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Pitch The Tide – Beth Hussey: Founder of Shifty
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
The Michael Jordan Rule for Discipline with David Meltzer
In this latest Coaching Call with entrepreneur, podcast host, and mentor David Meltzer, host Shawn Walchef share a wide-ranging conversation that moves from the NFL to personal discipline, from content creation to faith. It is part mentorship, part friend
Rising Tides Live: Treat Your Content Like Experiments
In this session of Rising Tides Live, hosted by Shawn Walchef and Elizabeth Doss, the conversation focused on treating content like experiments rather than finished products. The group explored how play, creativity, and imperfection lead to growth both pe
Meet Patty AI: The Smart System Built for Restaurants
When Luis Martinez-Moure and Adarsh Nagesh started talking, it wasnt a pitch meeting. It was a collision of two people who saw the same problem from different worlds. Luis had spent years inside DoorDash and Instacart, learning how chaotic operations cou
Pitch The Tide – Pathway: Luis Martinez-Moure
This weekly Friday series gives founders the mic to share their vision and get unfiltered feedback from a community of operators, leaders, and peers. In this session, Luis Martinez-Moure presented Pathway, the company behind Patty, an AI-powered assistant
MaaS Media as a Service The HOT New Business Model
Media as a Service: The New Blueprint for B2B Creators Shawn Walchef believes the future of business storytelling belongs to creators who act like media companies. The founder of Cali BBQ and Cali BBQ Media has turned a San Diego barbecue joint into a dig
Rising Tides Live: 2026 Starts Now! Stop Waiting For The Circle Back
In this session of Rising Tides Live, hosted byShawn Walchef, the conversation centered on closing the year strong, not circling back. The group discussed how operators, creators, and partners can stay proactive during the final stretch of the year by s
Modernizing Electronic Tip Payments with Kickfin
Great restaurant groups are built behind the scenes long before guests take their seats. RA Ventures is one of those groups. It has grown to 55 locations across multiple concepts by investing in the invisible work that makes restaurants run: training, adm
Pitch The Tide: James Tice – Tab Commerce
In this session, James Tice, Head of Growth at Tab Commerce, shares how the Tab Card helps restaurants take control of their finances. Designed specifically for operators, the Tab Card offers higher credit limits, extended terms, and smarter automation to
Five Things We Will Never Do Again At Our Restaurant
In the restaurant business, growth is often shaped by the lessons no one plans for. After 17 years and multiple locations, Cali BBQ has seen its share of successes, surprises, and hard-earned wisdom. The business has evolved, the community has grown, and





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