Skip to main content

The Hospitality Hangout

FUNNY. UNFILTERED. ENTERTAINING. INFORMATIVE.

What We're Serving Up

The Restaurant Guy (Michael Schatzberg) and The Finance Guy (Jimmy Frischling) are the personalities behind Branded Hospitality. Together they connect hospitality, technology, innovation, and capital.

In the podcast, The Restaurant Guy and The Finance Guy chat with top CEOS & Founders exploring exciting trends, happenings, and breakthroughs in hospitality technology, innovation, and food & beverage. This is not just your average trade publication come to life. Schatzy and Jimmy bring their gregarious and entertaining personalities in every episode.

The Restaurant Guy

Michael "Shatzy" Schatzberg

Michael “Schatzy” Schatzberg is an entrepreneur and expert strategist and marketer. With over 25+ years of restaurant ownership and operational experience, he is the Managing Director for Branded Restaurants. Michael is an active board member and advisory board member at various tech companies. He has been active in hospitality technology investment and advisory services for over 5 years and attended Boston University.

The Finance Guy

Jimmy Frischling

Jimmy Frischling is an entrepreneur and experienced finance professional with over 3 decades in the financial services, capital markets and hospitality industries. He is a board member at a number of Branded’s Portfolio Companies including Blanket; Brizo Foodmetrics; Copia; Cut+Dry; Incentivio; Minnow; Ovation; Simple Marketplace; Spendgo; TapRm; Targetable; and Usual Wines. Jimmy holds his Series 79, 7, 24 and 63 licenses with FINRA, a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

RECENT EPISODES
Bad Ass Coffee CEO Tells the Brand’s Badass Story
Bad Ass Coffee CEO Tells the Brand’s Badass StoryUncategorized

Bad Ass Coffee CEO Tells the Brand’s Badass Story

https://open.spotify.com/episode/58f5oZPCOGvujBD1slUFtD Scott Snyder has steered Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii from a quiet brand into an industry force, blending authentic…
Julie Wade on Loyalty Programs & The North Star of Successful Restaurant Marketing
Julie Wade on Loyalty Programs & The North Star of Successful Restaurant MarketingUncategorized

Julie Wade on Loyalty Programs & The North Star of Successful Restaurant Marketing

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OzTRxpoUglolmLfQbdp8Q With a passion for personalized hospitality and a strategic eye for marketing, Julie leads a brand that merges premium…
Summer Rewind: MOOYAH’s President Serves up the Best Tasting Cheeseburger
Summer Rewind: MOOYAH’s President Serves up the Best Tasting CheeseburgerUncategorized

Summer Rewind: MOOYAH’s President Serves up the Best Tasting Cheeseburger

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vr5fQiYeMvXdgvBOn6jmP During the conversation, Willmarth discussed his background and passion for leadership and airplanes. Having served in the Navy as…
Skip to content