Tiphaus Insider Webinar

How Anthony's Restaurants Reclaimed Labor Hours Across 26 Locations by Automating Tip Compliance

August 25th | 10 AM PST


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Join TipHaus COO Kirk Grogan and Aimee Ketola, Director of Accounting & Information Systems at Anthony's Restaurants, a 26-location Pacific Northwest seafood group with more than 50 years in business, for a live conversation about how they automated tip compliance with Earned Tip Access, reclaimed labor hours across all their locations, and what they'd tell other operators considering the same shift.

Meet the Speakers

Aimee Ketola 

Director of Accounting and Information Systems, Anthony's Restaurants

Steve Hooper

Aimee Ketola leads both accounting and the information systems that support it, bridging finance and technology to keep a large multi-unit hospitality operation running smoothly. Aimee is a Pacific Northwest native who attended the University of Washington. She's been with Anthony's for over 18 years and is excited to support the company's continued growth.


Anthony's Restaurants is a Pacific Northwest–based, family-owned seafood restaurant company founded in 1973 by Budd Gould. With 26 waterfront locations across the region and its own seafood-sourcing operation, the company has built its brand on fresh Northwest seafood, genuine hospitality, and more than 50 years of hands-on operator leadership.

Who will host the webinar?

Kirk Grogan

COO & Co-Founder, TipHaus

Steve Hooper

Kirk Grogan, co-founder and COO of TipHaus, leverages over two decades of hospitality expertise from fine dining to luxury resorts, driving innovation and operational excellence in his ventures. He champions company culture and believes in the power of great employees to foster a transparent work environment, enhancing TipHaus's ability to innovate and provide exceptional customer experiences. An accomplished public speaker and mentor, Kirk enjoys the outdoors, tech startups, and motorcycle touring from his base in Dallas, Texas.

What to Expect?

This is a candid, operator-led conversation, not a product pitch. You'll hear directly from the finance leader behind a 26-location restaurant group about what actually changed when they automated tip compliance, with added context from TipHaus on payroll efficiency and the compliance landscape.

  • A real operator story from Anthony's Restaurants, family-owned, 26 locations, 50+ years in business
  • An honest look at what changed in payroll accuracy, tip disputes, and manager workload after automating
  • Live audience Q&A, curated and answered in real time
  • Practical, non-salesy insight you can apply immediately

What will you learn?


  • The real challenges Anthony's faced managing tips manually, and the labor hours they reclaimed by automating across all 26 locations
  • How automating tip calculations made tip handling consistent and audit-ready across every location
  • What changed in payroll accuracy, tip disputes, and manager workload after switching
  • How Earned Tip Access affected employee trust and the manager-staff relationship
  • Practical advice on payroll efficiency and what to watch for, including hidden fees, when evaluating tip management technology

Reserve Your Seat

Register now to save your spot and submit questions for Kirk and Aimee during live Q&A!

Can’t attend the live session? Register anyway, and we’ll send you the recording the day after the webinar.