Podcast appearances and mentions of Levy Restaurants

In the last few years, we've seen a big step-up from sports & entertainment venue leaders around the US to build reuse programs for arena and stadium concessions. Christy Briggs, Sustainability Manager for Lumen Field & the Seattle Seahawks and Mary McCarthy, VP of Sustainability for Levy Restaurants – hospitality provider to 350+ major venues – discuss some of the latest developments, next steps, and ongoing challenges when it comes to building a world of entertainment without the waste. Resources: Episode 159: A reuse playbook for stadiumsUpstream's Wash Hub MapGet involved:Join the Reuse Solutions NetworkSupport Upstream to make sure these stories continue to be heard and the reuse economy continues to grow — thank you!

Every year CES, organized by the Consumer Technology Association, takes place annually in Las Vegas each January, and is immediately followed by NRF: Retail's Big Show in New York City the following week. While CES primarily focuses on consumers and personal technology, NRF is a business-to-business (B2B) retail-oriented event. Joining Rob to discuss and compare their experiences at CES 2024 and NRF 2024 is Armand Rabinowitz, Vice President Digital and Technology at Levy Restaurants. Both Rob and Armand have been attending both events for well over a decade. Describing why it's important to attend, Armand notes “as there's more and more technology required to operate any business, especially the foodservice business, it's important to see what's out there and cross compare what all these vendors are doing and how they can help your business.”At CES, transparent LED display technologies were a technology that Armand took note of. These transparent displays are not necessarily new to CES, but sometimes technology exists before its time. Wearables (eyewear, watches), smart ovens and nutritional measurement AI were also notable technologies at CES this year.Continuing on, the pair talk about their experience at NRF 2024. Despite its title, NRF is indeed a technology-focused show that includes far more than traditional retail. This year, autonomous stores were a big feature in many of the halls, and there was the debut of the Foodservice Innovation Zone where the IFBTA as the NRF's Concept. To stay informed about the latest technologies made an impact at CES or NRF, or that may soon impact the foodservice and hospitality industries, tune in to this episode of Accelerate.Visit Savor.fm for more podcasts Learn More about the Restaurant Power Index Report

This edition of DeRusha Eats we chatted with Kyle Bowles from Levy Restaurants, he serves as the Executive Chef for their events, specifically Xcel Energy Center for concerts, events and Minnesota Wild hockey. Then we take your texts and phone calls on a comment Hennepin County Sheriff Dewanna Witt made about the idea that nobody in Minneapolis would ever put “I support law enforcement” signs in their yards.

Hockey season is already back in session next week so we brought in Kyle Bowles, Executive Chef for Levy Restaurants and talks about the preparation he and his team are making for the new season and the non-hockey events such as concerts he has worked on lately.

Segment 1: Jason Turner, Chief Investment Strategist for Wintrust Wealth Management, joins John to talk about the chances we see a recession, the Fed’s battle to bring down inflation, how the markets have been performing since June, what is going on with the housing market, and Segment 2: Cecilia Cuff, Co-owner, Bronzeville Winery, talks to John about […]

