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Best of Colorado Speaker Series: James Park
November 2, 2017 @ 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Our Best of Colorado Speaker Series features Colorado’s finest entrepreneurs discussing their startup stories and lessons learned along the way. We are pleased to have CEO of Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh James Park share his personal experiences with us on Nov. 2nd.
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. : Breakfast & networking
8:00 – 8:45 a.m. : Keynote
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. : Q&A
This event is open to the public.
Breakfast will be provided.
ABOUT JAMES:
James Park is the Chief Executive Officer of Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, the leader in fast casual authentic Mediterranean cuisine. Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh has locations in California, Colorado, Texas, Virginia and Georgia.
James is a savvy marketing and operations executive who champions and activates all things brand. Through transformational leadership he humanizes the intangibles and develops programs that are purposeful and lasting. He is an industry change agent. James is currently on the Board of Advisors for Restaurant Leadership, Hospitality & Technology Magazine, Know Foods (Know Better Bread), Heads Up Weather, Paytronix Technologies, and is on the steering committee for Cornell Hospitality Research Summit programs.
For the past ten years, James served in executive leadership roles (often as head of marketing and operations) for some of the most well-established and fastest growing concepts in the Fast Casual, QSR, and retail environment: Which Wich, 7-Eleven and Charley’s. In addition, James’ international experience includes substantive contributions in Dubai, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, China, Venezuela and Brazil.
Prior to his restaurant career, James worked with IBM Global Services designing and implementing advanced Customer Relationship Management tools for Fortune 500 companies. His projects included work for: General Motors, State Farm, Key Bank, Hallmark and Edward Jones. A maverick at connection and expansion, James has the unique ability to parlay his previous experiences into each new opportunity. James resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife and four children.