February 6–9, 2027 | Scottsdale, AZ
Who's in the Room
Meet the women leaders, changemakers, and rising stars already registered for WiRL 2027.
Connect with the Women Shaping the Future of Restaurant Leadership
WiRL brings together a powerful community of women leaders, executives, innovators, and emerging talent who are redefining what leadership looks like across the restaurant industry.
The connections made at WiRL go beyond the event — they create opportunities for mentorship, collaboration, and career growth. From candid conversations with industry trailblazers to meaningful peer connections, WiRL is where women come together to learn, support one another, and inspire the next generation of leaders.
We believe the best way to understand the power of the WiRL community is to see who will be in the room. That’s why we share a live look at the companies and roles represented at WiRL 2027. This is not a curated list — it’s updated in real time as new leaders register, giving you a transparent view of the incredible network you’ll be joining.
As the WiRL community continues to grow, so does this list. Check back often to see which leaders have joined the conversation, and when you’re ready, add your name to the roster. Your next mentor, collaborator, or career-defining connection could already be in the room.
The connections made at WiRL go beyond the event — they create opportunities for mentorship, collaboration, and career growth. From candid conversations with industry trailblazers to meaningful peer connections, WiRL is where women come together to learn, support one another, and inspire the next generation of leaders.
We believe the best way to understand the power of the WiRL community is to see who will be in the room. That’s why we share a live look at the companies and roles represented at WiRL 2027. This is not a curated list — it’s updated in real time as new leaders register, giving you a transparent view of the incredible network you’ll be joining.
As the WiRL community continues to grow, so does this list. Check back often to see which leaders have joined the conversation, and when you’re ready, add your name to the roster. Your next mentor, collaborator, or career-defining connection could already be in the room.
EXECUTIVES & INDUSTRY TRAILBLAZERS
Women leaders driving innovation, growth, and meaningful change across restaurant brands.
Women leaders driving innovation, growth, and meaningful change across restaurant brands.
OPERATIONS & PEOPLE LEADERS
Building stronger teams, shaping culture, and creating more inclusive workplaces.
Building stronger teams, shaping culture, and creating more inclusive workplaces.
MARKETING & BRAND INNOVATORS
Developing strategies that connect with guests and move brands forward.
Developing strategies that connect with guests and move brands forward.
EMERGING WOMEN LEADERS
Growing their careers, building confidence, and connecting with mentors who help them take the next step.
Growing their careers, building confidence, and connecting with mentors who help them take the next step.
🔒 Privacy Notice: To respect the privacy of our attendees, we share only professional job titles and company names rather than individual contact details. This allows you to see the strength of the WiRL community while maintaining a secure environment for all registrants.
Current Registrants
● Updated in Real Time
| Companies |
|---|
| 14 Prime |
| 7 Brew Coffee |
| Active International |
| AiOpti |
| AiOpti Media |
| All Seasons Productions |
| AmpliSKY Franchise Consulting |
| Ansara Restaurant Group |
| Aprio |
| Aroma Joe's Coffee |
| Ballard Brands |
| Bank of America |
| Barcelona Wine Bar |
| bartaco |
| Berk Enterprises |
| Biscuit Belly |
| Biscuitville |