If you're curious about how restaurant chains source their beverages, this Podcast is for you. In this informative episode, Sid Patel, CEO of Beverage Trade Network, takes you inside River Roast, one of the restaurants by Levy Restaurants. He is in conversation with Rachael Lowe, Director of Beverage Operations for Levy Restaurants. Rachael explains the procurement process for beverages in restaurants, from choosing the right products to negotiating prices and contracts. She also explains how the beverages are selected and provides insights into managing inventory and building successful supplier relationships. Whether you're a restaurant owner, manager, or wine director, you won't want to miss this informative video about the beverage procurement in restaurant chains. So grab a glass of your favorite libation and join us for this fascinating look behind the scenes of the restaurant industry. ***About Rachael Lowe*** Director of Beverage Operations at Levy Restaurants Rachael Lowe passed the advanced sommelier degree from the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2009 with a top score that earned her a Rudd Scholarship. She was the 2010 Jean Banchet Top Sommelier, 2011 Star Chef Rising Star Sommelier and 2016 Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year. In addition to such merit, she won the top prize at the Ruinart Chardonnay competition hosted by Ruinart and the Guild of Sommeliers in 2010 Lowe served as Sommelier at the Michelin-rated Bouchon, a French bistro in Yountville, CA, under the direction of The Thomas Keller Restaurant Group. Prior to her time there, she spent more than four years as Sommelier for several fine-dining venues throughout New York City, including Café Gray, the Mandarin Oriental and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay inside The London NYC hotel. Upon moving to Chicago Lowe served as Director of Wine and Spirits at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, where she oversaw all wine and beverage management, which included Sixteen, the hotel's signature fine-dining restaurant, Rebar, the Terrace at Trump, and all catering and in-room dining. She then took over as Wine Director at both Naha, a Michelin-starred Mediterranean restaurant, as well as the companies French based sister restaurant, Brindille. Six years ago Lowe took the position as Director of Beverage for Spiaggia, where she oversees the restaurant, Café and private dining events.

On this week's episode, host Caryn Antonini is joined by Rufino Rengifo, Area Vice President of Hospitality Strategy at Levy Restaurants. An award-winning chef, Rufino's illustrious culinary career includes a wide variety of well-known restaurants and hospitality establishments around the world, including Merchants Restaurants, Celebrity Cruises and currently, Levy Restaurants, where he runs the entire Food and Beverage operation at Miami-Dade Arena – home of the Miami Heat as well as Marlins Park for Miami Marlins. Rufino has elevated the sports entertainment dining experience by offering a variety of culinary choices in both concessions and premium areas. For more information:@chefrufinohttps://www.levyrestaurants.com/The Cultivated By Caryn Podcast is a presentation of Park City Productions 06604 LLC ###Get great recipes from Caryn at https://carynantonini.com/recipes/

In this episode, David unpacks chef Abra Berens' passion for locally sourced ingredients. The Michigan-native always had one dream—to cook from a farm. Take a trip from a deli in Ann Arbor to chef school in Ireland, with some storied Chicago eateries along the way. From the Crain's newsroom, reporter Ally Marotti covers an intriguing joint venture between Levy Restaurants and Boka Restaurant Group. Plus, our host shares three dining recommendations where charisma makes the meal on the newest edition of "Where Dave Ate."

Kyle Ellington is the first Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging for the Oakland A's. His role is to strengthen and build a comprehensive strategic strategy across all areas of the organization in the space of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Ellington has 10 years of experience working in the sports and entertainment industry, most recently as the Director, Human Resources and Diversity & Inclusion for the Sacramento Kings. At the Sacramento Kings, he held the first D&I Title and implemented key D&I initiatives throughout the organization: Diversity Career Fair, Diversity Council, and robust Kings U Internship program which sourced diverse local talent. He has additional sports HR experience working with the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Falcons, and Levy Restaurants at the Georgia Dome. Kyle holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management and a Master's Degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development from the University of Georgia.

