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E55 Plant Based Food Revolution with Jonathan Netzky, CEO Local Alternative Foods.

The rise of plant-based foods, transparency and sustainability has created the hottest new food brands. Meet one entrepreneur who is riding this wave across the country. Jonathan Netsky, CEO Local Alternative Foods discusses his brand NexVeg and the challenges of delivering fresh, small-batch 'whole foods' in the commercial supply chain.
Connect with Jonathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jnetzky/
NexVeg.com - Products
LocalAlternativeFoods.com - B2B Whole-food Plant-based Solutions
Sponsored by: Joynus Search - National Food and Beverage headhunters for sales, marketing, innovation, operations - contact Tony Moore - 404-904-9235.
Winning at Work in today’s foodservice industry requires taking learning and development into your own hands. Fortunately, I’ve interviewed hundreds of successful Food & Beverage professionals and consultants to help you do just that.
Hi, I’m Tony Moore, I'm a food & beverage executive recruiter and I really geek out on identifying and sharing the skills, strategies, and insights used by very successful professionals from all walks of life. The demand for high-performers is at an all-time high. Don’t get left behind. Tune in each week to hear thought-leaders and go-getters share specific, practical insights that boost work performance and keep you winning at work!

Episode 54 Drones: The New Frontier with Alice Cummings, CEO VytrX

You order a burger with fries from an app and within 20 minutes a drone has landed on your front porch with your meal. This day is coming. Just when will the skies be buzzing with deliveries is the question for the pioneers who are creating this rapid delivery infrastructure. For now, the experiments and business cases are focused on medical emergencies - delivering a life-saving organ in under 4 hours anywhere in the US. Alice Cummings is one of a few pioneers in this space making this a reality for patients who need critical goods delivered fast. Join her on this episode to learn everything you wanted to know about drones, why she left a successful food and beverage career to launch this business, and the superpowers that help her win at work. 
Connect with Alice Cummings on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acummings/
https://vyrtx.com/
Winning at Work in today’s foodservice industry requires taking learning and development into your own hands. Fortunately, I’ve interviewed hundreds of successful Food & Beverage professionals and consultants to help you do just that.
Hi, I’m Tony Moore, I'm a food & beverage executive recruiter and I really geek out on identifying and sharing the skills, strategies, and insights used by very successful professionals from all walks of life. The demand for high-performers is at an all-time high. Don’t get left behind. Tune in each week to hear thought-leaders and go-getters share specific, practical insights that boost work performance and keep you winning at work!

Episode 53 The Art of Delegation with Travis Leaming, COO Fritz's Adventure

Are you a control freak? Would you rather just do the job yourself than take the time to train someone? If you plan to advance in the F&B industry and run multiple restaurants, this managerial mistake will hamper your growth. Guidance from Travis' mentors and his own will to succeed pushed him to stretch his career goals.  Striving to achieve loftier goals, Travis was faced with the limitations of "I can't be everywhere at once", and the need for delegation and employee retention strategies became his focus. Without this realization, failure was certain.  Travis's story is for everyone.  Learn the art of delegation and other successful philosophies to help you win at work.
Connect with Travis Leaming on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-leaming/
Fritz's Adventure: https://www.fritzsadventure.com/
Winning at Work in today’s foodservice industry requires taking learning and development into your own hands. Fortunately, I’ve interviewed hundreds of successful Food & Beverage professionals and consultants to help you do just that.
Hi, I’m Tony Moore, I'm a food & beverage executive recruiter and I really geek out on identifying and sharing the skills, strategies, and insights used by very successful professionals from all walks of life. The demand for high-performers is at an all-time high. Don’t get left behind. Tune in each week to hear thought-leaders and go-getters share specific, practical insights that boost work performance and keep you winning at work!

Episode 52 with Restaurant SME Anthony Green, Chief Revenue Officer, Field Day: How Restaurants Are Pivoting To Profitability Online and The Rise of Guerilla Marketing.

The advent of Ghost Kitchens is the pivot away from dine-in to e-commerce /online ordering / take-out. A brand can pop up overnight and start delivering our favorite comfort food and yet we will never set foot inside and experience the brand atmosphere. How does that work? What is the marketing strategy behind this? Is it profitable? Just how much money does your local restaurant lose partnering with Doordash or GrubHub? Is there a better way to market?
Anthony Green is a restaurant SME and shares all his best ideas and insights about food, restaurants, guerilla marketing, and his superpowers that enable him to win at work. 
Connect with Anthony Green on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyjdgreen/
Field Day: to fieldday.app
Winning at Work in today’s foodservice industry requires taking learning and development into your own hands. Fortunately, I’ve interviewed hundreds of successful Food & Beverage professionals and consultants to help you do just that.
Hi, I’m Tony Moore, I'm a food & beverage executive recruiter and I really geek out on identifying and sharing the skills, strategies, and insights used by very successful professionals from all walks of life. The demand for high-performers is at an all-time high. Don’t get left behind. Tune in each week to hear thought-leaders and go-getters share specific, practical insights that boost work performance and keep you winning at work!

