F&B LA 2018

Donald Burns
Founder
The Restaurant Coach


Donald is The Restaurant Coach™, named one of The Top Restaurant Experts to Follow in 2016, 2017, and 2018. He is the leading authority, speaker, and international coach on how restaurant owners, operators, and culinary professionals go from just good to becoming outstanding. He is a sought-after advisor in the areas of: leadership, branding, social media marketing, culture, operations, restaurateur mindset, team development, behavioral dynamics, productivity & peak performance. He is the author of Your Restaurant Sucks! Embrace The Suck. Unleash Your Restaurant. Become Outstanding. *2019 Industry Book & Author of the Year - Nightclub & Bar His second book is Your Restaurant Still Sucks! Stop playing small. Get what you want. Become a badass. Both books are available on Amazon. A former USAF Pararescueman (PJ), he has the unique skills to break restaurants free from average and skyrocket them to peak performance. He works with restaurants that want to build their brand, strengthen their team, and increase their profits. Donald is the founder & CEO of Off The Range Ventures, LLC, a behavioral strength based company, that works exclusively in the hospitality industry. Through online courses/programs workshops, seminars and a coaching business model, Off The Range Ventures, LLC creates solution based brands for the restaurant industry. He has 38 years experience in the restaurant industry as a restaurant owner, consultant, and as an executive chef for Wolfgang Puck. He is an industry expert for Foodable TV, Toast Restaurant Management Blog, In Credibly Small Business Blog, BevSpot, HotSchedules, Nightclub & Bar, Typsy, and Modern Restaurant Management. He is the host of The Restaurant Coach™ Podcast on iTunes.

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