Women in Restaurant Leadership

About Women in Restaurant Leadership

Women in Restaurant Leadership is a new podcast from the teams at QSR and FSR magazines and the podcasts QSR Uncut and The Restaurant Innovator. It will explore stories and insights from women leaders across the industry, creating a space to share ideas, aspirations, and help progress the sector forward. Join the WiRL movement!

Publisher

Satyne Doner

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jun 2024

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

69 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   FEMALE FOUNDERS: Melissa Butler Built an App in a Year

   Melissa Butler spent 30 years building a successful business. Then she retired, got bored, and built something new. The story: She got on a GLP-1, went to a restaurant, couldn’t figure out what to order, and thought “I could make an app for this.” A few months later, Menu Order AI launched. Now it’s in 24 countries, 5 languages, 185,000 downloads, and helping people on GLP-1s navigate restaurant menus without the stigma or the stress. But this episode isn’t really about the app. It’s about wh...

2. 

   3 Nov 2026

   Holly Smith Is Writing P.F. Chang’s Next Chapter

   Every fortune cookie comes with a message. Holly Smith is writing P.F. Chang’s next one. As Chief Marketing Officer, Holly is steering one of America’s most beloved casual dining brands through a transformation that feels fresh, authentic, and genuinely exciting. She’s spent her career at major brands—TGI Fridays, Joe’s Crab Shack, Rosa Mexicano, Yardbird—and she’s brought all of that wisdom to P.F. Chang’s. The results speak for themselves: moved from 22nd to 3rd in same-store sales growth, ...

3. 

   27 Oct 2026

   HALLOWEEN BONUS: The Scream Queens Turning 34 Bars Into Haunted Havens

   Black Lagoon is what happens when two industry veterans—and creative partners—decide to build something bold after surviving COVID. Erin Hayes and Kelsey Ramage built an immersive cocktail experience that’s transforming 34 bars across North America into Halloween wonderlands. We’re talking custom immersive decor, cinematic lighting, chilling soundscapes, collectible glassware, and an entirely new cocktail menu designed to transport guests somewhere else. But this is also a story about creativ...

Who has been a guest on Women in Restaurant Leadership

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jennifer Thomas
• Shirlyn Huang
• Hope Neiman
• Judy Chan

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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