After launching Robert De Niro’s and Matsuhisa’s famous Nobu restaurant in New York and becaming a key player behind the success of brands like Four Seasons, Marriott International, the Empire  State building, WeWork, 5-star Mondrian hotel in Qatar, Neiman Marcus, and Starwood hotels, James Beard award-winner and proud father of sons, Michael Bonadies of Bonadies Hospitality is sharing with us today:

• How he became a key player in expanding Nobu, which is now known as a celebrity hot spot, having now grown to over 40 locations worldwide.
• Clues that confirms restaurant industry is right for him.
• 2 components for setting yourself apart in your market: early lessons from Nobu New York.
• High level ways to measure profitability: a case study of restaurants v. hotels.
• Comfort foods that shaped him in a multi-cultural Italian household.
• What Michael would’ve done differently if he was to start all over again
• Industry inside dynamics you have to know before you start anything.
• Behind the scenes of how celebrity chefs became popularized.
• The ingredients for having both a successful career and side hustle, and ways you can do the same.

 

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