s

Brahm is the farmer at the regenerative farm at The Inn at Shaker Mill Farm. Listen to this episode as an expert on how regenerative farming, is much like speaking another language in it's ability to give you new perspective, and positive persp

114: Tyler Zielinski on Building a Better Bar

Sep 1st, 2023 40m 44s

What makes a bar work? How do you make the math work? And how do you keep it working for years to come? We interview UK based Tyler Zielinski to get his opinion. He writes for PUNCH, Food & Wine, London Evening Standard, Eater, Class Bar Mag,

113: Line Abandonment

Aug 25th, 2023 19m 43s

Line abandonment falls into an operational topic, which is Pillar 3, in the Six Pillars of a Successful Business. How does it happen? In the restaurant industry customers leave a line before completing their intended transaction, which in this

112: Jenny & Martha Hour: The Bear, S1

Aug 18th, 2023 1h 1m

Following the request from many listeners we felt a discussion on The Bear was worth a slight detour from our regular format. That's why we asked Jenny to come back and discuss The Bear, Season One with Martha. Starting off with a quote from t

111: Shaker Mill Farm making a difference

Aug 11th, 2023 36m 8s

Climate change is striking us hard this year. Finding a place deserving of an episode took time. This episode shares the story of one amazing place on Earth where they are working with nature in numerous way. Step into The Inn at Shaker Mill Fa

110: Events (Inner Circle Converations)

Aug 4th, 2023 14m 39s

This episode starts a series whose time has come--Inner Circle Conversations. These are topics that I see trending or you, the audience is asking for me, the host, Martha Lucius, to share. Sharing how to run events and why. What's the purpose

109: Statistics - mini econ convo

Jul 14th, 2023 8m 46s

Don't know how our industry is doing? Could be because the statistics are a little confusing. National Restaurant Association came out with a statistic that says restaurants are back to normal. Here we explore that statistic and the few other s

108: Hiring good food people

Jun 30th, 2023 22m 3s

This is a short story on how you can build a successful hiring habit even now, in 2023! Whenever restaurants are hiring, they follow, or don't follow a protocol. In this episode you'll hear the steps you can take and why they may work for your

107: Hidden Waters Regenerative Agriculture, Joe Shaffer explains

Jun 16th, 2023 36m 15s

Joe Shaffer from Hidden Water Farms shares where our food comes from, and knows how farmers steward the land and animals. He grew up raising cattle, and now has cattle, pigs, chickens and a vegetable plot at Hidden Waters with his partner Tom.

106: Sandwich with a financial lesson

Jun 9th, 2023 9m 15s

This season has been filled with information about the Six Pillars of a successful business. This episode is about the interplay of Quality and Financial Stability. This Sandwich Episode uses a simple story to tell the financial lesson of cha

105: Humor -- staff excuses

May 26th, 2023 34m 18s

Jenny Gaitner is back. A light and lively conversation about the excuses staff provide when they don't want to come in to work. Jenny has been on the show previously, discussing staff pay and salaries. Jenny and me, Martha always have frank and

104: Can’t Make This sh#t up—dreams

May 19th, 2023 4m 43s

The last few months have been all about understanding the Six Pillars of a Successful Business. Hospitality is the 6th of Six Pillars. It's where we take all the planning of a restaurants daily plan and turn it into reality. We all need a lit

103: Hospitality, Erin Moran's opinion

May 5th, 2023 31m 22s

The Sixth Pillar of Success is about culture and hospitality. We know our listeners appreciate hearing from an authority on hospitality and culture. Erin Moran is that voice. She is Director of Dr Grasmick's Leadership Institute at Towson Unive

102: 6th Pillar: Hospitality

Apr 28th, 2023 13m 29s

Here we are, the last pillar in the Six Pillars of a Successful Business: HOSPITALITY. It’s subtitle is “what are the ways to attract guests to your place, in the first place… then, what are they ways to invite them back, over and over and over

101: We Take a Detour

Apr 14th, 2023 15m 29s

We take a break from the Six Pillars to share how food, community and kindness come together. And they come together at restaurants, bars, cafes, and food businesses, partly because each of those businesses is an epicenter in the community. He

100: 5th Pillar: Avenues to Growth

Apr 7th, 2023 12m 25s

Defining the Fifth Pillar of a Successful Business: the avenues and distribution to bring product to market. Avenues and distribution is where restaurant or CPG product find methods to sell their product. Many facets of the same jewel. The def

99: 5th Pillar: Talking about Avenues to Grow with Kathleen Overman

Mar 24th, 2023 38m 45s

We dig into the fifth pillar of a successful business: avenues and distribution to bring product to market. Going deep with the Six Pillars of Success as a method for business owners to roadmap change and stability into their business. The Six

98: Elusive term "Quality" with Meaghan Carpenter HEX Ferments

Mar 17th, 2023 45m 13s

The fourth pillar of a successful business is product & quality. Those words translate into a consistent and elusive practice of quality control within a business. Studying the Six Pillars of Success as a method for business owners to roadmap

97: 4th Pillar: Product = Quality

Mar 10th, 2023 5m 55s

We dig into the fourth pillar of a successful business: product & quality. Going deep with the Six Pillars of Success as a method for business owners to roadmap change and stability into their business. The Six Pillars are Brand Strategy, Finan