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It's hard to believe it's been five years. I trend to mark the calendar each year, and have since my wife Kim and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in a Mash-style restaurant build as part of the relief effort at Pass Christian. It was like…

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Commitment

It's what we all want. It's what we all need. It's what drives achievement and connects the dots to success. Commitment is dedication and in business, without it, you are dead in the water. Three years ago this October, I committed my full time and…

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Remembering Katrina

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Commitment

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The Power of an Acronym

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Austin City Limits

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Fear, Greed and Popcorn

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Service and customer awareness is still King

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Reed Publishing shutting down Restaurants & Institutions, Chain Leader Magazines & Foodservice Equipment & Supplies, among others

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Heard on The Restaurant Street

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Napa Valley + French Laundry = Oh My!

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Why Are Restaurant Operators Such a Hard Sell?

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FohBoh Technical Matters

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International Networking- The FohBoh Member Map

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All the Buzz buzzing makes my head, well, buzz a bit

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Restaurant Leadership

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Finding Influencers and Getting Your Social Media Game On

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Apple Tablet PC Think I-Pad

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Great Start to 2010!

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Sign of a Bad Service Experience

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Haiti; how you can help now, and help later too

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What's on the Restaurateurs' Plate in 2010

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Profile Information

ZIP code

95110

Title

Chairman | CEO | Co-founder

Company

FohBoh, Inc.

Website

http://fohboh.com

michael@fohboh.net

Twitter Handle

@michaelatkinson

Restaurant Segment

Not Applicable

I work at the unit level and my role is

Not Applicable

I work at the corporate level and my functional area is

Not Applicable

I work for the foodservice industry and my profession is

Media Co. / Editorial / Sales

In which categories do you purchase, or specify the purchase of products for your organization?

Systems (technology), Other

Interests

Consulting, Finding Investors, Learning, Making Friends, Networking

Other Interests

Restaurants, travel, boutique wineries, cooking, skiing, cycling, gadgets, consumer-facing technologies and social media.

My goal is to help FohBoh become a great success as the interactive voice for the global restaurant industry.

Personal Quote

Money is a Renewable Resource, Time and Opportunity Aren't

Biography

Restaurateur, entrepreneur and investment professional with over 25 years of progressively complicated experience resulting in a fair amount of gray hair. Some winners; others, not so much.

I love to combine online social media with my passion for the restaurant, food and beverage industries. This has resulted in an interesting career spanning over 25 years.

As a restaurateur, I've developed dozens and dozens of concepts, owned five, managed many and sold a few. I have advised chains, CEO's, CFO's, COO's, celebrity chefs and entrepreneurs on matters relating to growth, investment, development, franchising and finance.

As investment banker, I have over 150 transactions under my belt working in Asia, Europe and the U.S. Whew!

As manager, I've held C-level operations and finance positions at fast growing, high-profile chains and as the chief-cook-and-bottle-washer at a few of my own restaurants too. I understand what it takes to make a payroll, work the line, serve customers, make a perfect Martini and close a restaurant at 4 AM.

Years in the Industry

25+

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At 9:58pm on May 14, 2010, Jim Madrid said…: Let's talk again this coming week. How is your Monday morn? If not I would be good on Wednesday morn.
JIM

At 9:51am on April 1, 2010, Alisa said…: Glad to be here :)

At 5:55am on March 31, 2010, Brenda Jennings, CPC said…: Thanks Michael! I'm delighted to be a member and I'm very excited about learning all about the site and the social media opportunities that it has to offer.

At 5:36pm on March 30, 2010, Matthew said…: Thanks for the introduction Michael. I'm looking forward to brainstorming with the community and learning together. Can we schedule a phone call? I'd love to talk with you more to learn about your plans for fohboh. I think we might have some synergy.

At 4:44pm on March 29, 2010, julianna forneris said…: Thanks Michael. Was it you who sent the thank you card to Flea St Cafe?

At 1:51pm on March 29, 2010, Kitty Ceratto said…: Cheers! I am glad to have found the site, and looking forward to exploring. Thanks for the resource

At 1:51pm on March 19, 2010, Alex Vachon said…: Greetings Michael. This place feels really good! I am hopeful that it will help me find support for my web/video series on Local Food by Loca Chefs.