Contributors
Dylan Duke
Dylan Duke is the founder and CEO of Glewee, the easiest and fastest all-in-one influencer marketing platform that connects brands and creators through collaboration and paid social media brand deals. He is a big-picture visionary and tactical strategist who was recently featured on the Forbes 30-Under-30 list.
Bill Edwards
William “Bill” Edwards has over 45 years of international experience working with multiple Fortune 100 companies in over 68 countries. He has a deep respect for other cultures and their business customs, and loves helping U.S. businesses realize their full potential on the global stage. He has worked with 15 U.S. F&B brands taking them global.
Jeff Ernste
I create business success for employers and Orange Tree. I lead Orange Tree's efforts to design and deliver background screening programs in the best interest of employers who work with us. Creating business success for employers includes understanding their requirements and an honest assessment of Orange Tree's ability to meet them.
Blas Escarcega
Blas Escarcega serves as Pollo Campero's VP of Franchise Development. Escarcega, a restaurant financial executive, spent the bulk of his career guiding those in the restaurant industry to a path of growth and profitability. Escarcega held the position of CFO at a beverage distributorship before transitioning to Campero USA, where he first held the position of Corporate Controller for over two years and then Corporate Business Partner and Director of Finance for over 13 years. As VP of Franchise Development, Escarcega leverages his experience and drive to accelerate franchise development.
Benjamin Flikkema
Ben has successfully worked on diverse projects encompassing video production, written content, and everything in between. He thrives in delivering high-quality content and engaging written word.
Rebecca Freiberg
Rebecca has worked in Human Resources for 5 years and has experience in benefits, wellness, recruitment, employee engagement and development. Rebecca joined Society Insurance in 2019.
Amy Freshman
30 years with ADP, 17 in the sales organization holding multiple roles from direct sales, sales leadership, leadership development and sales operations. 13 years now in Global HR leading large scale projects surrounding the employee experience from flexible working to wellness initiatives to acquisitions.
Luke Fryer
Luke Fryer is the Founder and CEO of Harri, a leading technology platform transforming workforce management in the hospitality industry. With over 15 years of experience building and scaling successful companies in the food and beverage sector, Fryer is a seasoned entrepreneur and respected industry innovator.
Kunwar Gill
Kunwar Gill is the VP of Product and Hospitality at Epos Now. With 10+ years of product management and hospitality experience, Kunwar has a proven track record of solving problems for startups, scale-ups and larger enterprise organisations.
Andrew Glantz
Andrew Glantz is the Founder & CEO of GiftAMeal, a cause-marketing platform for restaurants that has provided nearly 2 million meals to those in need through its novel “food for photos” concept. Now with over 900 partner restaurants across QSR, fast-casual, and full service brands, Glantz and his creation, GiftAMeal, have become recognized as major forces for good by hospitality industry and hunger-relief organizations alike, receiving the Industry Hero Award by Hospitality Technology and winning 1st Place at the Global Impact Awards.
Tony Gonzalez
Tony Gonzalez is the Co-Founder & CEO of Mundial Media, a contextual marketing platform catering to multicultural audiences. Tony is also an investor at the Cap Table Coalition, an Operating Advisor at Kline Hill Partners LLC, and a Managing Member at Blue Pine Capital. In addition, Tony has served as a mentor at Black Ambition and held roles at H Code, RhythmOne, Lyfe Mobile, Leaf Group, and a Family Office. Tony has a background in economics from Princeton University and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
George Gottl
George is Chief Creative Officer, Spatial Design at FutureBrand. He has produced revolutionary consumer experience environments for such clients as Bentley, SKII InterContinental Hotels Group, McDonald's, NIKE, Bloomingdale's, Sephora, H&M, and Tate Modern.
Scott Greenberg
Scott Greenberg is a business speaker, writer, and coach who helps leaders and teams perform at a higher level. His new book is entitled Stop The Shift Show: Turn Your Struggling Hourly Workers into a Top-Performing Team. More information at www.ScottGreenberg.com
David Greschler
David Greschler is a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience building and leading successful tech ventures, including Softricity (acquired by Microsoft). As CEO and co-founder of NomadGo, he is transforming inventory management through AI, spatial vision, and augmented reality to make the process faster, more accurate, and easier to use. Known for his strength in product strategy and go-to-market execution, David holds seven patents and has a track record of launching category-defining innovations that simplify complexity and drive real-world impact.
Abhinay Gupta
As SEO Lead at Restroworks, Abhinay helps bring the brand in front of potential clients by driving targeted organic visibility. Through strategic content, technical optimization, and intent-based keyword targeting, he ensures restaurant decision-makers discover Restroworks when they're actively searching for solutions.
Justin Hall
Justin Hall is a tenacious operator focusing on efficiency, streamlining processes and reducing complicated matters. He has a long history working with top QSRs to expand their operations, HR Functions, and understands how to work in a growth structure. Justin has much familiarity with building processes, SOPs, and strategy while learning to color both in (and outside of) the traditional lines, and enjoying the ride along the way.
Hannah Hambleton
Hannah Hambleton is the Content Manager for Beambox.com and writes about marketing and social media trends for small businesses and the hospitality industry.
Christopher Hansen
In his role as Assistant Vice President, Culinary Executive Chef, Mr. Hansen acts as the liaison between OSI’s Group Research & Development teams and customers, adding value through his expertise in concept-to-carton development that drives profitable relationships. Before joining the OSI Group in 2007, Mr. Hansen served for 13 years as Senior Chef, Foodservice and Corporate Executive Chef, Culinary at Givaudan.
