7shifts Was Founded in a Sandwich Shop and is Now Used by 1MM Restaurant Pros [Video]

7shifts is a scheduling, payroll, and employee retention app designed to improve performance for restaurants. Founded in the back office of a sandwich shop in 2014, 7shifts was born out of CEO Jordan Boesch’s desire to create simple solutions for complex team management challenges.

Watch now to learn about engaging employees, simplifying product development, and why now is the best time to become a restaurant operator.

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Chapters:
[02:20] – Insights on Surveys
[04:00] – Enabling Managers to Get Feedback
[06:23] – Commitment to Social Media
[07:43] – Evolution of 7shifts Logo
[13:05] – New Products from 7shifts
[14:34] – Attracting Exciting Talent
[19:30] – Advice for Restaurant Operators

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Episode Links:
7shifts Online: https://www.7shifts.com/
7shifts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/7shifts/
7shifts YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0k73tnPw_DuYkxXBK98wPA
Jordan Boesch LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-boesch/
Jordan Boesch Interview: https://content.calibbq.media/jordan-boesch-7shifts-ceo-transparency-communication-restaurants-dh097/
7shifts Unboxing and Setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siquoJILc9w
7shifts Employee Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z629p8uYsNk

Takeaways:
Engaging Employees – Employee satisfaction is a metric with a number of tentacles, including workplace improvements. 7shifts aims to help operators obtain data so that necessary adjustments can be made to keep employees engaged.

Simplified Product Development – As 7shifts expands, they continue to focus on ways to make operators’ jobs easier with tip payout and payroll products. Even more exciting for CEO Jordan Boesch, is they are creating these products to be easily integrated into existing business processes.

Best Time to Be a Restaurant Operator – The current tech landscape for restaurants provides a bounty of software solutions, spanning from payroll to point of sale. With so much technology available, 7shifts’ Jordan Boesch believes there is no better time to become an operator than the present. But he encourages aspiring operators to do their homework to choose what best suits their goals.

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ABOUT JORDAN BOESCH –

Jordan Boesch is the founder and CEO of 7shifts, a scheduling and team management platform designed to help restaurant operators efficiently schedule, evaluate, and communicate with their staff. Launched in 2014, 7shifts began as a simple tool to assist his father in managing work schedules at his local Quiznos franchises. The platform has since evolved into a leading global solution for the restaurant industry, driven by Jordan’s firsthand experience of the challenges faced in scheduling employees.

7shifts partners with top-tier technology providers to integrate every stage of the employee lifecycle, from hiring and training to scheduling, payroll, and retention. Today, over 50,000 restaurants utilize 7shifts, benefiting more than 1 million restaurant workers with an engaging, user-friendly app, while providing managers with the peace of mind they need.

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