Videos

The Queen of Culture, Brittinay Lenhart joins Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Chef Life Coaching to talk about the cultural transformation occurring in the Hospitality market and why you should be ahead of the curve instead of behind it. Join us on Thursday, Jan, 26th at 12N ET an…

The team at "Training Bites" Podcast, Zana Usher and Tim O'rouke, join Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Chef Life Coaching to talk about the critical component of training and the gap that currently exists in our pot COVID marketplace. Join us on Thursday, Feb., 9th at 12N ET and d…

Full Course Fund CEO Lauren Hernandez joins Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Chef Life Coaching to discuss the growing disparity of effective hospitality training and the expectations placed on new staff members without the requeesite4 skill sets, and how COVID ply made things worse. …

Consultant Aaron Fish joins Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Chef Life Coaching to talk about hospitality in the senior living market segment. Join us at 12 N ET, Thursday, Jan. 12th. to find out the 3 Things that Senior Living Restaurant Operations do better than any other market …

Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Chef Life Coaching discuss the fundamental mindset shifts necessary for operational success in the #newhospitalityculture of 2023. Join us on Thursday, Jan. 5th at 12 N ET and find out the three core beliefs you can leverage to set yourself up for s…

We're inviting you to join us in celebration of the end of 2022 and take your questions, concerns, AND smart ass remarks about what we might be able to look forward to in 2023

Jim Taylor and Adam Lamb discuss their favorite three episodes of the year, why they made our list, what we're celebrating about the restaurant industry in 2022 and what we're looking forward to in 2023. Join us on Thursday, December 29th for the special year-end wrap-up episode at 12 N ET.

Scot Turner from Auden Hospitality in the UK joins Jim Taylor and Adam Lamb in the studio to talk about his long career in the Hospitality industry and the five biggest lessons he took away from his successes, and failures. Join us on Thursday, December 22 to listen to this lively discussion and…

Author and Executive Leadership Coach Kelly Heateringham joins Jim Taylor and Adam Lamb in the studio for part 2 of The ABC's of Inspirational Leadership: Boundaries. What are they and why are hospitality professionals so bad at creating healthy ones? Join us Thursday, December 15th at 12 N ET …

Jim Taylor and Adam Lamb discuss protecting staff workload by embracing and mastering forecasting in restaurant operations.

Leadership Coach Michelle Moreno joins Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Chef Life Coaching to discuss the current stat of hospitality leadership and three things you can do right now to uplevel your management style.

Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Chef Life Coaching get together to thank those working on this holiday, so others won't have to.

On this episode we’ll be speaking to Chef, Advocate & Antagonist for the Hospitality Industry Jensen Cummings about several posts he created lately that caught the attention of both Jim & me because he was using a trigger word that always gets us lit up: VALUES You’ll want to stick around becaus…

Join Jim Taylor and Adam Lamb. as they respond to some listener comments about how to support a team that's been beaten down by prior management, this Thursday at 12N on the Turning the Table podcast

Explore episode 116 of Chef Life Radio with guest Jensen Cummings. Discover what you stand for and how to convey it in the culinary industry.

Discover episode 115 of Chef Life Radio featuring Kyle Inserra. Gain insights from this captivating conversation with a renowned chef.

Our monthly "BOH Check In" on Turning the Table #lunchboxlivestream features a conversation with Culinary Coach Simon Zatyrka. He joins Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Chef Life Coaching to discuss the inherent risks of working in an environment where instant gratification is so p…

OR: Where of Where Has My P&L Gone This episode was pre-recorded Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Chef Life Coaching discuss the pitfalls of overpromising and underdelivering when writing and managing yearly budgets and how those shortfalls negatively affect restaurant operation…

COVID-19: a story of challenges and triumph in the food service industry. Chef Jeremy Leinen is the Executive Chef of Dunwoody Country Club outside of Atlanta. "My gut reaction at the time was that we would have to gut our staffs and still find a way to do everything that we always had to do…

Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Chef Life Coaching dig into seasonal challenges for restaurant operators in our weekly #lunchboxlivestream and discuss ways they can set themselves up for success, even in the shoulder months when busting out a budget seems almost inevitable. #food…

Discover essential considerations for chefs before taking a job in this insightful #shorts video from Chef Life Radio. #restaurantlife #hospitality

Chef Jeremy Leinen is the Executive Chef of Dunwoody Country Club outside of Atlanta. (https://www.dunwoodycc.org/) "I keep hearing people blame the unemployment and all that stuff for why people aren't returning to work. Obviously, this industry has a lot more work to do, culturally speaking. …

As the Executive Chef at Dunwoody Country Club (https://www.dunwoodycc.org/) in Atlanta, GA, Jeremy Leinin must grapple with the squandered human capital of the industry and a lack of skilled workers amid a pandemic crisis. "My gut reaction at the time was that we would have to gut our staffs a…

Part 2 of our continuing series about leadership best practices for high-performance restaurant teams: "We Before Me". Executive Leadership Coach & Mentor, Kelly Featheringham AAC, joins Jim Taylor of Benchmark Sixty and Adam Lamb of Realignment Hospitality to discuss the ABCs of attracting, cultiv…