Google Is Bringing AI to Your Business Profile. Here’s What Restaurant Owners Can Do With It

Michael Gnagy, Product Manager at Google, works with business owners to understand where Google can be easier to use. His work includes bringing Google Business Profile into Gemini, helping restaurants manage reviews, schedule posts, improve visibility across Search and Maps, and use AI to get more value from information they already have. Watch now to learn why posting to Google can help restaurants reach more customers and how AI can make everyday marketing easier. Sponsored by: • TOAST - All-In-1 Restaurant POS: https://toast.partner-experience.com/... Chapters: [00:30] - Bringing Google Business Profile Into Gemini [05:30] - Why Posting Directly to Google Matters [06:35] - Reaching Customers on Search and Maps [07:40] - How Restaurant Feedback Shapes Google [13:25] - Giving Gemini More Business Context SPONSORS: RESTAURANT INFLUENCERS IS PRESENTED BY TOAST — Restaurant Influencers is brought to you by Toast, the powerful restaurant point of sale and management system that helps restaurants improve operations, increase sales and create a better guest experience. • Toast All-In-1 Restaurant POS: https://toast.partner-experience.com/... PEPSICO IS A SPONSOR OF THE RESTAURANT INFLUENCERS PODCAST — Restaurant Influencers is proud to have PepsiCo as a sponsor of this episode. Partnering with PepsiCo Foodservice helps restaurant operators drive sustainable growth through smarter digital experiences, AI-backed menu optimization, and tools designed to create more profitable online orders. Check out PepsiCo Foodservice Episode Links: Michael Gnagy LinkedIn:   / mikegofficial   Google Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/app Key Takeaways: Let AI Know Your Business: Michael Gnagy says AI becomes more useful when it has the right context. Connecting information from Business Profile, Google Drive and other tools can help Gemini provide answers and recommendations specific to a restaurant. Post Where Customers Search: Michael Gnagy says posting directly to Google Business Profile can help restaurants reach customers on both Search and Maps while keeping events, offers and updates current. Use AI to Remove Work: Michael Gnagy believes success with AI should be measured by whether it makes an operator’s life easier. From identifying unanswered reviews to creating weeks of marketing content in minutes, the goal is to remove everyday friction rather than add another task. *** ABOUT MICHAEL GNAGY — Michael Gnagy is a Product Manager at Google working on tools that help businesses get more from Google Business Profile and Gemini. His work focuses on making it easier for business owners to manage their digital presence, understand their data and connect with customers across Google Search and Maps. Gnagy works directly with restaurant owners and other small businesses to gather feedback that helps shape new Google features and improve the tools they use every day. ABOUT RESTAURANT INFLUENCERS — Restaurant Influencers is a weekly video podcast series presented by Entrepreneur Media and Cali BBQ Media. Every week host and restaurant owner Shawn Walchef (@shawnpwalchef) talks with business leaders like Shaquille O’Neal, Rob Dyrdek, Emeril Lagasse, Mayim Bialik, Jon Taffer, Robert Irvine, Toast co-founder Aman Narang, and more, about their secrets to Smartphone Storytelling, marketing, branding, and how to show up where customers are engaging online. Published by Entrepreneur Media - https://entreprenuer.com Produced by Cali BBQ Media - https://betheshow.media