| Bite-Sized & Bossy Podcast |
| BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse |
| BJ's Restaurants, Inc |
| Blaze Pizza |
| Bobby's Burgers by Bobby Flay |
| Bojangles |
| Bojangles Restaurants, Inc. |
| Bonchon |
| Bonchon Holdings |
| Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken |
| Brand.Culture.Grow. |
| Branded Hospitality |
| Brinker International |
| Brio and Bravo Restaurants | R&R Brands |
| Brown Bacon |
| Bubbakoos Burritos |
| Buffalo Wild Wings - Inspire Brands |
| Bureau Veritas |
| Burger King |
| Byte-Sized & Bossy The podcast you didn't know you needed |
| C3 |
| C3 | Creative Consumer Concepts |
| Cafe Zupas |
| California Restaurant Foundation |
| CapitalSpring |
| Capriotti's Sandwich Shop |
| Caribou Coffee |
| CAVA |
| CBS NorthStar |
| Checkers & Rally's |
| Checkers & Rally's Restaurants |
| Checkers Drive-In Restaurants |
| Chick-fil-A |
| Chicken N Pickle |
| Chicken Salad Chick |
| Christina Vaughan |
| Chubby Fish |
| Coates Group |
| Consultant |
| Cooper' Hawk Winery & Restaurants |
| Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant |
| Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants |
| Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants |
| Cornell |
| CossmanPR |
| Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) |
| Creative Director / Brand Story Teller for Hire |
| Culver Franchising System, LLC |
| Culver's |
| Culver's of Owosso (ODW Hospitality Group) |
| Culvers |
| DailyPay |
| Datassential |
| Dave’s Hot Chicken |
| Dazos (formerly R365) |
| Del Taco |
| Desert De Oro Foods |
| Dig Inn |
| Digital Remedy |
| Din Tai Fung |
| Din Tai Fung North America |
| direct2you |
| DoorDash |
| Dos Hermanos |
| Dreambox |
| Drybar |
| DSA Signage |
| Dunn&Co |
| Ecolab |
| Eggs Up Grill |
| El Arroyo |
| El Pollo Loco |
| Elevate 4 |
| Emerald Wings - a Wingstop Brand Partner |
| Emmy Squared Pizza |
| Employee Relations & Mediation Support, LLC |
| Entegra |
| EUG |
| FAT Brands |
| Fat Rosie's |
| Feast & Fettle |
| Firebirds |
| Firebirds Wood Fired Grill |
| Firebirds Woodfired Grill |
| Firehouse Subs |
| Firehouse Subs U.S. |
| First Watch |
| First Watch Restaurants |
| Fisher & Phillips LLP |
| Five Star Strategy |
| FleishmanHillard |
| Food for Thought |
| Food People Restaurant Group |
| FRC Group |
| FSC Franchise Co. |
| Gates Hospitality Group |
| GLEAM |
| GLEAM Network |
| Global Payments |
| Golden Corral Corporation |
| Great Lakes Taco |
| Guest |
| gusto! |
| Handel's Ice Cream |
| Hawaiian Bros/Kura Sushi |
| Hawkers Asian Street Food |
| Henny Penny |
| Hiebing |
| Himmel Hospitality Group (Grill 23 & Bar, Bistro du Midi, The Banks, Harvest) |
| Home Team BBQ |
| Hooters |
| Hot Head Burritos |
| HTeaO |
| HYVE Brand Concierge |
| IHOP |
| Independent |
| Ink Link Marketing |
| InMarket |
| Inspire Brands |
| Intentional Talent Solutions |
| Interfoods of America |
| International Food and Beverage Technology Association (IFBTA) |
| Intouch Insight |
| IPC - Subway Independent Purchasing Coop |
| J&J Marketing Studio |
| Jack's Family Restaurants |
| Jeremiah's Italian Ice |
| Jersey Mike's Franchise Systems, LLC |
| Jim n Nick's BBQ |
| JumpStart People / GLEAM Network |
| JumpStart People/GLEAM |
| KAE Pizza DBA Domino’s |
| Kernel Foods, Inc. |
| Knead hospitality and design |
| Kolapasi Indian Canteen/Unito Foods |
| Krispy Krunchy Foods, LLC |
| KS&R |
| Kura Sushi USA |
| La Vida Hospitality LLC |
| La Vida Hospitaltiy |
| LANDED |
| Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken |
| Lifes Food LLC - Five Guys |
| LRA PR |
| LTV Ventures |
| Luke's Lobster |
| lukes lobster |
| LWM & Associates |
| Made to Order Holding |
| Main Squeeze Juice Co |
| Marqii |
| Mas Mex |
| MAS Restaurant Group |
