Kathleen Wood Partners, LLC
Kathleen Wood Partners, LLC was founded by Kathleen Wood, a nationally recognized business strategist, motivational speaker and author. Her new book is scheduled for release in 2008 titled, YOUR CHOICES: The Restaurant Manager’s Guide to Life Shifts!
Kathleen is a proven leader in business and non-profits as well as a company founder and owner, a president and COO, a corporate executive, advisor, board member and volunteer for an array of successful businesses and organizations. She blends corporate sensibility and rigor with entrepreneurial vigor and innovation to deliver practical solutions.
Her accomplishments include:
A lifetime of motivational leadership.
Kathleen impacts and motivates individuals from the front lines to the board room. Her unique career history and achievements give her tremendous appeal to a broad range of leaders and organizations. Her leadership and consulting career has included working with leaders at Fortune 500, INC 1000, founders and entrepreneurs.
A career of practical and proven success and contribution.
President and COO of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, an award winning company operating 68 restaurants in 14 states with over 2,100 employees and annual revenues of over $100 million dollars. She has practical experience as a catalyst and a company leader. During her tenure, she lead the organization through Hurricanes Katrina and Rita including the extensive recovery process that followed, through an unprecedented growth of 100% in two years, through the integration of an executive team and also began the strategic planning process that supported future growth and development of the company.
Co-Founder/President of Elliot Solutions, a premier consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, organizational development and infrastructure management. Elliot Solutions has worked with Marriott Corporation, PepsiCo North America, Church’s Chicken, Corrections Corporation of America (the largest private operator of corrections facilities in the United States), DigitalDNA (a division of Priceline.com), P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, Famous Dave’s and Carlson Restaurants Worldwide (TGI Friday’s).
Co-Founder/President of the Elliot Leadership Institute, the only non-profit organization dedicated to the development and advancement of executives in the foodservice and hospitality industry. The Elliott Leadership Institute provides leadership development programs for IHOP Corporation, Dunkin Brands Quick Service Restaurants (Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins and ToGos) and Whataburger.
Widely Acclaimed Motivational Speaker for executives and young leaders. Kathleen has spoken to thousands of executives both nationally and internationally. She speaks frequently at colleges and universities about business, leadership and charting the course of a career.
Program topics include:
- YOUR CHOICES: The Restaurant Manager’s Guide to Life Shifts!
- The Next Level™ - Seven Steps for Accelerated Strategic Planning
- Disaster PLanning and Recovery - Being the Best in the Worst
- Real Life Leadership Lessons for Young Leaders!
- The Secret Ingredients for Growing a Successful Business
- Best Practices for the Advancement of Diverse Executive Talent
- Culture as a Competitive Force - Creating a “True” Competitive Advantage
Contributing Author, Best Practices for Building Diverse Executive Talent, 2004.
Active Contributor, Nation’s Restaurant News, Restaurant Hospitality and American Express Business Briefings.
Active Leader:
- Advisory Board Member, Two Chefs on a Roll
- Advisory Board Member, People Report™
- Chairperson, People Report™ Quick Service Symposium
- Member of Women’s Foodservice Forum
- Inner Circle Member, Trevor Project
- Federal Club Member - Human Rights Campaign
- Past President and Board Member, Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers
- Past Board Member, Women's Food Service Forum
- Recipient, Roundtable for Women in Foodservice Pacesetter Award
- Honorary Doctorate of Foodservice, National Association of Foodservice
Equipment Manufacturers
- Bachelor of Science, Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Wisconsin
- Master in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Loyola
Contact Kathleen at kathleen@kwoodpartners.com for more information
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