LIVE FROM MURTEC IN LAS VEGAS

In the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout, Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” and Sterling Douglass “The Technology Guy”, were on the road and live at MURTEC Las Vegas, where they chat with Phil Crawford, Chief Technology Officer at CKE Restaurants, Inc., Tom Seeker, Chief Information Officer at Earl Enterprises and Astrid Isaacs, Chief Technology Officer at Bloomin’ Brands Inc., about the show and restaurant-technology being highlighted at MURTEC.

Crawford stops by for his second time on the podcast to discuss CKE Restaurants [https://www.ckr.com/] getting involved in MURTEC with the focus of restaurant technology. They talk about the impact that covid has had on the industry and how that has forever changed how operators engage with new technologies from day to day operations to goals and objectives.

Tom Seeker, Chief Information Officer at Earl Enterprises stops by to discuss how the pandemic has put technology into play in new ways and why it has shaped the industry to do more with less thanks to new technologies. “It's about technology, I think everybody's finding out. You cannot do anything without technology and our industry.”

Bloomin’ Brands Chief Technology Officer, Astrid Isaacs stops by to chat about valuable lessons and key learnings prompted by the pandemic. Particularly with regards to efficiency. “We're in a world now that has changed because of the pandemic and so having solutions that solve and drive efficiency is critical.”

To hear more from all of the guests that stopped by to chat with Frischling and Douglass at MURTEC Las Vegas, check out this episode Hospitality Hangout.

This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality.

Episode Credits:

• Produced by: Branded Hospitality Media
• Hosted by: Michael Schatzberg, JImmy Frischling
• Producer: Julie Zucker
• Creative Director: Adam Levine
• Show Runner: Drewe Raimi
• Post Production: Three Cheers Creative

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