| Mather |
| McDonald's |
| McKay Advertising + Activation |
| Mealz Concepts |
| Mendocino Farms |
| Momos |
| MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual |
| MTOH |
| Nekter Juice Bar |
| Nestle Waters & Premium Beverages |
| Noodles & CO (formerly) |
| Norton Creative |
| Nuveen |
| Olo |
| OM Group |
| Pancheros |
| PAPA JOHNS |
| PAR - Punchh |
| PAR Technology |
| Parable Hospitality |
| Paris Baguette |
| PastaNito |
| Perkins |
| Perkins American Food Co |
| Pizza Factory |
| PJW Restaurant Group |
| Playa Bowls |
| Point B |
| Portillo's Hot Dogs |
| Potawatomi Ventures |
| Potbelly |
| Potbelly Sandwich Shop |
| Potbelly Sandwich Works |
| Presto |
| Prisma |
| Prisma Graphic |
| Prosper Company |
| Pryze |
| Q39 |
| Q39 Restaurants |
| Qu |
| Quad |
| R&R Brands- Santa Fe Cattle Company |
| Raising Cane's |
| RBI |
| Red Bull |
| Red Bull North America |
| Red Bull Of America |
| Red Cedars |
| Red Robin |
| REED Public Relations |
| Restaurant Brands International - Tim Hortons |
| Rita's Franchise Company, LLC |
| Rita's Italian Ice |
| Rokt |
| Romacorp |
| S. Pellegrino, Acqua Panna, Perrier & Essentia |
| Sandy Alexander |
| Science On Call |
| Se Co-Brand Ventures |
| Shake Shack |
| Shift |
| Shift4 |
| Sightline |
| SignalFlare.ai |
| Slang AI |
| Slim Chickens |
| SMK Donuts inc DBA Dunkin |
| Sonic Drive In |
| Sonny's BBQ |
| Sonny’s BBQ |
| Southern Smoke Foundation |
| SPB Hospitality |
| Spread Bagelry Inc |
| Sprockets, powered by Humanly |
| Starbird |
| Starbird Chicken |
| StarryEyed |
| Steritech |
| Sunshine Restaurant Partners/IHOP |
| Sweet Treets Bakery |
| Swensons Drive In Restaurants |
| SynergySuite |
| SZY Consulting |
| Taco Bell |
| Taco John's International, Inc. |
| Tacotarian |
| Talent Kind Search |
| Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe |
| Tetrad Investments - DBA: Jamba Juice |
| Texas Restaurant Association |
| Texas Roadhouse |
| Thanx |
| The Big Biscuit |
| The C Society |
| The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill |
| The Keshap Group |
| The Seaker Group |
| Thumb Bread, LLC |
| Tim Hortons |
| Toast |
| TopGolf |
| Topi Ventures LLC |
| Torched Collective, Inc. |
| Torchy’s Tacos |
| Touchpoint |
| Touchpoint Restaurant Solutions |
| Trabon |
| Trabon Printing |
| Traveler's Table |
| Tri-Arc Food Systems, Inc |
| Tri-Arc Food Systems, Inc. dba Bojangles' |
| TriMark |
| Trimark USA |
| Tumbleston Photography |
| Tupelo Honey |
| Turner's Seafood Grill & Market Inc |
| Twin Peaks |
| Twin Peaks Restaurants |
| V Pizza |
| Vedder Price PC |
| Vicious Biscuit |
| Viva Chicken |
| Watershed Hospitality Concepts |
| Wings and Rings |
| Wings N More Restaurants LLC |
| Won't Stop Hospitality |
| Workstream |
| www.verifiedconsulting.com |
| YUM! Brands KFC U.S. |
| Zaxby's |
| Zaxby's Franchising |
| Zaxbys |
| Zaxbys Franchising, LLC |
| Ziosk |
| Job Titles |
|---|
| Account Executive |
| Account Manager |
| Account Supervisor |
| AP/AR Manager |
| Area Franchise Lead |
| Area Kitchen Operations Manager |
| Area Supervisor |
| Assistant Controller |
| Assistant General Manager |
| Assistant Vice President Area Sales |
| Associate Brand Manager |
| Associate Culinary Director |
| Attorney |
| BDR |
| Beverage Category Manager |
| Board Director |
| Brand & Concept Development Lead |
| Brand Ambassador |
| Brand Insights |
| Brand Leader |
| Brand Manager, Content & Creative |
| Business Development Manager |
| Business Development, Strategic |
| Buyer |
| Buyer-Indirect |
| buyer/planner |
| Category Manager - Food |
| CCO |
| CEO |
| CEO & Founder of Verified Consulting |
| CEO - founder |
| CEO/ Head of Strategy |
| CEO/CFO |
| CEO/Co-founder |
| CEO/Founder |
| CFO |
| Chief Brand Officer |