Episode 51: How To Advance In Food and Beverage with Kristie Waters, VP Sales Western Region Pro*Act

Some career paths have attracted mostly women such as real estate, teaching, and nursing.  Historically men are drawn to manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain. Kristie Waters, Vice President of Sales, Western Region with Pro*Act, rose to the top in a mostly male industry. Her backstory of hard work, seeking out mentors, and not shying away from tough assignments either mentally or physically, enabled her to steadily rise into prominence in the industry and within Pro*Act. Her message is for all people regardless of what industry you work in. 
In this episode you will learn:
Kristie's philosophy for success
Trends in food and beverage
Pro*Act - North America’s leading distributor of fresh produce, sourcing from premier national, regional, and local farmers.
Connect with Kristie Waters on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristiemwaters/
Pro*Act: https://www.proactusa.com/
I often mention personality tests in my episodes:
https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions/
https://store.gallup.com/p/en-us/10003/cliftonstrengths-34
Winning at Work in today’s foodservice industry requires taking learning and development into your own hands. Fortunately, I’ve interviewed hundreds of successful Food & Beverage professionals and consultants to help you do just that.
Hi, I’m Tony Moore, I'm a food & beverage executive recruiter and I really geek out on identifying and sharing the skills, strategies, and insights used by very successful professionals from all walks of life. The demand for high-performers is at an all-time high. Don’t get left behind. Tune in each week to hear thought-leaders and go-getters share specific, practical insights that boost work performance and keep you winning at work!

Episode 50: Taking Ownership Of Your Organization with Lauren Kraemer, VP Operational Innovation, Hissho Sushi

Have you been called the glue of the team? In every organization, there is a need for someone to know everything about everything. Lauren lights up this episode as she takes us on her journey as a young executive in the food and beverage industry. Hissho Sushi is the second-largest sushi company in the US and Lauren keeps it "rolling."
In this episode you will learn:
How to take ownership of your department, business unit, and or company
How to gain the support of leadership for you to "be you"
Why you need to ask stupid questions (especially in a large group of people)
The benefits of seeking out criticism
How to replace yourself
Clifton Strengths Finder / Enneagram 
Developing diverse talent
Connect with Lauren Kraemer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-kraemer-48919154/
Hissho Sushi: https://www.hisshosushi.com/
Personality tests:
https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions/
https://store.gallup.com/p/en-us/10003/cliftonstrengths-34
Winning at Work in today’s foodservice industry requires taking learning and development into your own hands. Fortunately, I’ve interviewed hundreds of successful Food & Beverage professionals and consultants to help you do just that.
Hi, I’m Tony Moore, I'm a food & beverage executive recruiter and I really geek out on identifying and sharing the skills, strategies, and insights used by very successful professionals from all walks of life. The demand for high-performers is at an all-time high. Don’t get left behind. Tune in each week to hear thought-leaders and go-getters share specific, practical insights that boost work performance and keep you winning at work!

Episode 49: What I Learned As A Navy Seal, Harvard MBA, and Entrepreneur with Jacob Werksman, CEO Victory Strategies.

Quick - what is the first lesson a Navy Seal is taught? Courage? Toughness? Leadership during a crisis? If you thought any of these you would be WRONG. Jacob joins me to discuss leadership from three perspectives, being a Navy Seal Sniper, a Harvard MBA, and now the CEO of a startup, Victory Strategies.  
Seal Training Teaching - it's not what you think
You are entitled to nothing
Mindset and Attitude do affect outcomes
Aligning with your WHY
Who is a Leader? 
Jacob's new book: Leadership A Life Sport. https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Life-Sport-Playbook-individual/dp/B08KH3RVQ7
Connect with Jacob Werksman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwerksman/
Victory Strategies: https://www.victory-strategies.com/
Winning at Work in today’s foodservice industry requires taking learning and development into your own hands. Fortunately, I’ve interviewed hundreds of successful Food & Beverage professionals and consultants to help you do just that.
Hi, I’m Tony Moore, I'm a food & beverage executive recruiter and I really geek out on identifying and sharing the skills, strategies, and insights used by very successful professionals from all walks of life. The demand for high-performers is at an all-time high. Don’t get left behind. Tune in each week to hear thought-leaders and go-getters share specific, practical insights that boost work performance and keep you winning at work!

Episode 48 Elevate Your Team From Tactical to Strategic with Bill Reeder, CEO, Campus Cooks

Entrepreneur and CEO of Campus Cooks, Bill Reeder, is working himself out of his role. That's right. His job is to exit the organization.  My conversation took an unexpected turn when I discovered his playbook for success is much more involved and stretches from dishwasher to CEO. It's the EOS! Discover how and why you need to move your team from tactical operators to strategic-minded leaders. Bill shares why small failures can be big wins, trends in food, and why servant leadership is the foundation of their success with people. 
EOS - the Entrepreneur's Operating System https://www.eosworldwide.com/
Connect with Bill Reeder on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-reeder/
Campus Cooks: https://www.campuscooks.com/
Winning at Work in today’s foodservice industry requires taking learning and development into your own hands. Fortunately, I’ve interviewed hundreds of successful Food & Beverage professionals and consultants to help you do just that.
Hi, I’m Tony Moore, I'm a food & beverage executive recruiter and I really geek out on identifying and sharing the skills, strategies, and insights used by very successful professionals from all walks of life. The demand for high-performers is at an all-time high. Don’t get left behind. Tune in each week to hear thought-leaders and go-getters share specific, practical insights that boost work performance and keep you winning at work!