Restaurant Brokers Talk Careers in Hospitality

The Restaurant Brokers are joined by President of the Institute of Culinary Education and the Founder/Principle Recruiter for TalentServed as they discuss careers in the hospitality industry.
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Eric and Robin Gagnon
Eric and Robin Gagnon
ATLANTA_X, Ga. - Sept. 20, 2013 - PRLog -- On September 21, the restaurant brokers, Robin and Eric Gagnon will be joined by a panel of industry experts as they discuss Careers and Training in the Hospitality Industry Saturday at noon on Atlanta’s AM Talk 920.

The panel of distinguished guests will include President of the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), Rick Smilow and the Founder/ Principal Recruiting Partner for TalentServed, Steve Gibson.

Guests Include:

Rick Smilow, President of the Institute of Culinary Education

Rick Smilow is the President and Owner of the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City. He acquired the school, then known as Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, in 1995. Founded in 1975, ICE offers highly regarded eight to 13 month career training diploma programs in Culinary Arts, Pastry and Baking Arts, Culinary Management and Hospitality Management.  During his tenure, among other initiatives, the school has quadrupled its program offerings, gained accreditation, changed its name and expanded three times.  In 2008 and 2013, ICE won the International Association of Culinary Professional’ (IACP) Award of Excellence for culinary schools.

Rick is a director of City Harvest and on the NYC advisory board of Action Against Hunger.  He is also a member of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) and on the board of Chef Daniel Boulud’s Dinex Restaurant Group.  In 2003, Mr. Smilow was the annual honoree of the New York Association of Culinary Professionals; and, in 2011 he was the IACP’s Entrepreneur of the Year.  In 2010, Smilow co-authored Culinary Careers: How to Get Your Dream Job in Food, a 360-page “information and inspiration” book published by Random House.

Steve Gibson, Founder/Principle Recruiter for TalentServed

Steve Gibson is the Founder and Principal Recruiting Partner for TalentServed.  Founded in 2000, TalentServed is a specialized, boutique recruiting firm that serves top organizations within the hospitality industry including independent and multi-unit restaurant groups, cruise lines, cutting-edge hotels, casinos and fine wineries. With locations in Atlanta, Denver, San Francisco, Las Vegas and New York City, this agile recruiting company specializes in sourcing exceptional operations managers, executive chefs, corporate and executive level staff. For more information, visit www.TalentServed.com.

In the last segment, “Restaurant Reality”, restaurant brokers, Robin and Eric Gagnon will discuss the realities of Careers in the Hospitality Industry.During this segment, the husband and wife team tackle the tough topics no one wants to talk about.  The restaurant brokers will share firsthand accounts of the hundreds of restaurants they have sold and will provide advice for aspiring or established restaurateurs and entrepreneurs. The team, who is unafraid of the f-word, fail and the s-word, sell will give listeners the unbridled truth about the restaurant industry.

About We Sell Restaurants

We Sell Restaurants is the industry leader in restaurants for sale, franchise restaurant resales and site location for the food service industry.  The Company sets the standard for restaurant brokerage nationwide with a focus on knowledge, professionalism and unmatched service. The We Sell Restaurants radio show is broadcasted on the 7th largest media market every Saturday at noon on WGKA Talk920 Am. The radio show is available on www.wesellrestaurants.com, iTunes and. YouTube. Contact us for:  Guest Appearances | Topic Suggestions/ Sponsorship & Advertising
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