| Chief Communications Officer |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| Chief Growth Strategist |
| Chief Marketing Officer |
| Chief Mission Officer |
| Chief of Staff |
| Chief Operating Officer |
| Chief People and Human Resources Officer |
| Chief People Officer |
| Chief Revenue Officer |
| Chief Sales Officer |
| Client Director |
| CMO |
| CMO and COO Enterprise |
| CMO/CWO |
| Co- Founder / CEO |
| Co-Founder |
| Co-Founder, Creative Director |
| Co-founder/CVO |
| Co-host |
| Co-host Bite-Sized & Bossy Podcast |
| Consult as CMO |
| Consultant |
| Controller |
| COO |
| COO and President |
| Coo/Franchisee |
| Corporate Communications Assoc. Manager |
| Corporate Communications Manager |
| Corporate Communications Specialist |
| Corporate Dietitian |
| Corporate Partnerships |
| Creative Director / Brand Manager |
| Culinary R&D Manager |
| Customer Success |
| DESIGN & EQUIPMENT PROJECT MANAGER |
| Development Project Manager, Duck Donuts. |
| Digital Advisor |
| Digital Marketing Lead |
| Digital Marketing Manager |
| Dir of Marketing |
| Dir. of Human Resources |
| Director - Operations Support + Training |
| Director Franchise Growth & Compliance |
| Director Menu Strategy |
| Director of Accounting and Tax |
| Director of Brand Operations |
| Director of Business Development |
| Director of Catering |
| Director of Construction |
| Director of Creative Services |
| Director of Design |
| Director of Design, Architect |
| Director of Digital Operations Innovation |
| Director of Finance and Accounting |
| Director of Food Innovation - Marketing |
| Director of Franchise Development |
| Director of Franchise Strategy |
| Director of Front of House Operations |
| Director of Human Resources |
| Director of Implementation & Onboarding |
| Director of IT |
| Director of Leadership Development & eLearning |
| Director of Learning and Development |
| Director of Limited Service Restaurants |
| Director of Marketing |
| Director of Marketing, strategy and creative |
| Director of Operations |
| Director of Ops |
| Director of Partnerships |
| Director of People & Culture |
| Director of Project Management |
| Director of Purchasing |
| Director of QA, Food Safety and Culinary Training |
| Director of Research and Development |
| Director of Sales |
| Director of Shared Services |
| Director of Strategic Partnerships |
| Director of Supply Chain |
| Director of Traditional Media |
| Director of Training |
| Director of Training and Development |
| Director PR & Communications |
| Director Restaurant Operations |
| Director Training & Operations Support |
| Director, Corporate Marketing |
| Director, Development |
| Director, Digital Marketing & Off Premise |
| Director, Global Sales Development |
| Director, Growth & Digital Innovation |
| Director, HR and Marketing |
| Director, HR Operations & Total Rewards |
| Director, Marketing |
| Director, Menu Strategy and Culinary Brand Innovation |
| Director, Operations Standards and Guest Services, Firehouse Subs |
| Director, Product |
| Director, Restaurant Operations and Systems |
| Director, Sales |
| Director, Sales Enablement |
| Director, Sourcing & Inventory Management |
| Director, Talent Acquisition |
| Enterprise Account Executive |
| Enterprise Client Partner, EMEA & North America |
| Enterprise Partnerships |
| Enterprise Sales Director |
| Enterprise Sales Executive |
| Enterprise Sales, Director |
| EVP Business Development |
| EVP Marketing |
| EVP, People |
| Exec Dir Comm's, Bus Dev, Govt Rltns |
| Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer |
| Executive Vice President of Marketing |
| Executive VP & Chief People Officer |
| Field Marketing Manager |
| Field Training Manager |
| Food Innovation Analyst |
