Contributors

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Jason E. Brooks

 Jason E. Brooks is a leadership coach, keynote speaker, and hospitality strategist with over 30 years of experience in the restaurant and service industry. As the founder of HospiVation, LLC, he helps hospitality leaders grow their teams, strengthen operations, and lead with purpose. Jason has worked with restaurant owners, franchise groups, and corporate executives nationwide to build strong cultures and scalable systems. He created The Leadership Table as an extension of every workshop, coaching call, and leadership moment where someone says, “I just want my team to care like I do.” This podcast is for leaders trying to grow something great—and do it with integrity. 

https://www.jasonebrooks.com/

Guests

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Angelo Esposito

Angelo Esposito is the Co-Founder & CEO of WISK.ai, an AI-powered inventory and cost management platform for restaurants and bars. With a background in SaaS and data-driven solutions, he’s helping hospitality businesses streamline operations, reduce costs, and maximize profitability. He also hosts the "Wisking It All" podcast, where he interviews industry leaders on innovation and growth in hospitality.

https://wisk.ai/
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Danny Klein

Danny Klein is the VP Editorial Director of WTWH Media's Food, Retail, & Hospitality brands, including QSR and FSR magazines, CStore Decisions, PMQ, and Club + Resort. He began his hospitality media career with QSR and FSR, two of the restaurant industry’s leading trade publications and part of the WTWH Media portfolio of brands. QSR is celebrating its 28th year in business and continues to serve as a leading resource for franchisees, executives, and thought leaders throughout the foodservice world. FSR, founded 13 years ago, covers the full-service restaurant sector. A graduate of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, Danny spent more than a decade covering high school, college, and professional sports throughout Florida before joining the company as the associate editor of FSR magazine in 2015. A Brooklyn, New York, native, he lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Lindsey, basset hound Maggie, daughter, Audrey, and son, Dean

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Sam Oches

Sam Oches is an award-winning Editorial Director with Informa Foodservice and Editor-in-Chief for Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. A graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, Sam previously served as Editorial Director of Food News Media, publisher of QSR and FSR magazines. He’s a past president of the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC) and a past board member with the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). His foodservice insights have been shared in national media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio, Morning Brew, and CNBC. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and three kids.

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Sunny Ashman

Strategic Franchise Executive with experience building and developing high-performance teams across different functions including Operations, Training, Human Resources, Marketing, and Development/Sales. Servant Leader who inspires and develops teams to achieve business and personal goals. Highly skilled in process improvement and program management using data to solve complex problems. Collaborator with a knack for crafting and executing successful strategies to drive business results. Strong communicator who leverages the big picture to drive change. Enthusiastic, high-performing, positive, tenacious change leader with strong work ethic and “get things done” mentality. Thrives in high-performance yet compassionate workplace cultures. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnyashman/