Podcast guest · Restaurant profitability expert
Chip Klose
Your restaurant can be busy and still fail to make money. Chip helps independent operators understand why, take control of their numbers, and build businesses that work without depending on the owner for every decision.
Meet Chip
Restaurant operator. Profitability strategist. Systems builder.
Chip Klose is the founder of Restaurant Strategy, host of the Restaurant Strategy podcast, creator of the P3 Mastermind, and author of The Restaurant Marketing Mindset. With 25 years of hospitality experience, he helps independent restaurant owners strengthen profitability and build more sustainable operations. His career includes opening Michelin-starred restaurants in New York and working alongside James Beard Award-winning talent.
Chip earned an MBA in Food Marketing from Saint Joseph's University. He speaks internationally on restaurant operations, profitability, and leadership, including a keynote for the Restaurant Association of New Zealand.
Bio sources: Restaurant Strategy and Amplify Publishing.
Three signature conversations
Topics your listeners can use immediately
01 / PROFITABILITY
Why busy restaurants aren't always profitable
Understand the relationship between sales, food costs, labor, operating expenses, and actual profit. Identify the leaks that can hide behind a full dining room.
02 / OWNER DEPENDENCY
How to stop owning a job
Break the cycle of constant firefighting. Build accountability, develop managers, and make the restaurant less dependent on the owner being present.
03 / SYSTEMS
Build a restaurant that runs on repeatable systems
Turn financial reviews, operating standards, and team routines into practical systems that support predictable performance and growth.
Producer prep
Suggested interview questions
- Why can a restaurant be packed every night and still barely break even?
- Which three numbers should an independent restaurant owner review every week?
- What is the biggest misconception owners have about achieving 20% profit?
- Where do food, labor, and overhead costs quietly erode margins?
- What are the warning signs that a restaurant is too dependent on its owner?
- How can an owner delegate without losing control of quality?
- Which operating system should a restaurant implement first?
- What does a practical monthly financial review look like?
- How should a restaurant owner decide whether to expand?
- What is one action listeners can take this week to improve profitability?
Evidence from restaurant operators
Client-reported outcomes
Blue Plate Restaurant
12% to 20%+ profit margins
Reported on Restaurant Strategy's listener page.
Heritage Restaurant
8% to 18% profit in three months
Reported on Restaurant Strategy's homepage.
The Pulpo Group
50% improvement in margins
Attributed to founder and CEO Sava Farah in Amplify Publishing's book endorsement.
Individual client experiences. Results vary and are not a promise of future performance.
The new book
The Restaurant Profit Playbook
A Comprehensive Guide to Building a Successful Business That Scales
Chip's practical guide to managing costs, building repeatable operating systems, and creating a profitable restaurant that can grow sustainably.
Published by Amplify Publishing. Publication date listed by the publisher: January 12, 2027.
Listen to Chip
Past guest interviews
A sample of shows where Chip has appeared as a guest.
RESTAURANT UNSTOPPABLE · EP. 1021
Chip Klose, Restaurant Coach & Host of Restaurant Strategy
Host: Eric Cacciatore · August 2023
RESTAURANT INFLUENCERS · ENTREPRENEUR
Restaurant Coach Chip Klose on How to Mastermind a Profitable Business
Host: Shawn Walchef, Cali BBQ Media
RESTAURANT LEADERS UNPLUGGED
Chip Klose: Boosting Restaurant Profitability & Marketing
February 4, 2025
Hear Chip as a host: the Restaurant Strategy podcast.
Booking and press
Bring Chip to your audience
Available for interviews about restaurant profitability, independent business leadership, operational systems, and building a business that doesn't depend on the owner.
Booking contact:
Kris Richards | Marketing Director | [email protected] | 617-780-6010