Hospitality and Resilience Keynotes
Keynote Speaker Dennis Turcinovic
More than 25 years keeping America's first restaurant alive, and the lessons that travel far beyond the dining room.
Send a Speaking InquiryThe Owner's Chair, Not the Sidelines
Most speakers on hospitality and resilience describe it from the outside. Dennis has lived it: more than 25 years at Delmonico's, from shadowing the general manager to owning the place, through a shutdown and a comeback. His talks draw on that experience and on his forthcoming book, Life at Steak: direct, unfiltered, and built for audiences who have to lead on Monday morning.
Hospitality and Leadership Keynote Topics
Built to Come Back: Leading When Everything Is on the Line
The closure of 2020, the "I'll be back" hanger, and the 2023 reopening. What it takes to hold a team, a brand, and yourself together when the doors are shut, and how to walk back in stronger.
Stewarding an Icon: How Legacy Brands Stay Alive Without Standing Still
Protecting nearly 190 years of history while staying relevant to the next generation of guests. For anyone responsible for a name bigger than themselves.
Hospitality Is About People
The operator's case for people-first culture: why the guest experience is only ever as good as the way you treat the team delivering it.
The Mindful Operator
Meditation, a six-mile walk, and a high-pressure business. How presence and discipline make better decisions, and better leaders.
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