On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Gia Vecchio, CEO & Founder of Foxglove Communications, a publicity and strategy agency focusing on hospitality, which she founded in 2018 as a solo-entrepreneur, and five years later, the company has a footprint and employees in Philadelphia, Delaware, New York, New Orleans, Nashville, & beyond. Foxglove champions impassioned experts, community advocates and entrepreneurs throughout all facets of hospitality, with a current international portfolio of acclaimed clients including Ace Hotels, Award Winning Chef and Restaurateur Ashley Christensen, Top Chef Winner and James Beard Award Winning Author Gregory Gourdet, Ellen Yin’s High Street Hospitality Group, Pomegranate Hospitality from Alon and Emily Shaya, Sisterly Love Collective, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, and The Dead Rabbit, to name a few. Foxglove recently received the PR Net Next Gen Awards 2023 as an emerging leader in PR + Communications. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to send calendar invites and reminders; Industry News Discussion about David Chang’s Pantry Essentials Brand Momofuku Goods Raising $17.5 Million; plus, Shari's Solo Dining experience at Mariscos Jalisco food truck in Los Angeles, CA. 

** Check out Shari's new book, CHEFWISE – Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), now available for pre-order at Phaidon.com, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook -- -And if you're in the Philly area, please join Shari on Sunday, April 16th for a panel previewing her book, CHEFWISE, in a discussion through the lens of women in hospitality with Sisterly Love Collective members. The complementary panel will take place during Philly Chef Conference from 3PM to 4:30PM at The Study at University City (20 S. 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA). RSVPs required. For more information, go to: thestudyatuniversitycity.com. Hope to see you there!**

Photo Courtesy of Gia Vecchio.

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