At the CREATE Conference in Nashville, surrounded by operators searching for practical solutions, Krish Sridhar is focused on a problem most people overlook. Not AI hype. Not elaborate software. Something much simpler. The checklist. The everyday tool fro

In this episode of Pitch The Tide, Charlie Eblen shares how Single Tree BBQ grew from a food truck into a rising Tennessee brand built on family, community, and purpose. After losing his job in 2020, Charlie committed to building something of his own and

Shawn Walchef has spent his career trying to get better at two things: running a restaurant and telling the story behind it. When he joined the Toast Customer Advisory Board in late 2021, he thought he was signing up to give feedback on a point of sale sy

Jason E. Brooks steps in this week for Shawn Walchef as he leads a deep conversation about one of the most overlooked challenges in hospitality tech: the last mile. A keynote speaker, longtime operator, and industry veteran, Jason breaks down why tools th

On the roof of Amazons campus in Santa Barbara, with the Palm Tree Music Festival only days away, Mark Sieglock, the Executive Vice President of Software and Services at eero, is focused on one thing: keeping people connected. For Sieglock and the eero t

In this episode of Pitch The Tide, Brenda Saunders shares how Trakr is making inventory simpler for every restaurant thats still stuck with clipboards and spreadsheets. As the founder and CEO, Brenda built Trakr to solve a universal operational headache:

Shawn Walchef wants every operator to understand one truth: you are not posting enough. The founder of Cali BBQ and Cali BBQ Media has built a business around one simple habit most operators still overlook. He pulls out his phone. He records. He shares. A

In this session of Rising Tides Live, hosted byShawn Walchef,, the conversation focused on stepping out of your comfort zone and why growth only happens when you do. From live reports at RFDC in Las Vegas to community members sharing their own real-worl

Ty Wilson and James Tice took different professional routes, but both grew up in restaurants and understand hospitality at its core. Wilson spent his childhood working in his parents restaurants before moving into investment banking. Tice started in rest

In this episode of Pitch The Tide, Beth Hussey, founder of Shifty, steps up to share how her platform is transforming restaurant training and retention. A lifelong operator turned tech founder, Beth built Shifty to solve one of hospitalitys biggest pain