| Former Vice President of Marketing |
| Founder |
| Founder & CEO |
| Founder & Principal |
| Founder + CEO |
| Founder, CCMO |
| Founder, Managing Director |
| Franchise Business Consultant |
| Franchise General Manager |
| Franchise Liaison |
| Franchise Operations Coach |
| Franchise Success Manager |
| Franchise Training Program Manager |
| Franchisee |
| General Manager |
| GLEAM Board Member/Mentor Program Leader and 5X FCR CEO/President |
| Global Head of Hospitality |
| Global Head of Retail and Mixed-Use |
| GM |
| Growth & Operations Consultant |
| Guest Experience, Sr Manager |
| Guest Support Consultant |
| Head of Marketing and Loyalty |
| Head of Partnerships |
| Head of People & Culture |
| Head of Product Delivery, Genius Restaurant |
| Hospitality Business Leader |
| Hospitality Management |
| HR Coordinator |
| HR Director |
| Human Resources Business Partner |
| Industry Manager, Enterprise Ad Sales |
| Integrator |
| Interim President |
| Local Development Manager |
| Manager of Instructional Development |
| Manager, Digital and Enterprise Communications |
| Manager, Guest Experience |
| Manager, Regional Mid Market Sales |
| Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Platforms |
| Manager, Talent Acquisition |
| Managing Director |
| Managing partner |
| Market Coach |
| Marketing and social media manager |
| Marketing Assistant |
| Marketing Director |
| Marketing Manager |
| Mentor/ VP of Sales |
| Miss |
| Moment Maker |
| Multi Unit Leader |
| Multi Unit Manager |
| National Account Executive |
| National Account Manager |
| Network Specialist |
| Operating Partner |
| Operation Services Consultant |
| Operations Innovation Consultant |
| Operations Manager |
| Operations Systems Manager |
| Owner |
| Owner & CEO |
| Owner and CEO |
| Partner |
| Partner - Chief Human Resources & People Officer |
| Partner specializing in crisis comms |
| Partner, Growth & Revenue |
| Partner, Operations & People |
| Partner, Production & Fulfillment |
| Partner, Strategy & Analytics |
| Partner/Controller |
| Partner/Director of Operations |
| Partnership Development Leader; Restaurants & Hospitality |
| Partnerships |
| People Experience, Lead |
| Photographer |
| PR Director |
| President |
| President & Chief Growth Officer |
| President and CEO |
| President, Chief Operating Officer |
| President, Restaurant POS |
| Production Lead |
| Public Relations Coordinator |
| Regional Business Manager |
| Regional Director |
| restaurant manager |
| SaaS/POS Consultant |
| Sales Engineer |
| Senior Account Executive |
| Senior Area Supervisor |
| Senior Brand Manager |
| Senior Director of Corporate Communications |
| Senior Director of Data Analytics and Systems Support |
| Senior Director of Field Marketing |
| Senior Director of Franchise Operations |
| Senior Director of Human Resources |
| Senior Director of Marketing |
| Senior Director of Supply Chain |
| Senior Director Operations Innovation |
| Senior Director, Franchising & Operations Analytics |
| Senior Director, North America and Product Marketing |
| Senior Director, People Operations |
| Senior Director, Product Management |
| Senior Financial Analyst |
| Senior General Manager |
| Senior Key Account Marketing Manager |
| Senior Manager |
| Senior Manager, Content Strategy |
| Senior Marketing Manager |
| Senior Principal Team Leader |
| Senior Property Development Manager |
| Senior Purchasing Manager |
| Senior Regional Mid Market Account Executive |
| Senior Team Leader |
| Senior Vice President |
| Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth |
| Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Senior VP Global Marketing and Product Strategy |
| Sr Director of Development & Construction |