Get the most out of your data with NetSuite analytics and reporting tools: https://bit.ly/3Q0q3ot Host Kendall Fisher and guest co-host Megan O'Brien, NetSuite business and finance editor, join Melissa Hurrington, CFO and VP of Operations at Premier Claims. She kicks things off with some fun insight into herself (2:15), before we dive into her career journey, from working with nonprofits to a publicly traded company, an events company and now a rapidly-growing public adjusting firm (8:54). Melissa explains the unique role of being a controller for Levy Restaurants, a hospitality company for major events and concerts (19:15), and why that role really made her “fall in love” with data analysis and letting the numbers tell a story (28:23). She then discusses how that controller role set her up for success as the CFO at Premier Claims (34:24), the ways she's been able to use data to navigate leading a company through its early stages (39:29), and why taking on the VP of Operations role was a seamless decision (45:01). Melissa goes on to explain the importance of technology for Premier Claims (49:31) and how NetSuite is helping the company meet their goals of efficiency through their internal motto: “Automate, delegate and eliminate” (54:01). She shares her top priorities right now (58:34) and the ways she'll use NetSuite's reporting and data analysis capabilities to make decisions toward those priorities (1:03:18). Finally, Melissa concludes with an anecdote about how she became an influencer on LinkedIn (1:04:34) and her advice for anyone in a minority position who wants to take on a CFO role in the future (1:16:08). Tune in for all of this and more! Like what you learned? Subscribe Now!Follow Us Here:Melissa Hurrington: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissahurrington/ Oracle NetSuiteLinkedIn: http://bit.ly/NetSuiteLIFacebook: http://bit.ly/NetSuiteFBInstagram: http://bit.ly/NetSuiteIGTwitter: http://bit.ly/NetSuiteTW#NetSuite #CFO #Finance #Data

It takes great people to run great companies. Levy Restaurants (@levy.restaurants) became great by its commitment to culture. Listen to this interview with Jennifer Allen, vice president of restaurant operations, to learn more about running successful restaurants, being a “restaurant girl,” and her company's values. https://restaurantinfluencers.media Try POPMENU ANSWERING and Save $100: https://popmenu.com/influencers TOAST makes your restaurant better: https://bit.ly/3vpeVsc

It takes great people to run great companies. Levy Restaurants (@levy.restaurants) became great by its commitment to culture. Listen to this interview with Jennifer Allen, vice president of restaurant operations, to learn more about running successful restaurants, being a “restaurant girl,” and her company's values. Try POPMENU ANSWERING and Save $100: TOAST makes your restaurant better:

Andy Lansing has worked at Levy Restaurants for the past 34 years, and has been CEO since 2004. He came about that role via the unusual route of being hired as the company’s general counsel. Being a naturally curious person, he poked his head around different aspects of the business and learned so much about the company’s operations that he became chief operating officer in 1995 after spending four years as its executive vice president. Levy is now a far-reaching company, as well as a division of the Compass Group, that operates more than 200 venues, including restaurants, but also many stadiums and other event spaces, and it also provides the foodservice at music festivals and similar celebrations. The company is also doing some celebrating of its own with the 20th anniversary of Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap, an everybody-knows-your-name type of tavern in Chicago. Lansing discussed that milestone, as well as the keys to its success, including understanding, as he puts it, that ‘It’s more exciting to eat in a bar than drink in a restaurant.” He also shares tips on how to hire and retain employees and why running restaurants makes Levy so successful at running the foodservice in stadiums.

BA.5 is now the most dominant variant showing up in wastewater in the South Bay, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Sacramento and elsewhere.  The latest data from researchers who study sewage shows clues into how COVID-19 is spreading across the Bay Area.  Science Editor Kevin Stark, KQED There's a 25% increase in COVID hospitalizations in Los Angeles County. Health officials say on Thursday LA County could move into the CDC's high risk category for COVID community spread due to high hospitalizations. Reporter Jackie Fortier, The California Report The FDA has revised its Emergency Use Authorization to let licensed pharmacists prescribe Paxlovid, the treatment given to those at risk of serious illness from COVID. Reporter Carly Severn, The California Report City attorney David Chiu announced that Allergan and Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $34 million-dollars in cash, and another $20 million dollars worth of Narcan, a treatment for opioid overdose.  Walgreens is the only remaining defendant in the case; their lawyers are set to give closing arguments today.  Californians who are in mental distress and thinking about suicide will be able to call, or text, a new three digit number (9-8-8) to get help.  But if they call, will someone pick-up the line?  Reporter Saul Gonzalez, The California Report   Starting on Saturday, Californians who are in mental distress and thinking about suicide will be able to call, or text, a new three digit number to get help. But if they call, will someone pick-up the line? Reporter Saul Gonzalez, The California Report AB 1594 allows state and local governments, and private individuals, to sue gun-makers and sellers for damage caused by their products. Newsom signed legislation last month – adding restrictions on hard to trace ghost guns, and restricting ads for firearms aimed at minors. Politics Editor Scott Shafer, KQED Next week, Dodger Stadium will host the Major League Baseball... All Star Game. But, unions representing the stadium's 15-hundred food and beverage workers say they've got enough votes to authorize a strike. All Star festivities kick off this weekend with MLB's Futures Game. The union is hoping to hear from Levy Restaurants before the start of the game.

