Len Ghilani is a Restaurants & Hospitality industry strategist, advisor and leadership coach. He is the founder of Ghilani Group, Inc., a full-service restaurant solutions consultancy company, and an active partner with Results Through Strategy, an international consortium of restaurant industry consultants.🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹During his 38 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Len opened and operated over 280 restaurants and food & beverage venues. He has led the revitalization of regional and national chain activities, as well as independent operations. Len's passion and deep experience enable him to serve as a strategic advisor to C-Suite executives, including founders, managers and investors. His clients benefit from his proven abilities to:➢ provide invaluable resources, wisdom and perspective on new-concept growth, brand revitalization, culture development, leadership development and organizational alignment;➢ create and expand ideas nationwide, in both public and private sectors, as well as international, corporate and franchise contexts; and➢ collaborate with all layers of management and front-line staff to develop and execute effective strategies.🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹As VP, Restaurant Division, for Morrissey Hospitality Companies and VP, Operations Services, for Parasole Restaurant Holdings & Idein: ➢ oversaw the financial and organizational improvement of their managed restaurant portfolio.➢ led the creation of new restaurants and food and beverage locations, including hotels, resorts and family entertainment centers.As Chief Operating Officer of Buca Inc.:➢ spearheaded the launch of 48 locations and led a 400% increase in employees, which included 150 managers.As Vice President of Operations for Einstein Noah Bagel Corporation: ➢ opened over 120 Einstein Bagel restaurants, laying the groundwork for long-term expansion.As Divisional Vice President:➢ guided Chi- Chi's Mexican Restaurants' new market growth strategies, building on previous positions as District Manager, General Manager, Kitchen Manager, Service Manager, and Bar Manager.🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹Len is a University of Pittsburgh alum and presently lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota.