Inspired through Story
Story is the great motivator.
And we have an industry full of individuals with amazing stories. Each week the Foodservice Powerplant Network sits down for a conversation with industry leaders who have dared to dream big and turn their dreams into reality. We hear of the challenges overcome, the detours on their road to success, all the reasons why they do what they do. It’s in listening to another person, who’s willing to be genuine with their story, that we come to realize we’re all really quite similar, and all equally capable of.
“Jason Wange is the Oprah Winfrey of the foodservice industry.”
— Maureen Slocum, CEO & Publisher, Zoomba Group
John Nackley – Metro
John Nackley, who in an of himself is a foodservice institution, is the CEO of InterMetro (another industry institution). He has worked for Metro...
Paul Bartelt – The Vollrath Companies
Paul Bartelt, the CEO of The Vollrath Company, is all about being real. He believes in servant leadership, listening before you speak and leading...
David Maxwell – Singer T&L
Aside from being the primary supplier partner of E&S to so many K12 and Correctional institutions in the Carolina's, David Maxwell of Singer...
Chelsea Stuck – Craeve & Co.
After an impressive 13 year career in foodservice on the manufacturer side of the business, in January of 2019 Chelsea Rae Stuck stepped out of the...
Ben Whitlock – Mobile Fixtures
Ben Whitlock is the fun and authentic President of Mobile Fixture, the 2020 FE&S Dealer of the Year with six locations throughout the southeast....
Zena Dater – Market Source
Zena Dater has an energy and laugh that is contagious. An industry veteran, the VP of Sales at Market Source in Oklahoma has experienced success at...
Rich Malachy – FEDD / Malachy Parts & Service
Rich Malachy is a POWERPLANT in every sense of the word. He is the LEADER in helping foodservice organizations build their digital platforms. He's...
Marty Monnat – Arbor Private Investment & Steelite USA
Marty Monnat is one of the most well respected people in foodservice. He has helped lead and guide many of the most well known organizations in our...
Chris East – Chrane
Chris East makes it his mission to attend as many Oktoberfest's in Germany as possible. With every industry accolade he receives, he goes out of his...
Deirdre Flynn & Rob Connelly – The Nafem Show
There are times when leaders need to make tough decisions. This week, as the landscape evolved quickly regarding the NAFEM Show, two of our...
Tim Irey – Bargreen Ellingson
Tim Irey is one of the most respected leaders in all of foodservice (and has been for over two decades). As VP of Sales & Marketing for Bargreen...
Bryan O’Rourke – Oneida Hospitality
Bryan O'Rourke is the CEO & President of the recently created Oneida Hospitality Group, a collection of some of the industry’s most well-known...
Dave Taplin – Chick-fil-A
Dave Taplin is one of the strongest people I know (and someone I've known for over 20 years). He has had an incredible journey within Chick-fil-A,...
Chris Jeens – W.D. Colledge
Chris Jeens might just be the coolest person in foodservice. In addition to his role as a partner in an incredibly successful rep firm in Canada,...
Patricia Bible – KaTom
Patricia Bible is the charismatic Founder & CEO of KaTom Restaurant Supply, Inc., one of the fastest growing dealers in foodservice. Coupling...
David Richman – Cheforward
David Richman is the founder of Cheforward LLC, a trend-forward melamine tabletop company created to give back. After years creating, designing and...
Morgan Tucker (Singer) & Chef Jamie Simpson (CVI)
Morgan Tucker is the VP of Marketing at Singer Equipment Company. She also leads a team of creative visionaries with their LMT Provisions line of...
Shannon Solomon – Aurora Public Schools
Shannon Solomon is the passionate Foodservice Director at Aurora Public Schools in Colorado. She and her team serve 41,000 meals daily. During...
Maureen Slocum – Zoomba Group
It's all about the people for Maureen Slocum. The day she decided to create the company that she always wanted to work for, the founder & CEO of...
Taz Sutherland – Walmart
Taz Sutherland is a facilities project manager at Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas and also an original Foodservice Powerplant (we call him our...
Brian Wood – RABCO
By anyone's standards, Brian Wood had experienced a successful foodservice career running manufacturers and buying groups when on the morning of...
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FSPN Culinary Academy
Chefs create meals which both fill us and inspire. Yet, it’s the stories of their lives which have the capacity to provide the greatest inspiration. Join Jason and some of the Foodservice Powerplant’s best Chefs as they prepare an amazing meal together, and talk through both the passions of each Chef and lessons learned along the way.