| Sr Director, Ops Excellence |
| Sr Manager Channel Sales - Chains |
| Sr Marketing Manager |
| Sr Principal Design Lead |
| Sr Product Manager |
| Sr. Buyer |
| Sr. Dir of Training and Org Dev |
| Sr. Director of Business Development |
| Sr. Director of Customer Experience and Delivery |
| Sr. Director of Marketing |
| Sr. Director of Operations Services |
| Sr. Director of People & Culture |
| Sr. Director of Strategic Sourcing |
| Sr. Director of Training and Development |
| Sr. Director of Training Design |
| Sr. Director PMO & Implementations |
| Sr. Director, Coffeehouse Operations Support |
| Sr. Director, Communications + Brand Marketing |
| Sr. Director, L&D and Ops Services |
| Sr. Director, Operations Excellence, Firehouse Subs |
| Sr. Director, Sales Engineering |
| Sr. Field Training Manager |
| Sr. Finance Manager - Company Owned Restaurants |
| Sr. Manager of F&B Future Tech |
| Sr. Manager of New Stand Operations |
| Sr. Manager, Customer Success |
| Sr. Manager, Development Services |
| Sr. Manager, Marketing & Events |
| Sr. Manager, Operations Innovation |
| Sr. Sales Director |
| Sr. Specialist |
| Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist |
| Sr. Technical Program Lead-Restaurant Asset Lifecycle Management |
| Sr. Vice President of Marketing |
| Sr: Director of Marketing |
| Strategic Growth Partner |
| Support Team |
| SVP |
| SVP & Senior Partner, General Manager |
| SVP Corporate Accounts - Institutional |
| SVP Discovery & Design |
| SVP Global Restaurant Design |
| SVP of HR |
| SVP of Marketing Insights and Innovation |
| SVP Supply Chain |
| SVP, Client Success |
| SVP, Customer |
| SVP, Marketing |
| Talent Acquisition Manager |
| Talent Acquisition Specialist |
| Testing & Implementation Consultant |
| Testing & Implementation Specialist |
| Trainer of Learning and Development |
| Training Experience |
| Vice President |
| Vice President Marketing |
| Vice President of Brand Marketing |
| Vice President of Communications |
| Vice President of Human Resources |
| Vice President of Marketing |
| Vice President of Marketing & Communications |
| Vice President of Operations |
| Vice President of Operations and Training |
| Vice President of People |
| Vice President of Philanthropy |
| Vice President of Training |
| Vice President, Data Technology |
| Vice President, Franchise Development |
| Vice President, Marketing and Partnerships |
| Vice President, Operations Services & Business Integration |
| Vice President, PR & Communications |
| Vice President, Real Estate & Construction |
| Vice President, Restaurant Experience & Training |
| Vice President- Business Development |
| Videographer |
| Volunteer |
| VP Business Development |
| VP Franchise Operations & Shop Services |
| VP Marketing |
| VP Marketing & Communications |
| VP of Accounting |
| VP of Client Experience |
| VP of Customer Experience |
| VP of Finance |
| VP of HR and Talent |
| VP of Learning and New Restaurant Openings |
| VP of Marketing |
| VP of Marketing & Partnerships |
| VP of Marketing, QSR |
| VP of Operations |
| VP of Operations and Training |
| VP of People & Culture |
| VP of SMB POS Direct Sales, USA |
| VP of Store Development & Product Innovation |
| VP of Strategic Partnerships |
| VP Operations |
| VP Sales |
| VP Sales & Marketing |
| VP Sales & Partner Enablement |
| VP Strategic Growth-Retail Practice Lead |
| VP Talent Acquisition |
| VP, Business Development |
| VP, Digital Marketing |
| VP, Finance |
| VP, Growth |
| VP, Marketing |
| VP, Marketing Revenue Channels |
| VP, Media Director |
| VP, Operations Services & Talent Development |
| VP, Practice Lead (QSR/Dining) |
| VP, Sales |
| VP, Strategic Operations |
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