Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore

As far back as he can remember, Michael Cooney has always enjoyed being around small business owners. Growing up in a big Irish family, Cooney was no stranger to good food either, as there was ple…

Hailing from Amesbury, MA, Jeffrey Fournier got his start in the restaurant industry working in Los Angeles, CA. Fournier would return to Massachusetts where he would spend 8 years working under Ly…

Hailing from Franklin Lakes, NJ, at the age of 15 Paige Gould got her start in the hospitality industry. After Graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 2008 and completing an internship …

Hailing from Hong Kong, food has always been at the center of Lucas Sin's life. Since the age of 16, Sin has been running kitchens and pop ups. Sin even founded a pop up organization, YPOPUP, while …

Raised in Buffalo, NY, Arlin Smith earned his bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management from The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. After making his mark in the Huds…

Harlan has been in the hospitality community for almost 20 years and played a leading role in 8 restaurant openings and several re-conceptings. Scott has guided the growth of restaurants that not on…

Pete Sueltenfuss was Born and raised just Outside of Boston, MA. When he turned 18, he made the move into the heart of the city and attended Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. He spent the next 10 …

Hailing from Pennsylvania, Mark Marchionni has been in the restaurant business for 30 years — in Philadelphia, Vermont and Florida. About five years ago, Mark and his wife Stacey decided to make the …

Desk Jockeys, Michael Oxton, Mike O'mara and Rob Burns started home brewing in 2007. By 2012 Night Shift Brewing was an official licensed brewery with the mission to create and share a world class c…

Suzi Maitland was born in Tacoma, WA and raised in Tallahasee, FL. She eventually found herself in New England where attend Cambridge Culinary Institute and crossed paths with future business part…

Hailing from Baltimore, MD, Martha Lucius got her start in Washington, DC as a server after graduating college. 9 year later she opened a bakery and cafe. That bakery went strong for 18 years, before…

Originally from Eastern Texas, Patrick Patterson landed on the steps of the Food Fight Restaurant Group in Madison, WI where he quickly rose from part-time bartender to first time GM & owner. In 2015…

For more than 20 years Dan Sachs has helped businesses use hospitality practices to strengthen employee morale, customer retention, and profit. Today, Sachs serves as president of Meerkat Restaura…

Raised in the Washington D.C. area, Shandee Chernow attended Vanderbilt Uinverstity and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Later in life, as a sales woman, Shandee developed food allergies, which made taking…

Chef Anthony Myint hails from Annandale Virginia and is a graduate of Carleton College, where he majored in Economics and Asian Studies. After a year of eating around the world, Myint found himself c…

Hailing from British Columbia, but growing up in Oregon and Seattle, Luke Dirks is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University. Shortly after completing his degree in English and literature, Dirks began…

Andrew O'Brien is an individual who grew up in less than ideal living conditions, and was past Gunner for the United Army. The trauma he experienced, both in the field and at home, would result in O'…

Chef Vitaly Paley hails from Belarus the former Soviet Union. In the 1970's Paley immigrated to the United States to pursue a career as a concert pianist. After a life training and many years at J…

Greg Denton and Gabriella Quinonez Denton met in the late 90's while working at Terra under the highly respected Hiro Sone, where Greg rose to the title of Chef De Cuisine and Gabi to Sous Chef. Afte…

After working over a decade in corporate finance, business planning, accounting, and performance management, Michelle Cairo brings a wealth of knowledge surrounding business. Prior to leaving the …