🤖 AI Restaurant Guy Strategy

🔄 What Changed in v2

The Fix

Your Real Value Props (From Website)

The workshop now teaches the systems behind THESE numbers, not content creation.

💰 Pricing Recommendation

Updated Economics (Daytime Event)

Better margins than evening: Daytime saves $1,500 on buyout cost while delivering same value.

Price Options

Questions for You

1. $397 early bird for first 10, then $447? Or flat $447?
2. Stripe checkout directly, or Eventbrite?
3. Want to offer payment plans? (2 × $225 = $450)

🎓 Workshop Curriculum v2 Revised

"The Numbers That Matter: AI-Powered Cost Control for Restaurant Owners"

Duration: 3.5-4 hours (11:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
Location: The Locals Pub, Jupiter FL
Capacity: 15-25 operators
Includes: Lunch + drinks

The 3 Systems You'll Teach

1. Know Your Numbers — Weekly visibility in 10 minutes
2. Kill Your Contracts — Finding money you're already losing
3. Forecast & Budget — Stop guessing, start predicting

Agenda

11:00 - 11:20 AM | Arrival & Setup (20 min)

• Coffee/drinks at the bar
• Informal networking
• Tech setup help (WiFi, POS logins)

11:20 - 11:50 AM | Opening: Why 95% of Restaurants Are Flying Blind (30 min)

• The numbers game: 3-5% industry margins vs. 20%+ possible
• Why most operators "know" their costs but don't really KNOW them
• The corporate advantage vs. AI opportunity
• Your story: Took over at 28, 400% growth, how AI changed everything

Interactive: Each person shares name, restaurant, biggest cost headache

11:50 AM - 12:45 PM | Module 1: Know Your Numbers (55 min)

The Only 5 Numbers That Matter (Weekly):

1. Net Sales — Are you trending up or down?
2. Labor % — Target: <30% (Bagel Boyz runs 17.7%)
3. Food Cost % — Target: <28-30%
4. Prime Cost — Labor + Food. THE number. Target: <55%
5. Cash Position — Can you make payroll + vendors?

Live Demo: Pull up Toast dashboard, show exactly where to find each number

Hands-On: Everyone pulls up their own POS, calculates prime cost RIGHT NOW

Takeaway: Google Sheet scorecard template

12:45 - 1:15 PM | Lunch Break (30 min)

Food served, informal Q&A, networking

1:15 - 2:00 PM | Module 2: Contract Killer — Finding Hidden Money (45 min)

The reality: In my restaurants, I found $11K+ in the first pass.

What to Look For:

• Auto-renewal clauses — You're locked in and didn't know it
• Price escalators — Buried annual increases
• Bundled fees — Paying for things you don't use
• Outdated rates — Market moved, your price didn't

Contracts to Audit: POS, food distributors, linen, waste, insurance, equipment leases

Live Demo: Show Contract Killer analyzing a sample contract

The Negotiation Framework:

1. Pull current market rates
2. Calculate your leverage
3. The magic phrase: "I'm doing a vendor audit across all my locations..."

Real Examples: Insurance $2K/year saved, Propane 19% reduction, Toast rate reduction

Hands-On: Each person identifies ONE contract to audit this month

Takeaway: Contract audit checklist + negotiation email templates

2:00 - 2:45 PM | Module 3: Forecast & Budget — Stop Guessing (45 min)

The reality: 94% forecast accuracy is possible. Here's how.

The Forecasting System:

1. Historical data — Same day last week, last month, last year
2. Trend adjustment — Are you up or down?
3. Event overlay — Holidays, local events, weather
4. Weekly calibration — Compare prediction to actual

Live Demo: Show actual forecasting dashboard, how predictions drive labor scheduling

Discussion: What would change if you could predict within 6% accuracy?

Takeaway: Forecasting template (week-over-week comparison)

2:45 - 3:00 PM | Implementation Plan + Offer (15 min)

Each attendee writes down:

1. This week: The ONE number I'll start tracking
2. This month: The ONE contract I'll audit
3. This quarter: My target prime cost %

Accountability partner exchange (swap numbers)

Questions for You

1. Does 11am-3pm work? Or prefer 10am-2pm?
2. What do you want to serve for lunch? (Keep it simple)
3. Does this flow match how you'd naturally teach?
4. Anything to add or cut?

📋 Master Strategy → October 2026

The Goal

By October 2026:

1. Move to Pennsylvania
2. Restaurants stay in Jupiter (fly down 1x/week initially)
3. Consulting becomes primary income stream
4. Eventually option to exit restaurants entirely

Timeline: ~8 months from now.

The Two-Track Strategy

Timeline to October

📹 30-Day Camera Warmup

The Rules

• Short: 2-3 minutes max
• Easy: Phone camera, no editing
• Low stakes: First two weeks are private
• Systematic: Same time, same place, daily

Week-by-Week

By Day 30: Recording is automatic. 50 days of reps before Workshop #1.

Question

Are you starting February 1?

▶️ YouTube Content Pillars

Channel: The AI Restaurant Guy
Cadence: 1-2x per week (after launch)

5 Content Pillars

First 10 Video Ideas (Updated for Financial Ops Focus)

1. "How I Run 3 Restaurants with 20%+ Margins"
2. "The 5 Numbers I Check Every Monday Morning"
3. "I Found $11K Hidden in My Vendor Contracts"
4. "94% Forecast Accuracy — Here's the System"
5. "Why Most Restaurant Owners Are Flying Blind"
6. "How to Cut Prime Cost Without Cutting Quality"
7. "The Contract Clause That's Costing You Money"
8. "Live: My Weekly Dashboard Walkthrough"
9. "Workshop Recording: The Numbers That Matter"
10. "What a 17% Labor % Actually Looks Like"

🎯 Competitive Landscape

Direct Competitors