NCAAFB – Gary Moeller, former Michigan and Lions coach, dies at 81 Former Michigan football coach Gary Moeller has died. The university says he died Monday at the age of 81. No cause was provided. Moeller coached the Wolverines from 1990-95, succeeding Bo Schembechler. He went 44-13-3 with three Big Ten titles and four bowl victories. After he resigned, he moved to the NFL and was an assistant for four teams. He coached the Detroit Lions for seven games in 2000, going 4-3. Moeller’s first head coaching job was at Illinois from 1977-79. Moeller was from Lima, Ohio. He played linebacker and was a captain for Woody Hayes at Ohio State. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 1 – Game 1 Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 3 – Game 2 Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Cubs were off Royals 3, Tigers 1 – Royals 7, Tigers 3 – Bobby Witt Jr. has 4 hits, Royals sweep twinbill vs Tigers Bobby Witt Jr. had his first career four-hit game along with three RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 for a doubleheader sweep. In the opener, Brad Keller tossed seven strong innings and rookie Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in two runs as the Royals beat the Tigers 3-1. Witt had a hit in each of the first three innings in the late game, giving him six hits for the doubleheader. He scored twice and stole three bases on the day. Detroit starter Alex Faedo slogged through a 37-pitch first inning, walking the bases full after Witt tied it with a double. Guardians 8, White Sox 4 – Rookie Jones drives in 4 as Guardians topple White Sox 8-4 Rookie Nolan Jones drove in four runs in his home debut for Cleveland, leading the Guardians to an 8-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. A 24-year-old outfielder with a sweet swing, Jones hit a two-run single in the first inning off Lance Lynn. He chased the right-hander with a two-run double in the fifth. Jones is batting .500 (6 for 12) with a homer and eight RBIs in four games since coming up from Triple-A Columbus. Back from a 1-6 road trip to Detroit and Kansas City, the Guardians staked Cal Quantrill to a five-run lead in the first and moved back to .500 at 42-42. Today Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-4) at Cleveland (Bieber 3-5), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1 Chicago White Sox (Martin 1-2) at Cleveland (Pilkington 1-1), 7:10 p.m. – Game 2 Baltimore (Lyles 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 2-6) at Kansas City (Bubic 1-6), 8:10 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 7:50 MLB – LA stadium workers authorize strike ahead of All-Star week Concession workers at Dodger Stadium have voted to authorize a strike days ahead of MLB’s All-Star Game festivities in Los Angeles. Workers employed by concessionaire Compass Group and its subsidiary Levy Restaurants voted 99% to authorize a strike. Unite Here Local 11 says a strike could begin at any time. The union is seeking what it calls “a fair new contract.” Levy employs nearly 1,500 food servers, bartenders, cooks and dishwashers at the stadium. All-Star Game events begin Saturday and culminate in the game on July 19. NHL – Derek King stays with Blackhawks as assistant coach Derek King is staying with the Chicago Blackhawks as an assistant coach on Luke Richardson’s staff. King finished last season as Chicago’s interim coach after Jeremy Colliton was fired on Nov. 6. He was in the mix for the full-time job before Richardson was hired last month. Kevin Dean also was hired as an assistant. Dean was an assistant with the Boston Bruins for the previous five seasons. Dean was an NHL defenseman for seven seasons, finishing his playing career with 96 games with the Blackhawks. