In this episode of Digital Hospitality, Shawn Walchef sits down with Alexandra Fulea, CEO and co-founder of YourBI, to discuss why restaurants are overwhelmed with data but still struggling to make better decisions. Alexandra explains how disconnected systems create operational blind spots, why dashboards alone are not enough, and how clean data foundations are becoming essential for AI, forecasting, scheduling, and scalable restaurant operations.

Connected Data Creates Better Decisions – Alexandra Fulea believes restaurants struggle when labor, inventory, sales, and guest data live in disconnected systems. YourBI helps operators see the full picture so they can make smarter operational decisions.
Dashboards Need Context – Alexandra Fulea sees dashboards as tools, not solutions. The goal is giving the right people the right information at the right time so restaurant teams can stay aligned across the business.
AI Starts With Clean Data – YourBI focuses on building reliable data foundations before layering in AI. Better data leads to better forecasting, scheduling, automation, and operational consistency.

Episode Links

Alexandra Fulea LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-fulea/
YourBI: https://www.yourbi.nl/
YourBI LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourbi/posts/

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