043 Educating your Remote Workforce with Tucker Graves
An episode of the Forward Thinking Experts podcast, hosted by Sher Downing, PhD, titled "043 Educating your Remote Workforce with Tucker Graves" was published on September 25, 2023 and runs 54 minutes.
September 25, 2023 ·54m · Forward Thinking Experts
Summary
In this episode of the EdTech Speaks podcast, Sher has the privilege of interviewing Tucker Graves, CEO and Co-Founder of the Pineapple Academy, a company with a mission of advancing the world's deskless workforce through training and skills development. The Pineapple Academy was founded by two friends who refused to accept the levels of turnover in the food service industry (about 30% higher than the average of all other industries).Tucker grew up in the food service industry, first working at his family’s food distribution business serving 4 states in the Midwest. From there he started several restaurants and cafes in Kansas City where he learned food service operations. Always the entrepreneur, he later went on to create a company to help serve the independent Senior Living Communities with a new model of a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO).Tucker found his passion in helping caregivers manage their communities through cost management services and providing food service operations with the tools to improve patient and resident satisfaction. He understood that Hospitality and Culinary Arts are the cornerstones of a thriving culture in healthcare communities. Today, Tucker enjoys being personally involved with clients in coaching them in their overall Business Strategy, Staff Learning and Development Strategies, and Marketing Strategies.Listen in as we cover the gamut from microlearning and changes experienced post-pandemic to training series and remaining open-minded!Learn more and connect with Tucker here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tucker-graves-322a792b/[email protected] Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
In this episode of the EdTech Speaks podcast, Sher has the privilege of interviewing Tucker Graves, CEO and Co-Founder of the Pineapple Academy, a company with a mission of advancing the world's deskless workforce through training and skills development. The Pineapple Academy was founded by two friends who refused to accept the levels of turnover in the food service industry (about 30% higher than the average of all other industries).
Tucker grew up in the food service industry, first working at his family’s food distribution business serving 4 states in the Midwest. From there he started several restaurants and cafes in Kansas City where he learned food service operations. Always the entrepreneur, he later went on to create a company to help serve the independent Senior Living Communities with a new model of a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO).
Tucker found his passion in helping caregivers manage their communities through cost management services and providing food service operations with the tools to improve patient and resident satisfaction. He understood that Hospitality and Culinary Arts are the cornerstones of a thriving culture in healthcare communities. Today, Tucker enjoys being personally involved with clients in coaching them in their overall Business Strategy, Staff Learning and Development Strategies, and Marketing Strategies.
Listen in as we cover the gamut from microlearning and changes experienced post-pandemic to training series and remaining open-minded!
Learn more and connect with Tucker here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tucker-graves-322a792b/
Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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