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Diglio<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Steve Zimmerman, Founder, Principal Broker and Chief Executive Officer of Restaurant Realty Company<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantrealty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.restaurantrealty.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6124\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-913-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/IBBA-season-4-episode-3-the-restaurant-industry-from-an-expert-perspective.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/IBBA-season-4-episode-3-the-restaurant-industry-from-an-expert-perspective.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/IBBA-season-4-episode-3-the-restaurant-industry-from-an-expert-perspective.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/IBBA-season-4-episode-3-the-restaurant-industry-from-an-expert-perspective.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/?powerpress_pinw=913-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/IBBA-season-4-episode-3-the-restaurant-industry-from-an-expert-perspective.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IBBA-season-4-episode-3-the-restaurant-industry-from-an-expert-perspective.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 38:12 &#8212; 52.5MB)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder, Principal Broker and CEO of Restaurant Realty Company; he&#8217;s sold over 1,000 restaurant, club, and bar businesses. 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