S02E82: Brian Stubbs on Boosting Restaurant Profitability with Genuine Article Bookkeeping

#82. In this episode of The meez Podcast, host Josh Sharkey is joined by Brian Stubbs, owner of Genuine Article Bookkeeping.

Brian Stubbs is a proud native of Oklahoma and studied Accounting at the University of Oklahoma, where he witnessed some very lucky football being played. Brian later moved to Austin. Brian worked in restaurants in a diverse number of roles and soon realized he could use his degree to significantly help restaurants thrive. Thus, Genuine Article was born.

In this episode, Josh and Brian discuss Brian's restaurant experience and how it influenced his passion for helping restaurants, Accounting and finance in relation to restaurants, and how Genuine Article plays a part in boosting restaurant profitability.

Where to find Brian Stubbs:

Instagram:   / brianjstubbs  
LinkedIn:   / brian-stubbs-bb855122  

Where to find host Josh Sharkey:

Instagram:   / joshlsharkey  
LinkedIn:   / joshua-sharkey-406965b  
TikTok:   / joshlsharkey  
Twitter: https://x.com/joshualsharkey

In this episode, we cover:

(01:47): Brian's restaurant experience
(15:51): Accounting, finance, CPA taxes-- are they separated?
(27:58): Austin and it's dining population
(36:01): All about Genuine Article Bookkeeping
(56:06): Why EBITDA is so important
(1:04:52): Leveraging AI in Genuine Article
(1:12:06): Parting advice for businesses who want to be profitable