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A Candid Conversation with Bill Hansen

Bill Hansen  (CEO, Bill Hansen Catering & Events)

Location: Ignite Stage 2

Date: Wednesday, February 26

Time: 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

Pass Type: All Access, CS Conference Pass, CS Premium Pass, Combined CS/TSE Conference Pass, Exhibit Hall Only, TSE Conference Pass, TSE Premium Pass

Track: CS-Business, Financials & Operations, CS-Leadership & Professional Development

Associations and Accreditations: LCA member

Vault Recording: TBD

Audience Level: All

Bill Hansen, a 2018 Michael Roman Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, has worked in the catering trenches for six decades. He will regale you with stories and lessons that will not only engage you but inspire you—including the inside info on how he brought his next book, Plating Up Profits to fruition.

Bring your questions! You will leave this session not only re-fired but rewired with new info to help you take your businesses to the next level, as well as perhaps be inspired to write your own book.

*Bill Hansen will be signing copies of Plating for Profits shortly after his session. Join him at Breakpoint Books in the lobby near registration.