Will Guidara
Restaurateur and Author
Restaurateur, Eleven Madison Park, The #1 Restaurant in the World, Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, “Unreasonable Hospitality”
Will Guidara is the author of the national bestseller “Unreasonable Hospitality”, which chronicles the lessons in service and leadership he has learned over the course of his career in restaurants.
He is the former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, which, under his leadership, received four stars from the New York Times, three Michelin stars, and in 2017, was named #1 on the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
He is the host of the Welcome Conference, an annual hospitality symposium that brings together like-minded people to share ideas, inspire one another, and connect to form a community.
A graduate of the hospitality school at Cornell University, he has co-authored four cookbooks, was named one of Crain’s New York Business’s 40 Under 40, and is the recipient of WSJ Magazine’s Innovator Award.
Speaker Sessions
4:45 - 5:30 p.m.
Closing keynote with Will Guidara
Grand Ballroom
Will Guidara is the author of the national bestseller “Unreasonable Hospitality”, which chronicles the lessons in service and leadership he has learned over the course of his career in restaurants.
He is the former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, which, under his leadership, received four stars from the New York Times, three Michelin stars, and in 2017, was named #1 on the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
He is the host of the Welcome Conference, an annual hospitality symposium that brings together like-minded people to share ideas, inspire one another, and connect to form a community.
A graduate of the hospitality school at Cornell University, he has co-authored four cookbooks, was named one of Crain’s New York Business’s 40 Under 40, and is the recipient of WSJ Magazine’s Innovator Award.
Join us to hear Will’s story and his advice for creating incredible experiences and delighting your candidates, clients, and employees. You’ll walk away with newfound inspiration on how to use lessons learned in the hospitality industry to move your staffing firm forward this year and beyond.