Michael MacLennan
Mike led the Hardware team at Square, where he deployed millions of payments and POS products that powered everything from the farmers market to the Super Bowl. Prior to Square, he led private equity and product teams at Bain.
Jason Mayoral
As CEO of Swipe Savvy, Jason Mayoral believes the next generation of commerce won’t be built around payment processing—it will be built around intelligent ecosystems. For more than two decades, he’s been building companies that challenge traditional business models by combining technology, finance, marketing, and customer engagement into unified platforms that create measurable value. He […]
Tony Lamb
Tony Lamb is the founder and CEO of Kona Ice, Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee, and Beverly Ann’s Cookies. When Tony launched Kona Ice in 2007, he wanted to give families a better “ice cream truck” experience after his 3-year-old daughter had an awful encounter with an ice cream truck driver. Since then, Tony has revolutionized the […]
Kevin Purcer
Kevin joined Chick-fil-A in 2016 after spending 17 years at IPG owned EP+Co, a full-service advertising and marketing agency headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina where he led digital strategy and helped build the agency’s digital marketing practice. After joining Chick-fil-A, he led Integrated Creative services in the Marketing Department where he worked on launching the […]
Tom Curtis
Mr. Curtis was appointed President, Burger King U.S. & Canada in October 2021. From May 2021 to October 2021, he was the Chief Operating Officer, where he was responsible for overseeing field operations, restaurant development and restaurant operations. Prior to joining BKC, Mr. Curtis spent 35-years at Domino’s Pizza, Inc., where he most recently served […]
Anne Schultheis
Anne Schultheis leads CRM and loyalty marketing at Scooter’s Coffee, where she focuses on growing customer relationships, increasing repeat visits, and creating digital experiences that feel personal, fun, and rewarding. She specializes in loyalty strategy, lifecycle marketing, app engagement, and personalized customer journeys across email, push, SMS, web and in-app channels.
Ike Shehadeh
Ike’s story isn’t one of instant success. Rather on the first day of operation in 2007, Shehadeh did not sell a single sandwich in his small, hole-in-the-wall Ike’s Place in San Francisco’s Castro District. His failure inspired him to do out-of-the-box community outreach (i.e. Ike would offer passersby a free sandwich plus a $5 bill […]
Chris Simms
Chris Simms is the chief executive officer and founder of Lazy Dog Restaurant, a rapidly expanding, Rocky Mountain-inspired concept known for its handcrafted food and drink. He opened the first Lazy Dog in 2003, setting out to create a unique guest experience with innovative twists on American dishes, all served in a warm, contemporary mountain […]
Michael Sien
Michael Sien has 40+ years in hospitality both in restaurant operations and technology. Wired for efficient operations resulting in happy staff and guests, Michael brings a “whole-istic” perspective on how operators and brand leadership leverage technology to empower their teams to deliver the best possible guest experience. Michael now uses his skillset to make the […]
Stephen DeSousa
Stephen DeSousa is the CEO at Tavern in the Square, a Broadway Hospitality Group polished casual dining restaurant brand with 24 locations across New England and growing. Stephen’s journey in the hospitality industry began at 18 while attending Salem State College, working in a small family restaurant in Cambridge. What started as a part-time job […]