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TJ Schier, is a leading brand builder, operator and culture creator primarily in the…
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Dos Hombres looking fabulous as the featured cocktail on the new Dave & Buster's Inc. Drink Menu!
Dos Hombres looking fabulous as the featured cocktail on the new Dave & Buster's Inc. Drink Menu!
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Congratulations and thanks to Tom Mallindine and his training team at ECU on opening a combined Flametown Burgers and INKED TACOS food truck this…
Congratulations and thanks to Tom Mallindine and his training team at ECU on opening a combined Flametown Burgers and INKED TACOS food truck this…
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Central Bark wins another award! This time it's Central Bark Jacksonville that was just named Best Doggie Daycare...for the fifth consecutive year!…
Central Bark wins another award! This time it's Central Bark Jacksonville that was just named Best Doggie Daycare...for the fifth consecutive year!…
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Experience
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Past President/Board Member/Lifetime member
CHART - Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers
- Present 30 years 7 months
CHART is the leading resource for the development and advancement of hospitality training professionals and their organizations.
Publications
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S.M.A.R.T. Restaurant Guide to Effective Restaurant Operations
Incentivize Solutions
Based on a decade of consulting and nearly 5 years of testing in multiple restaurant locations, TJ Schier, President of SMART Restaurant Group has unveiled the 25 Keys to becoming a S.M.A.R.T-er restaurant manager. This book is the foundation of the 'S.M.A.R.T Restaurant Guide To...' series with subsequent titles (Recruitment/Selection, Training, LSM, Drive-Thru, Catering, etc) coming out in the near future.
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Send Flowers to the Living! Rewards, Contests and Incentives to Build Employee Loyalty
Incentivize Solutions
Don't wait until your people are gone - recognize them NOW - Send Flowers to the Living! Learn how to create a recognition-based culture to motivate your employees and build your sales and profits by rewarding the performers. See how this simple management system can have a dramatic impact on your business. Similar to a frequent-flier program rewarding the top fliers, you'll be able to implement a recognition process for your employees who are your top performers!
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Drive-Thru Excellence
DVD/Audio CD focused on how to build a more accurate, faster, friendlier drive-thru. Chapters on speed, accuracy, technology, hospitality and incentives to move your drive thru to the top of the customers' list!
Honors & Awards
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2012 Operations' Innovator Award Finalist
National Restaurant Assn
SMART was recognized as an award finalist for its unique use of QR codes to access training videos in the work station thru smartphones, iPads, etc. The videos are used to reinforce daily focus behaviors to create a continuous learning environment and address opportunities within the restaurant.
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2010 Applied Technology Award
QSR Magazine
SMART was recognized for it's blended training program using e-learning, flash cards and video clips housed in iPods.
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