754: Nick Bishop Jr. on Creating A Brand Around One Menu Item

<p>Nick Bishop Jr grew up in a restaurant family and today is the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of <a href="https://hattieb.com">Hattie B's.</a> Hattie B's Hot Chicken is a family business, founded and operated by father-and-son team Nick Bishop, Sr. and Nick Biship, Jr., and is headquartered in Nashville, TN, where there are three locations. The fast-casual eatery expanded first to Birmingham, AL, in 2016, followed by openings in Memphis, TN, and Atlanta, GA, in 2018. In the late summer of 2018, they opened their most recent location at Block 16 Urban Food Hall at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.</p> <p>Check out <a href="https://amzn.to/2SMMGRu">A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to Building a Great Business by Ari Weinzweig</a> as mentioned in today's episode.</p> <p>Check out <a href="https://amzn.to/34KLRhy">Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek</a> as mentioned in today's episode.</p> <p>Check out <a href="https://amzn.to/378LaSf">Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't by Simon Sinek</a> as mentioned in today's episode.</p> <h2>Show notes…</h2> <h3>Calls to ACTION!!!</h3> <ul> <li>Subscribe to the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJSERtxnAE3V7T9PQ19w_Og">Restaurant Unstoppable YouTube Channel</a></li> <li>Join the private <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/493649961457862/">Unstoppable Facebook Group</a></li> <li>Join the email list! (Scroll Down to get the Vendor List!)</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;">Favorite success quote or mantra:</h3> <ul> <li>"Smile and hustle."</li> </ul> <div><strong>In today's episode with Nick Bishop Jr. we will discuss:</strong></div> <ul> <li>Creating core values</li> <li>Family businesses</li> <li>Seeing and acknowledging opportunity</li> <li>Retaining employees</li> <li>The history of hot chicken in Nashville</li> <li>Creating a brand around one item</li> <li>FOH</li> <li>Make your staff's lives better and they will make your customers' lives better</li> <li>Tip-sharing</li> <li>Inward growth</li