Dad of three amazing kids, husband to a strong woman. Nico Schefer's knowledge & experience is based on 3 cornerstones, the most important aspect being the 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 - practical apprenticeship as a 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐟 & 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬Before his 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 in Preneurship in Regenerativ Food System at the ZHAW, he completed a 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 in Business Administration at the same University of Applied Sciences. Before that, he expanded his knowledge in the field of wine with the 𝐖𝐒𝐄𝐓 3.𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫After his apprenticeship as a chef, he led his 25-𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦, catered for brigades such as the 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐲 & was awarded the 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐝'𝐎𝐫 as the best troop catering kitchen in Switzerland. He paved his way out of the kitchen and into service by training at the 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐙𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡, where he graduated at the 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞Since 2019, Nico Schefer has analysed the processes, operating models and degree of digitalization in 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 60 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. As an 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭, he has also supported various restaurants in choosing the best 𝐏𝐎𝐒, 𝐇𝐑 & 𝐁𝐈 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 for them. At the age of 34, he 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐮𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐆, the largest staff planning system in Switzerland. Prognolite was the first company in Europe that believed, that artificial intelligence had the potential to revolutionize work in the hospitality industry. Due to his extensive experience, he was hired by the software manufacturer RunMyResto to 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐨𝐟-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲.