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Perry Smith
Perry Smith
Restaurant & Club Operations, PR, Branding
Cayuga Hospitality Consultants

About Perry Smith:

Restaurant & Nightclub Founder & Operator; Areas of expertise include Operations Strategies, Communications, PR, Branding, Leadership Development & Growth Modeling.

Key COnsulting Services:

  • Strategic Communications
  • Public Relations
  • Creative Growth & Scaling Strategies
  • Leadership Development
  • Expert Witness

With over 32 years’ experience, Smith has a comprehensive knowledge of bars, restaurant development and operations. He has created, owned and operated a variety of successful hospitality businesses—from Polly Esther’s Dance Clubs nationwide to the Matchbox Food Group and Ted’s Bulletin in DC, MD, VA, CA, TX and FL. With service and hospitality in his DNA, Smith believes we are only as good as our teammates and maintains a strong commitment toward developing Millennial and Gen Z hospitality leaders. Employing the principles of accountable servant leadership, he took great pleasure in building his most recent restaurant entities into a thriving 650+ person organization. Smith’s areas of focus at the Matchbox Food Group were PR, Branding, Communications, HR, Licensing, Operations & Site Selection. Perry has consulted as an expert witness, and stewarded his own concepts through the complex and murky entanglements that oftentimes result from workers comp and insurance claims.

Contact Details:

Company:

Cayuga Hospitality Consultants

Location:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Website:

https://cayugahospitality.com/

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