Mar 30, 2017
This is a conversation with Chris Brandt, the EVP and Chief Brand Officer at Bloomin’ Brands. Chris cut his teeth in CPG at General Mills and Odwalla. He made the jump to Taco Bell in 2010, later becoming the CMO and turning them into an innovation machine. Last year, he took over all aspects of marketing...
Mar 23, 2017
This is a conversation with Michael Mabry, Chief Operating Officer of Mooyah Burgers. Michael started his career as an Executive Chef at Romano’s Macaroni Grill before spending time in operations and franchise development for Brinker, Boston’s Pizza and Tin Star. He joined Mooyah in 2009, and has since grown the...
Mar 16, 2017
This is a conversation with Marty Hahnfeld. Marty took over as Chief Commercial Officer at Olo in 2013. Olo drives online ordering for more than 200 restaurant brands that together reach over 40 million diners. Their clients include brands like Chili’s, Chipotle, Five Guys and Wingstop. We talked about how technology...
Mar 9, 2017
This is a conversation with Rob Lynch. Rob cut his teeth at P&G and Heinz before moving into restaurants as the VP of Marketing at Taco Bell. In 2013, he became the Brand President and CMO at Arby’s. They became an Ad Age Top Ten Marketer after a massive brand turnaround and Rob was named CMO of the Year by PR World....
Mar 2, 2017
This is a conversation with a member of restaurant royalty, David Morton. His father was the right-hand man of Hugh Hefner, where he launched the worldwide chain of Playboy Clubs before founding Morton’s Steakhouse and the Taste of Chicago. The Morton family has since launched more than 100 concepts including the Hard...