Steve adds three decades of achievement in the food service industry to the HMS menu. He’s headed successful marketing/strategic planning efforts with IHOP Corp., Carl Karcher Enterprises, and Rogers Merchandising (Burger King), AFC, Enterprises, Polly’s Bakery Café, Boston Market, Panda Management, Baja Fresh, McAlister’s Deli, CJ America, and Nestle.

During 15 years at IHOP, Steve and his team cooked up growth-oriented marketing solutions that generated 146 consecutive months of increased comparative restaurant sales, tripled average unit volumes, and engineered sales turnarounds in 84 markets. These results enabled IHOP to emerge from its parent company’s bankruptcy and grow from a $20 million negative net worth to over $300 million in market capitalization. Steve went on to found Golden Spike Resources Group in 1996 to consult with clients in franchising and food services.

Professional activities:
Board member and former chairman, National Restaurant Assn. Marketing Executives Group; Advisory Board member, Collins School of Hospitality Management, California Polytechnic University, Pomona; Member, Francis Marion Drake Society, Drake University

Education:
Northwestern University, MBA graduate work; Drake University, BA

What makes us different:
“Professionalism! Over the years, I have recommended HMS to at least 25 CEOs and CFOs of restaurant organizations, some of whom had tried other companies already. Every single executive was satisfied with their results.”

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