Lunch & Learn: Turning Concepts into Realities

NextGenChef feeds members with theknowledge and tools they need to create concepts with purpose and succeed. We are a group of food entrepreneurs supported by industry experts and a global network of mentors and resources.Our mission is to create a community of food entrepreneurs supported by mentors and resources, while simultaneously encouraging healthy, accessible and regenerative food systems.Community. Education. Innovation.

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NextGenChef presents Lunch & Learn every Tuesday

<h3>Join us next Tuesday for a Next Gen Chef Lunch + Learn.  We’ve just released Early Bird Tickets for  ut they’re going to go quickly.  Catch them while you can! 
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</h3><h3>ABOUT THIS TALK...
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</h3><h3>Mel&#x27;s, Bubba Gump, Johnny Rocket&#x27;s All of these concepts are recognizable and iconic for multiple countries and generations.  
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</h3><h3>So lets talk about...
</h3><h3>Concept Development.
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</h3><h3>How do you take an idea and turn it into an operating business? 
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</h3><h3>From creative concept to business planning, funding and opening; Join Johnathan Zilli and NextGenChef as we explore restaurant development, business concepts and common missteps entrepreneurs come up against.  
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</h3><h3>Zilli&#x27;s experience in business as a consultant has taken him from South America to Hollywood.  This talk is perfect for anyone working on a new food concept, looking for investors and advice.
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</h3><h3>Grab your lunch and pull up a chair for a fascinating Lunch and Learn Tuesday 7/14 at 2pm PST</h3><p></p><p>#Sales, #marketing, #networking, #leadership, #careers, #strategy, #entrepreneurship #restaurants </p><p></p><p>Share with your network and we look forward to a productive Lunch and Learn this Tuesday!</p><p><strong>Event outline:</strong></p><p>45 min panel discussion </p><p>Q &amp; A  to follow</p><p>NextGenChef is a San Francisco based culinary platform that allows Foodpreneurs to sandbox their ideas and connect with advisors who provide expert advice and support, enabling these Foodpreneurs to take their idea from concept to product. NextGenChef specifically targets aspiring chefs &amp; Foodpreneurs who want to create local, affordable and regenerative food businesses. We partner with collaborative kitchens allowing Foodpreneurs to test their ideas and get their business off the ground.</p><p></p><p>Our mission is to be the #1 resource for aspiring foodpreneurs and food business owners by providing access to mentors and thought leaders around the world, while helping to build the next generation of local, regenerative and affordable food businesses.</p><p>TALK TO US:</p><p>Questions? Contact: team@nextgenchef.com</p>

<p><strong>Jonathan Zilli </strong>is an experienced entrepreneur and consultant with an extensive track record in  business development crossing over a broad spectrum of industries and markets around the world.</p><p>Currently based in Simi Valley, California, Jonathan has been an investor in start-ups as well as  consultant for start-up companies as well as established companies since 2001. Prior to becoming an  entrepreneur Jonathan ran the International Licensing &amp; Merchandising division at Paramount Pictures for many years. While with Paramount he launched the theme restaurant business for the studio. He  and his team created and developed the Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant Company concept which  generated over $350 million in revenue last year from 56 locations worldwide. Jonathan continues to  provide advisory services to start-up restaurant entrepreneurs in addition to restaurant operators  looking to expand through franchising and or licensing in the US and markets outside the US.</p><p>Jonathan was born and raised in South America and has traveled across the world for business  purposes in major markets in Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America and North America. He  attended the University of San Francisco, where he earned a BS in Business Administration and Economics in 1981. He was an active rower and is currently a board member of the UCLA Men's Rowing team.</p>

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