A graduate of Shepherd University with a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management, Meaghan Goedde has nearly 25 years of experience working within some of the Denver area’s most notable hospitality collectives. Following graduation, she helped found The Hapa […]
Zach Goldstein is the CEO and Founder of Thanx. Founded in 2011, Thanx is a leading guest engagement and retention platform helping restaurants and retailers become more digitally agile to maximize customer lifetime value. Prior to earning his MBA from Stanford, […]
Roland Gonzalez is at the helm of Church’s Texas Chicken and Texas Chicken across both domestic and international markets overseeing more than 1,400 restaurant locations in 22 countries. As CEO, he is at the forefront of driving the company’s next […]
Kyle Gordon is a dedicated husband, father and restaurateur. He was born and raised in Austin, Texas, where he attended the University of Texas at Austin. After school, he spent many years as a leader in the restaurant industry. Then, in […]
Maggie Gordon is the president and cofounder of Dillas Quesadillas, a fast-growing, quick service restaurant chain specializing in Primo quesadillas. Maggie co-founded the company with her husband Kyle in 2013 after earning a degree in public relations from the University of […]
Kelly Gray is a business leader and entrepreneur with over 20 years in commercial real estate and a passion for the restaurant industry. She co-founded Rapid Fired Pizza in 2015 and became a part-owner of Hot Head Burritos in 2017. […]
Scott Greenberg is a keynote speaker, author, and business consultant, specializing in leadership, team dynamics, and operational efficiency. His books, “Stop the Shift Show: Turn Your Hourly Workers into a Top Performing Team” and “The Wealthy Franchisee,” offer practical strategies […]
Kelly is the founder of CRUMBS, a firm specializing in delivering high volume incremental revenue within the hospitality space. Her core areas of impact include Catering, Group Dining, Fundraising, Sales Training, Customer Service, Loyalty & Marketing. The solutions provided by […]
As a young girl, Jane grew up in a house behind the very first Donatos Pizza store, and her family’s living room was literally the store dining room – always filled with people from the neighborhood. That’s how Jane discovered […]
CEO of Shaquille O’Neal-owned Big Chicken, Josh Halpern is a proven growth strategist who has accelerated brands within the restaurant and retail sectors for Anheuser-Busch InBev, Clorox, P&G and other Fortune 500 companies. Halpern is at the helm of the […]
