Pitching Investors | April 14, 2025
April 14, 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaRnZjD_eSM You are going to need money to grow your hospitality group so it's crucial that you know how it's done. Join David Helbraun and Andrew Fine for a deep dive into the capital raising process for hospitality groups. We'll discuss how best to structure...
Continue ReadingHow to Buy Your Restaurant Real Estate | March 31,...
March 31, 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuzcAUYrDtA Owning your real estate has always been the secret sauce when you're running a restaurant. Want to make improvements to the space? Go for it. Don't want to answer to a landlord? Who does! And worst case scenario, if your restaurant has to close,...
Continue ReadingHow to Set Up a Franchise for your QSR Spinoff...
March 26, 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5rmIOd0sAA For many kinds of hospitality businesses, franchising can be a viable path to seriously expanding your brand - especially if you are operating or thinking about opening a QSR concept. Tom Spadea, franchising attorney and Founding Partner of Spadea Lignana, joins David Helbraun in...
Continue ReadingLitigation Mitigation | February 24, 2025
March 4, 2025https://youtu.be/YtiN6zUqbkg In today's hospitality industry, the possibility of getting sued feels nearly impossible to combat. Even when you try to do everything right, you still feel completely exposed. ADA issues, FLSA snafus, partnership disputes...it can come at you from all sides. There are, however, things...
Continue ReadingHow to Build a Hospitality Group | February 3, 2025
February 4, 2025https://youtu.be/nNzljoJ6TIQ?si=DlYyDuv0hhpP-NRb As most of you know, a restaurant owner's ability to profit is directly linked to the owner's ability to scale. It's very hard to make good money off of just a single restaurant location. That's why so many talented operators are investing in building...
Continue ReadingBuilding Your Brand | May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024https://youtu.be/hA6-CUxIHNQ In today's F&B industry, your brand is your business. David will be talking with media guru Ben Liebmann (former COO of Noma and founder of Understory) about how to strategize and expand your brand by increasing your exposure in all things media.
Continue ReadingGetting into the CPG Game | April 15, 2024
April 15, 2024https://youtu.be/VwRrF97xLr0 Teepoo Riaz (former GC of Fresh Direct) speaks with Micha Magid, co-founder and co-CEO Mighty Quinn's Barbeque, about producing and selling CPG products that got their start in the kitchen.
Continue ReadingBuying and Selling Restaurants | February 26, 2024
March 11, 2024https://youtu.be/cQ3GlW1CmO4 The market is HOT! If you're thinking of buying or selling a restaurant, you do not want to miss this convo between Managing Partner David Helbraun and leading broker Cosmo Montemurro of Murro Realty. Between them they have done hundreds of key money deals....
Continue ReadingHow to Raise Money & Pitch Investors | December 4,...
December 4, 2023https://youtu.be/7Gm8uv3jzac Join David Helbraun and Andrew Fine on for equity investment term sheet 101 - and beyond. We're digging into the key points investors care about, and how you can strategically offer incentives to potential investors while still protecting your business, brand, and management autonomy.
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