On Monday, April 10, ICE hosted three titans in the hospitality industry for an informative panel discussion.
The event featured Joon Choi (Dinex Group), George Constantinou (Mil Gustos Hospitality Group) and Keith Treyball (Fox Lifestyle Hospitality Group).
ICE鈥檚 Director of Strategic Operations and Dean of Restaurant & 国产福利 Management, Brian Konopka, hosted and moderated the panel.
The speakers gave a wide range of entrepreneurial advice, and hospitality-minded students asked in-depth questions. Above all, the panelists emphasized the importance of reflection and personal growth.
鈥淢istakes are a part of building who you become,鈥 Treyball says. 鈥淵ou beat yourself up, but it鈥檚 part of how you get to where those mistakes don鈥檛 come back to you. Every day that restaurant door opens, you鈥檙e going to be presented with a whole new set of problems, no matter how long you鈥檝e been in the business.鈥
Constantinou offers a different perspective.
鈥淚 would tell [my younger self] that it鈥檚 all going to work out," he says. "Don鈥檛 sweat the small stuff, don鈥檛 focus on the little things. It鈥檚 all going to work out.鈥 Stay focused on the bigger picture, he adds. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e a hard worker, you鈥檙e quick to make decisions...I focused on too many things that took me away from the main goal.鈥
To the students, Choi emphasized the importance of building relationships at ICE and beyond.
鈥淚t鈥檚 very important to not reduce relationships to numbers,鈥 he says. 鈥淚 encourage everybody who鈥檚 getting into this business to build those relationships, because that鈥檚 going to stick with you for a long time.鈥
Watch the replay of the panel on ICE's .
