Friday Fundamentals 187: Alex Buckles

The Past, Present, and Future of the Restaurant Industry With Brandon Barton, the CEO of Bite

Episode Summary AI is here to stay, and restaurants must follow the trend to stay relevant and grow. However, regardless of the concern around it, technology will not replace human staff. Instead, you can use it to provide an exceptional customer experience. In this episode of Sales Hacker, we are joined by Brandon Barton, a hospitality tech entrepreneur, to discuss his career path, especially his transition from the non-tech to the tech side of the business. Brandon explains the role of AI in the hospitality space and how it can help enrich customer experience. He also talks about his transition into the C-Suite and becoming the CEO of Bite. Finally, Brandon shares valuable advice for anyone who is considering a career change but fears that it is a mistake. Guest-at-a-Glance 💡 Name: Brandon Barton 💡 What he does: Brandon is the CEO of Bite. 💡 Company: Bite [https://getbite.com/] 💡 Noteworthy: Brandon Barton is a hospitality tech entrepreneur and has used his experience in operations at top hospitality groups to build and scale early-stage tech products. Before Bite, Brandon was employee number four at Resy, a leading restaurant reservation platform, where he built and oversaw sales operations. Bite's goal is to elevate hospitality, which is also Brandon's passion. 💡 Where to find Brandon: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandoncbarton]

Friday Fundamentals 188: Carl-Erik Michaelson

Friday Fundamentals 188: Carl-Erik Michaelson

Smart Growth for Global Success

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Carl-Erik Michalsen Moberg [https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlmichalsen/], CEO and Co-founder at TicketCo, an event sales solution for organizers and venues. Join us for a playfulconversation about a wild guy who took a wild ride to become wildly successful at selling tickets. What You’ll Learn 1. Why money alone will will never be enough 2. Find love in what you do and for the people around you 3. How your early career will inform the later part of your career Show Agenda and Timestamps 1. About Carl-Erik & TicketCo [00:40] 2. Biggest lessons in building a business [06:35] 3. The power of remote work [11:03] 4. Pay it forward [19:48] 5. Sam’s Corner [00:00]

Friday Fundamentals 187: Alex Buckles

Friday Fundamentals 187: Alex Buckles

Building Meaningful Connections with Co-Selling

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Alex Buckles, Co-Founder and CEO of Forecastable, which helps people sell in partnership with other vendors to deepen traction, penetration and integration to extend customer lifetime value. Join us for an engaging conversation about developing and implementing new, effective go-to-market strategies.