Tammy K. Billings
Tammy has an undergraduate degree in Marketing and an MBA with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship. She has primarily worked with start-ups, several of whom were acquired during her tenure. After having served as the Marketing Director who opened L.A. LIVE during the recession, Tammy became an expert in restaurant marketing and relied heavily on technology. […]
Sarika Attal
Sarika Attal is Sr Director, Enterprise Architecture and Platforms at Papa John’s International. After a decade of leading various Digital Industry Firsts and multiple platform redesigns, she is now leading the EA, DevOps & Commerce Platform teams. In a technologically sophisticated pizza delivery industry where hungry consumers want their pizza fast and hot, she is […]
Mindy Armstrong
Mindy Armstrong has been a thought leader in the foodservice industry for nearly two decades. Her experience covers a broad range, including process, platform, and product development, consumer insight, and culinary innovation and leadership across many service styles. Today, Mindy is VP of Menu Innovation for Ascent Hospitality, a group of family dining brands including […]
Anita Adams
Anita Adams assumed the Chief Executive Officer role at Black Bear Diner in January 2020. She joined the company in March 2017 as the Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to President in March 2019. Anita has more than 28 years of experience across private and public companies with broad transaction experience. Prior to joining […]
Jen Abernathy
Jen Abernathy is a dynamic development executive with nearly 20 years of experience in the retail and restaurant sectors. Most recently at Firehouse Subs, she led an international team to drive hundreds of new units into the US and Canadian pipeline post-RBI acquisition, co-founded the Women of Firehouse, and served as a co-chair on the […]
Erin Walter
Erin Walter is the VP of Brand Marketing at Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, overseeing strategic marketing initiatives and execution. Erin leads brand, digital, grand opening and local store marketing programs and works closely with cross-functional teams to accelerate Freddy’s marketing footprint. She is passionate about growing brands and teams. Her background includes 19 years […]
Heather Leed Neary
Heather has more than two decades of relevant restaurant, brand, and franchise leadership experience working with some of the most notable brands in the QSR industry. Before joining Taco John’s as President & CEO in February 2024, Heather served as the Brand President at KBP Brands, a large QSR Franchisee of KFC, Taco Bell, and […]
Stacey McCray
In 2021, Stacey McCray joined Southern fast-food chain Bojangles, where she is responsible for driving the organization’s internal and external communications strategy and overseeing execution of that strategy with executive leadership, employees and agencies. McCray brings more than 20 years of communications experience to the home of famous chicken, biscuits and sweet tea, 17 of […]
Mariana Marques
Mariana is an accomplished executive in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry with over 15 years of experience across Canada, Brazil, the UK, and the U.S. She has spent nearly eight years at Restaurant Brands International (RBI), holding leadership roles focused on operations excellence, franchise management, and strategic growth. Known for her ability to drive consistency […]
Jenifer Kern
Jenifer Kern is a four-time CMO, a renowned tech influencer, content publisher, and podcast personality in the restaurant community. In 2019 she joined Qu and got “bit by the hospitality bug.” Raised by a gourmet cook (and Julia Child on TV), she’s had hospitality boiling in her blood since a young age. At Qu, she’s […]