Speaking Events
Northwest Discovery Tour
Digital Summer Camp
SXSW
Food Service Consultants Society - FCSI
Firehouse Subs National Convention
Blog World
New York Restaurant Show
Restaurant Executive Roundtable - London
Western Food Expo
Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show
Fast Casual Executive Summit
While at Blog World - Las Vegas
Genghis Grill National Khanference
People Report Conference
Speaking Topics
The Rise of the Fast Casual Nation
The Fast Casual consumer is the new social savvy consumer. Connected and more informed that any consumer in history. Fast Casual is on the verge of re-creatign the restaurant business and is set to become one of the super segments if not the largest growth segment in a 700 Billion dollar restaurant industry.
Rethink Business | Technology | Media
This is part video web series and part speaker series about Rethinking business tactics for the new age of the social web. Reaching audience and connections will never be the same again. Understanding the intersection of how technology has shifted our business plan for the next decade. Bringing media to the masses in a new way is no longer an option but now required in ways that will open up massive new busienss models and revenue opportunities.
The new age of the digital restaurant
This talk is about the new focus on building the digital brand. The four walls are no longer your domain of interest in your restauarnt businesss. DigitalFood is my take on how the hospitality space can change the way we interact and build our customer base but most of all how we change lives everyday.
Engaged Content the next Social Web trend - "Web Era 4"
The next step in every evlution of change is understanding where it will take you. Until now the social web has been controlled and fostered by the bloggers, new media types and social pundits. That is all about to change! In this amazing keynote I talk about the roadmap of where the social web will be in 24-36 months and how your brand can be the early adopter and one of the elite leaders in your business segment. Learn how the human mind and behaviors intersect with the social web and "Web Era 4". Today we are just shouting outloud at a party, tommorrow we will be conencted in those tight circles of influence. You know the ones where we all ask "I wonder what they are talking about". In this amazing fact filled topic I deliver the roadmap and the methods to change your business future. Step aboard to Web Era 4!
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One Tribe - building your industry segment with passion
Passion is the new currency of success. In every walk of life it is the ones with passion that make a difference in thier business and their lives. Explore this approach with me on how your business can plug into this amazing power that lies beneath the surface of every great company.
Credentials:
Founder of Fastcasual.com QSRweb.com - In the 90's I began a quest to help Fast Casual become the next super segment in the restaurant business. Now with over 500 brands and 23.5 Billion in sales the segment has reached the mainstream.
Founder Fast Casual Executive Summit - An Industry collaboration of leading executives in the restaurant business.
Startup Innovator - I have been building web and technology companies since the early 90's.
Website & Magazine Publisher - Founder and publisher of Fast Casual.com and Fast Casual magazine
Author of many Blogs - Started blogs as far back as 1994 (yes before the term blog)
Restaurant & Retail Consultant - To some of the largest brands in the restaurant busines
Consumer & Trend Watcher - Coined the term Fast Casual as I saw a new trend in consumer and retail restaurants developing in the mid 90's
Software Developer - Lead retail systems for Microsoft, developed RSS tracking software apps for iTunes, Developed Twitter Consumer Trend Tracker
Event Creator - Founder and creator of two major C-level Executive events
Podcaster - First podcast in the restaurant industry with more than 10,000 listeners in the first year.
Video Producer - Produced national B2B media for the second largest industry in the U.S.
Keynote Speaker - Keynote speaker at 20 plus executive and industry events.
Social Media Mentor - Leading industry expert in social media with a social web audience of more than 100,000
