Melissa Fry
Melissa Fry brings over 25 years of restaurant and hospitality marketing experience to her role as Chief Marketing Officer at Twin Peaks. Recognized among Ragan’s Top Women in Marketing 2024, she has built a career developing award-winning campaigns and leading high-performing teams that bring brands to life through experiential dining and large-scale activations. Before joining […]
Kelly Esten
Kelly Esten is the Chief Marketing Officer at Toast, and joined the company in 2017. Before becoming the CMO, she served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise. She also held various Toast marketing leadership roles across product marketing, pricing, market insights and partnerships. Before Toast, she spent the previous six years at […]
Jennifer Dodd
Jennifer is the CEO of Main Squeeze Juice Co., a trailblazing brand that’s redefining health and wellness with every bottle, bowl, and smoothie. Main Squeeze Juice Co. is proud to serve fresh-squeezed, cold-pressed, unaltered juices, hand-crafted, and good-for-you smoothies, organic acai’ bowls and plant-based food that is fueling customers with bold-natural flavors every day! A […]
Liz DiTrapano
Liz is highly skilled in developing strategic communications programs for consumer companies, with a particular focus on restaurants, franchised brands and restaurant technology providers. Liz helped to launch ICR’s fast growing restaurant technology practice more than a decade ago and her deep understanding of the restaurant industry has made her a trusted advisor to brands […]
Kayla Dillon
TRANSFORMATIVE, BRAND MARKETING LEADER with a passion for building brand equity, using data to drive results at a national and local level, and being an agile, collaborative partner with senior level leadership to deliver against key company priorities. 15+ years of sales, operations, and marketing leadership experience in the hospitality industry. Engaging, positive communicator with […]
Katie DePoppe
Katie leads leadership development, talent strategy, and organizational culture for Vicious Biscuit, reinforcing the brand’s commitment to its greatest ingredient—its people. She joined the company after nine years with Chick-fil-A, where she served as Executive Partner and COO for two top-performing South Carolina restaurants with 350+ team members and $24M in annual sales. A passionate […]
Alice Crowder
Alice Crowder is the Chief Marketing Officer for Krispy Krunchy Chicken (KKC), one of the fastest growing hot food concepts in the convenience store business. KKC has built a cult-like brand with consumers and grown to over 3,000 retail locations across 47 states. Crowder is a top-performing and results-driven marketing executive with a demonstrated record […]
Devon Croom
Devon Croom is a dynamic leader with over 23 years of cross-industry experience spanning telecommunications, technology, and the restaurant industry. She is an Author, Speaker and IT leader at Chick-Fil-A. As a John Maxwell Certified Coach, Speaker, and Trainer, Devon brings a passion for leadership development and a heart for service into every space she […]
Kristen Corral
Kristen Corral is a TEDx speaker, Vegas Inc. 40 Under 40 honoree, and 2025 Nevada Small Business Person of the Year. A former Las Vegas showgirl turned serial entrepreneur, she is the co-founder of Tacotarian, an award-winning, multi-location plant-based Mexican restaurant brand in Las Vegas and San Diego, now expanding into retail with shelf-stable taco […]
Jasmine Chiaramonte
Jasmine Chiaramonte has worked in various positions in the finance industry since 2004. Jasmine began their career as an Accounting Manager at PREIT, then moved on to become the Vice President of Finance at honeygrow in 2014. In 2021, they became a Small Business Owner at Leopard Dog Supply, Inc., Allegheny Apparel, The Paracord Store, […]