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Cooking Up Culinary Excellence

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Profiles on five woman chefs of color leading the culinary industry Chef Alice Seo, DM of Wolfgang Puck Catering in Seattle, was one of five incredible woman chefs of color in a leadership position who spoke to Smart Meetings about their careers. of chefs identified as women, up from 22.15% in 2010. It’s not only about the food.

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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Half Moon Bay and More

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He joined ACVB in 2010 as citywide sales manager, adding to his over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He has a track record of providing exceptional leadership in guest services, food and beverage and hotel operations while improving revenues from the top to the bottom line.

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Smart Moves in South Carolina, Missouri and More

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In her prior career, she was executive director for Meet, a South Carolina company, director of sales at Visit Myrtle Beach and convention sales manager for Kingston Plantation Resort. Gibson also has years of food and beverage experience, having worked as kitchen manager and in other restaurant management positions in New Hampshire.

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Smart Moves in New York, Colorado and More

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She was later promoted to marketing and communications manager in 2010, and later, co-director in 2017. He’s also worked in several managerial and directorial roles, including hotel manager at Four Seasons Las Vegas and Four Seasons Baltimore, and director of food and beverage at Four Seasons properties in Chicago and Boston.

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How to Move a 2,000-Person Expo to an MLB Stadium in 3 Months

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Editor’s Note: Meeting professionals are still pivoting on the regular and can learn a lot from the experiences of their peers. She said, “This isn’t ideal, but, I have a captive audience of customers and suppliers that want to meet. Since 2010, she has been vice president of global accounts at HPN Global.

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Smart Moves in D.C., Richmond and More

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Grisko was awarded “Best of the Best” honors by Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International in 2010. Costa served on the board of directors of Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) Northern California chapter from 2006 to 2007 and remains an active member of MPI. Nicholas Squire. The post Smart Moves in D.C.,

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5 Smart Moves: Who’s Cooking Edition—at Four Seasons, Wolfgang Puck & More

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He was previously employed by this property on Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit as chef de partie in 2003 and restaurant chef in 2010. In his new role, Gonzalez will oversee food and beverage operations and be hands-on in the concept and menu design of Dos Catrinas restaurant, opening in December.

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