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Geoff Alexander, President and CEO, Wow Bao
Chris Artinian, President & CEO, Condado Tacos
Francesco Balli, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Grove Bay Hospitality Group
Craig Barber, CEO, O’Charley’s and Ninety-Nine
Elizabeth Blau, Founder and CEO, Blau + Associates
Tommy Bonfiglio, CEO, Triple T Hospitality Group
Ralph Bower, CEO, The Melt
Sean Brennan, Co-Founder, CEO, The Pie Hole
Katie Button, CEO/Co-Founder, Katie Button Restaurants
Jeff Carcara, CEO, Sixty Vines
Jeff Chandler, CEO, Hopdoddy Burger Bar
Shamsu Charania, CEO, The Falcons Group
John Chidsey, Chief Executive Officer, Subway
Michael Colonna, President & CEO, NORMS Restaurants
Jim Creel, CEO, Taco John's
Roger David, CEO and President, GSR Brands
Flynn Dekker, CEO, Bonchon
Tiffany Derry and Tom Foley, Co-Founderes, T2D Concepts
Connie De-Sousa, Co-Chef, CHAR Hospitality Group (CHARCUT, charbar, chix eggshop, etc)
Scott Deviney, Chief Executive Officer, Chicken Salad Chick
Clay Dover, CEO, Velvet Taco
Alex Eagle, CEO, Freebirds World Burrito
Robert Earl, Co-Founder Virtual Dining Concepts, Virtual Dining Concepts
Raymon Flores, President and CEO, Flores Concepts
Don Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Firehouse Restaurant Group (Firehouse Subs)
Stephen Frabitore, CEO, Tupelo Honey Hospitality
Ignacio Garcia-Menocal, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Grove Bay Hospitality Group
Tom Garrett, Founder & CEO, GPS Hospitality
Jack Gibbons, CEO, Front Burner Society
Meaghan Goedde, CEO, Sage Restaurant Concepts
Michael Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer, Ike's Love and Sandwiches
Todd Graeve, Chief Executive Officer, Scooter's Coffee
Chris Hadermann, Co-founder and partner, Southern Proper Hospitality
Josh Halpern, CEO, Big Chicken
Emanuel "Manny" Hilario, President and CEO, The ONE Group
Nick Hogan, CEO and Co-Owner, Flagship Restaurant Group
Jim Holthouser, Chief Executive Officer, Focus Brands
Carl Howard, CEO, Fazoli's
Joe Hummel, CEO, Twin Peaks
Brian Ingram, Owner, CEO and Executive Chef, Purpose Driven Restaurants
HoChan Jang, Co-Founder, Balance Pan-Asian Grille
Scott Kammerer, President and CEO, SoDel Concepts
David Karam, Chief Executive Officer, Sbarro LLC
Prakash Karamchandani, Co-Founder, Balance Pan-Asian Grille
Mark Kelegian, CEO, owner, Randy's Donuts
Sean Kennedy, President/CEO, Cowboy Chicken
Andrew Kim, President and CEO, WaBa Grill
Stephen Kislow, CEO, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
Tom Krouse, CEO, Donatos Pizza
Rom Krupp, Founder & CEO, OneDine
Michael Kupstas, President & CEO, Lion's Choice
Shawn Lalehzarian, Co-Founder, The Red Chickz
Tony Lamb, CEO, Kona Ice
Brandon Landry, Founder, Co-Owner & CEO, Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux
Robert Lee, CEO, Coolgreens
Tony Libardi, Co-CEO & President, Marco's Pizza
Dean Loring, CEO/Founder, Burger Lounge
Paul Macaluso, President and CEO, Another Broken Egg
Kim Malek, Co-Founder & President, Salt & Straw
Paul Mangiamele, Owner, Chairman & CEO, Legendary Restaurant Brands
Nick Marsh, CEO, Founder's Table
Jim Mazany, CEO, SPB Hospitality
Jason Mazzarone, Co-Founder & CEO, SoBol
David McKillips, President and CEO, CEC Entertainment, LLC
Richard McSheffrey, President/CEO, Cornerstone Restaurant Group
John C. Metz, CEO, Executive Chef, and Co-Founder, Sterling Hospitality
Eric Meyer, CEO, Good Life Organic Kitchen
John Miller, CEO, Denny's
Cameron Mitchell, CEO, Cameron Mitchell Restaurant
Ashley Morris, CEO, CAPRIOTTI'S SANDWICH SHOP INC.
Massimo Noja De Marco, CEO, Piestro
Aaron Noveshen, Founder and CEO, Starbird
James O'Reilly, CEO, Smokey Bones BBQ
Bryan O'Rourke, President/CEO, Oneida Hospitality Group
Frank Paci, Chief Executive Officer, Newk's Eatery
Guillermo Perales, President and CEO, Sun Holdings
John Peyton, CEO, Dine Brands Global
Bill Phelps, CEO, Dave's Hot Chicken
Nour Rabai, Founder and CEO, PITA Mediterranean Street Food
Jamal Rasoully, CEO, The Halal Shack
Ricky Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, Eggs Up Grill
Kelly Roddy, Chief Executive Officer & President, WOWorks
Josh Rossmeisl, Co-Founder & CEO, Your 3rd Spot
Tinku Saini, CEO & Co-Founder, Tarka Indian Kitchen
Adam Saxton, co-CEO & Owner, The Saxton Group
Jennifer Schuler, CEO, Wetzel's Pretzels
Chris Schultz, CEO, Voodoo Doughnut
Michael Schultz, Founder and CEO, Fairgrounds Craft Coffee and Tea/Infuse Hospitality
John Seymour, Restaurateur and CEO, Sweet Chick
Don Shapiro, CEO, Krispy Krunchy Chicken
Randy Sharpe, CEO, XRG
Mandy Shaw, President & CEO, Blaze Pizza
Dan Simpson, President/CEO, Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe
Chris Smith, Co-founder and CEO, Zunzi's
Nicholas Stone, Founder & CEO, Bluestone Lane
Jon Streep, CEO & Principal, Alidoro
Jon Taffer, CEO and Founder, Taffer's Tavern
Tomo Takahashi, CEO and Founder, JINYA Ramen Bar
Susan Taylor, President & CEO, Juice It Up!
Chris Tomasso, CEO & President, First Watch
Lance Trenary, President & CEO, Golden Corral
Charles Watson, Chief Executive Officer, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, LLC
Emery Whalen, CEO/Owner, QED Hospitality
Andy Wiederhorn, CEO, FAT Brands
Greg Willman, CEO, Naf Naf
Judd Wishnow, CEO & Co-Founder, Southpaw
Ryan Zink, CEO, Bad Daddy's Burger Bar
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