874: Jay McSharry Founder/CEO of JGroup Hospitality

<p><a href= "https://restaurantunstoppable.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/jay-website.png"> <img class="alignnone wp-image-15845 size-large" src= "https://restaurantunstoppable.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/jay-website-1024x1024.png" alt="Jay McSharry Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast" width="1024" height="1024" /></a></p> <p>Jay McSharry, a local restaurateur, graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1990. Nearly a decade after graduating, he returned to NH’s Seacoast to fulfill his vision and opened <a href="https://www.jumpinjays.com/">Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Café</a>. Building on the restaurant’s success, Jay went on to open numerous establishments in the region, including Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Café, <a href="https://moxyrestaurant.com/">Moxy</a>, <a href= "https://www.vidacantinanh.com/">Vida Cantina</a>, <a href= "https://franklinrestaurant.com/">The Franklin</a>, <a href= "https://www.streetfood360.com/">Street</a>, <a href= "https://www.luigisportsmouth.com/">Luigi’s West End Pizzeria</a>, <a href="https://www.orenellsbbq.com/">Ore Nell’s Barbecue</a>, <a href="https://www.railpennytavern.com/">The Railpenny Tavern</a>, <a href="https://www.dosamigosburritos.com/">Dos Amigos</a>, as well as other projects on the Seacoast. In 2020, Jay was named James Beard Award semi-finalist in the Outstanding Restaurateur category.  Today, Jay's <a href= "https://www.jgrouphospitality.com/">JGroup Hospitality</a> is the umbrella under which the majority of his restaurants exist.</p> <p>Check out <a href= "https://restaurantunstoppable.com/stephani-robson-cornell-university/"> episode 820 with Stephani Robson on Business Planning</a> as mentioned in today's episode!</p> <p>Today’s feature affiliate: Bentobox. In need of a restaurant website? Click <a href= "https://getbento.com/signup/?ref=Resta18">this link</a> to find out why so many of my guests use Bentobox!</p> <p><a href= "https://restaurantunstoppable.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bento-image.png"> <img class="aligncenter wp-image-15674 size-medium" src= "https://