Erik Maier Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Young + Hungry was founded to serve mindful food to more people. We develop and operate fast-casual restaurant concepts differentiated by organic ingredients and sustainable practices, along with approachable modern design. Our family of brands currently includes Upbeet and YEAH! BURGER. Our restaurants proudly serve food for almost any diet with a wide variety of plant-based, dairy-free, and gluten-free options. We also believe that businesses can, and should, help affect positive change. To that end, we help empower those doing good in their local communities by supporting organic farmers and purveyors through our purchases, and non-profit organizations through fundraisers and donations.Our newest brand, Upbeet, launched in June 2017 in the West Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta. Its menu of customizable salads and grain bowls make clean food convenient for today’s health-minded consumer.

Greater Atlanta Area

Greater Atlanta Area

YEAH! BURGER is a sustainably-minded fast-casual restaurant concept serving organic and gluten-free food along with craft beer in a fun, family-friendly environment. Since launching in 2010, our work to bring sustainable food to a wider audience has been covered by CNN, Nation's Restaurant News, Southern Living, The Cooking Channel and Travel + Leisure among other media outlets. We've been named one of Bon Appetit magazine's "10 Favorite Burger Spots" in the United States and Foursquare's "Second Favorite Burger Spot" in America. We've also been awarded "Best Burger in Atlanta" by Atlanta Magazine and the readers of Creative Loafing Atlanta and Citysearch Atlanta. We're equally proud to have been named one of the Atlanta Journal & Constitution's "Top 100 Workplaces in Atlanta".

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Developed and executed music-centric strategic marketing programs and events with Best Buy, Circuit City, Emmis Communications (HOT 97 FM, New York City) and Warner Music Group.• Responsibilities included: identifying and negotiating music content partnerships; managing record label and music aggregator relationships; developing new mobile music product and content offerings; reviewing music programming and sponsorship opportunities; creating music-based strategic marketing initiatives to drive brand awareness and account activations; music supervision and licensing for the company’s advertising campaigns; preparation of financial projections and budgets for Amp’d senior management.

Greater New York City Area

• Launched MusicMonitor, the first radio airplay information service to provide music industry professionals and independent artists with cost-effective, electronically-monitored airplay data on over 2,500 commercial and non-commercial radio stations across the United States.• Launched A&RMonitor, an online information service for A&R professionals and music supervisors to highlight unsigned and emerging artists receiving airplay on commercial and non-commercial radio stations.• Developed and executed strategic marketing partnerships and programs with A&R Worldwide, ASCAP, College Music Journal (CMJ), Cornerstone Promotion/FADER Magazine, FILTER Magazine and Paste Magazine.• Responsibilities included: product development, the sale of MusicMonitor and A&RMonitor information services; development of company and product branding; creation of sales and marketing materials; development of strategic partnerships; management of the company’s music industry conference sponsorships including South by Southwest and CMJ Music Marathon; preparation of budgets and sales forecasts for Mediaguide’s senior management and board of directors.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Co-founded company to provide record labels, independent promoters and artist managers a more comprehensive and cost-effective radio airplay information service.• Negotiated sale of company to Mediaguide, a joint-venture of the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP).• Responsibilities included: business plan creation; angel and venture capital fundraising; recruitment of directors and advisors; development of company branding, website and marketing materials; creation of product prototype and test marketing of prototype to potential customers; preparation of company budgets and financial statements.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Identified and recruited clients for the firm’s emerging business practice, as well as corporate sponsors for firm events.• Designed marketing collateral and campaigns to promote firm services and events. • Assisted start-up clients with business plan development, financial modeling and early-stage fundraising.• Created the Atlanta Angel Investor Forum and managed the firm’s annual Atlanta Venture Capital Roundtable seminar, Fast Tech 50 Awards program and Venture Market South conference sponsorship.