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors, 5:00 p.m.                   at Las Vegas Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, 9:00 p.m.                    at Las Vegas WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Officials: Ex-Cowboys RB Marion Barber died of heat stroke Police in a Dallas suburb have concluded that heat stroke caused the death of former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III. In a statement Monday, Frisco police say the Collin County medical examiner ruled Barber’s death an accident. Police provided no further elaboration, and the medical examiner’s office didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. Police making a welfare check on June 1 found the 38-year-old former running back dead at a Frisco apartment. Barber spent six seasons with Dallas and one with the Chicago Bears. He made the Pro Bowl in 2007. NFL – Heinz out, Acrisure in as Steelers’ stadium sponsor The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out of Heinz. And they’re not running to the store to grab more. The Steelers have ended their longtime partnership with the formerly Pittsburgh-based food company. Heinz had served as the title sponsor for the NFL franchise’s home stadium on the city’s North Shore since it opened in 2001. The venue will now be known as Acrisure Stadium after the Michigan-based financial tech company agreed to a 15-year sponsorship deal with the team. Golf – Tiger Woods part of celebration of champions at St. Andrews Talk about a great warmup act for the 150th British Open at St. Andrews. Monday was the “Celebration of Champions.” Tiger Woods isn’t big on ceremonial golf, but this would be considered a big exception. He played with Rory McIlroy, Lee Trevino and former Women’s British Open winner Georgia Hall. They were joined at the end by Jack Nicklaus. He wasn’t playing. Nicklaus is in the gray old town to become an honorary citizen of St. Andrews. That led to a lot of laughs and memories. McIlroy says it was a dream to be part of it all. Golf – PGA/LIV – Report: DOJ inquiring about antitrust in PGA-LIV dispute The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the U.S. Department of Justice is now interested in the dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. The Journal reports that players’ agents have received inquiries from the Justice Department’s antitrust division. They involve the PGA Tour regulations on players competing in other events and the tour’s decision to suspend those who played. The Justice Department had no comment. The tour says in a statement the investigation was not unexpected. It cites a Federal Trade Commission investigation in the 1990s in believing it will prevail again. USA Soccer – Mewis scores late, US women top Mexico 1-0 at W Championship Kristie Mewis scored in the 89th minute to break a stalemate and the United States beat Mexico 1-0 at the CONCACAF W Championship. The U.S. won Group A in the eight-team tournament and will face Costa Rica in the semifinals. The Americans had already qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as one of the top two teams in their group. Mexico’s Lizbeth Ovalle was sent off with a red card for a foul on Rose Lavelle in the 73rd minute. In other tournament action, Jamaica beat Haiti 4-0, Canada beat Costa Rica 2-0 and Panama beat Trinidad and Tobago 1-0. Tennis – Analysis: Unvaccinated Djokovic’s pursuit of Nadal on hold Novak Djokovic overtook Roger Federer in the Grand Slam title standings and moved within one of Rafael Nadal by claiming his 21st major trophy at Wimbledon. Now Djokovic is headed off to vacation. And what no one knows right now is how long his break will be or when he might be able to resume trying to accumulate Slam hardware. He is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and repeated Sunday after beating Nick Kyrgios for a seventh championship at the All England Club that he will not get the shots. As things stand now, that means Djokovic will not be able to enter the United States to play in the U.S. Open in August. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAFB – Gary Moeller, former Michigan and Lions coach, dies at 81 Former Michigan football coach Gary Moeller has died. The university says he died Monday at the age of 81. No cause was provided. Moeller coached the Wolverines from 1990-95, succeeding Bo Schembechler. He went 44-13-3 with three Big Ten titles and four bowl victories. After he resigned, he moved to the NFL and was an assistant for four teams. He coached the Detroit Lions for seven games in 2000, going 4-3. Moeller’s first head coaching job was at Illinois from 1977-79. Moeller was from Lima, Ohio. He played linebacker and was a captain for Woody Hayes at Ohio State. