EPISODE · Jun 2, 2023 · 52 MIN
Kris Moon, James Beard Foundation
On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Kris Moon, President and Chief Operating Officer of The James Beard Foundation. In his role, Kris is responsible for all revenue at the Foundation, including building the Foundation’s first-ever enterprise-wide partnerships with American Airlines, Capital One, and Windstar Cruises, and helping the Foundation grow its philanthropic support. During his 15-year tenure, Kris has been instrumental in leading the Foundation’s Covid-19 response, launching and managing the JBF Food & Beverage Industry Relief Fund that raised and disbursed almost $4.8 million in grants to 312 food and beverage establishments across America; launching the Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change initiative; and spearheading the strategic planning and launch of the Foundation’s JBF Impact Programs in April 2016. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to do good; Speed Round; Industry News Discussion on Righteous Eats; plus, Shari's Solo Dining experience at Platform by JBF: Restaurants Shaping America: San Francisco’s Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu’s x NYC's Jeremiah Stone & Fabián von Hauske Valtierra of Contra & Wildair; and the final question. ** Check out Shari's new book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), now available at Phaidon.com, Amazon.com and wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook **Photo Courtesy of Jeff Gurwin.Listen at Heritage Radio Network; subscribe/rate/review our show at iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Follow us @allindustry. Thanks for being a part of All in the Industry®. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support All in the Industry by becoming a member!All in the Industry is Powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Kris Moon, President and Chief Operating Officer of The James Beard Foundation. In his role, Kris is responsible for all revenue at the Foundation, including building the Foundation’s first-ever enterprise-wide partnerships with American Airlines, Capital One, and Windstar Cruises, and helping the Foundation grow its philanthropic support. During his 15-year tenure, Kris has been instrumental in leading the Foundation’s Covid-19 response, launching and managing the JBF Food & Beverage Industry Relief Fund that raised and disbursed almost $4.8 million in grants to 312 food and beverage establishments across America; launching the Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change initiative; and spearheading the strategic planning and launch of the Foundation’s JBF Impact Programs in April 2016. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to do good; Speed Round; Industry News Discussion on Righteous Eats; plus, Shari's Solo Dining experience at Platform by JBF: Restaurants Shaping America: San Francisco’s Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu’s x NYC's Jeremiah Stone & Fabián von Hauske Valtierra of Contra & Wildair; and the final question. ** Check out Shari's new book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), now available at Phaidon.com, Amazon.com and wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook **Photo Courtesy of Jeff Gurwin.Listen at Heritage Radio Network; subscribe/rate/review our show at iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Follow us @allindustry. Thanks for being a part of All in the Industry®. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support All in the Industry by becoming a member!All in the Industry is Powered by Simplecast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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