Show Notes: Originally aired on March 9th, 2021
Greetings, my Tech Chef family and welcome to another weekly dose of restaurant, hotel and hospitality technology information and updates. We talk weekly to industry influencers and vendors that are making a difference in our industries. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to today’s show and if you are joining us for the very first time, please go ahead and hit that SUBSCRIBE button anywhere you are finding this show. We literally are on every possible podcast channel you could think of including a spot on the HospitalityTech.com website, thanks to our partnership with Hospitality Network and the Restaurant Technology Network.
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How have the strong survived, and which changes are here to stay? How can restaurants shed the shadows of stagnation in favor of innovation as the new industry benchmark? These are the questions MURTEC will answer for restaurant technology leaders as we explore THE BIG SHIFT.
Mike Vichich, CEO and Co-Founder of Wisely
Mike Vichich is Wisely’s CEO and Co-founder. Wisely enables restaurants to personalize every aspect of their guest experience in the restaurant and online. Wisely’s solutions —waitlist & reservations, table & order management, CRM & marketing automation, guest sentiment, and CDP — have attracted innovative brands both large and small, including bartaco, California Fish Grill, Chuy’s, First Watch, Global Franchise Group, Lazy Dog, P.F. Chang’s, Sonny’s BBQ, Wings Etc., and many more.
Mike was also recently named one of the most influential solutions providers in the country according to Nation’s Restaurant News readers (Feb 2021). Mike grew up as a server, and after college worked on customer acquisition and retention at Accenture, where his clients included American Express and Microsoft.
He lives in Ann Arbor, MI with his wife and two sons.
Twitter: @mikevichich
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikevichich/
Wisely Website & Social Handles
www.getwisely.com
LinkedIn: @WiselyInc
Twitter: @WeAreWisely
Facebook: @WiselyHospitality
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Next Week’s Show…
Next week I have a very good friend of mine and a well known name in the industry, Toby Malbec. I know most of you know him but if this happens to be the first time you are hearing his name, you are in for a treat and in either case, you won’t want to miss next week’s show. Not only is he a good friend an colleague, his is an amazing thought leader with some great insight to our industry.
So until next Tuesday, stay safe, stay healthy and stay hungry my friends!