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 1 – Game 1 Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 3 – Game 2 Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Cubs were off Royals 3, Tigers 1 – Royals 7, Tigers 3 – Bobby Witt Jr. has 4 hits, Royals sweep twinbill vs Tigers Bobby Witt Jr. had his first career four-hit game along with three RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 for a doubleheader sweep. In the opener, Brad Keller tossed seven strong innings and rookie Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in two runs as the Royals beat the Tigers 3-1. Witt had a hit in each of the first three innings in the late game, giving him six hits for the doubleheader. He scored twice and stole three bases on the day. Detroit starter Alex Faedo slogged through a 37-pitch first inning, walking the bases full after Witt tied it with a double. Guardians 8, White Sox 4 – Rookie Jones drives in 4 as Guardians topple White Sox 8-4 Rookie Nolan Jones drove in four runs in his home debut for Cleveland, leading the Guardians to an 8-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. A 24-year-old outfielder with a sweet swing, Jones hit a two-run single in the first inning off Lance Lynn. He chased the right-hander with a two-run double in the fifth. Jones is batting .500 (6 for 12) with a homer and eight RBIs in four games since coming up from Triple-A Columbus. Back from a 1-6 road trip to Detroit and Kansas City, the Guardians staked Cal Quantrill to a five-run lead in the first and moved back to .500 at 42-42. Today Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-4) at Cleveland (Bieber 3-5), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1 Chicago White Sox (Martin 1-2) at Cleveland (Pilkington 1-1), 7:10 p.m. – Game 2 Baltimore (Lyles 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 2-6) at Kansas City (Bubic 1-6), 8:10 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 7:50 MLB – LA stadium workers authorize strike ahead of All-Star week Concession workers at Dodger Stadium have voted to authorize a strike days ahead of MLB’s All-Star Game festivities in Los Angeles. Workers employed by concessionaire Compass Group and its subsidiary Levy Restaurants voted 99% to authorize a strike. Unite Here Local 11 says a strike could begin at any time. The union is seeking what it calls “a fair new contract.” Levy employs nearly 1,500 food servers, bartenders, cooks and dishwashers at the stadium. All-Star Game events begin Saturday and culminate in the game on July 19. NHL – Derek King stays with Blackhawks as assistant coach Derek King is staying with the Chicago Blackhawks as an assistant coach on Luke Richardson’s staff. King finished last season as Chicago’s interim coach after Jeremy Colliton was fired on Nov. 6. He was in the mix for the full-time job before Richardson was hired last month. Kevin Dean also was hired as an assistant. Dean was an assistant with the Boston Bruins for the previous five seasons. Dean was an NHL defenseman for seven seasons, finishing his playing career with 96 games with the Blackhawks. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors, 5:00 p.m.                   at Las Vegas Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, 9:00 p.m.                    at Las Vegas WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Officials: Ex-Cowboys RB Marion Barber died of heat stroke Police in a Dallas suburb have concluded that heat stroke caused the death of former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III. In a statement Monday, Frisco police say the Collin County medical examiner ruled Barber’s death an accident. Police provided no further elaboration, and the medical examiner’s office didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. Police making a welfare check on June 1 found the 38-year-old former running back dead at a Frisco apartment. Barber spent six seasons with Dallas and one with the Chicago Bears. He made the Pro Bowl in 2007. NFL – Heinz out, Acrisure in as Steelers’ stadium sponsor The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out of Heinz. And they’re not running to the store to grab more. The Steelers have ended their longtime partnership with the formerly Pittsburgh-based food company. Heinz had served as the title sponsor for the NFL franchise’s home stadium on the city’s North Shore since it opened in 2001. The venue will now be known as Acrisure Stadium after the Michigan-based financial tech company agreed to a 15-year sponsorship deal with the team. Golf – Tiger Woods part of celebration of champions at St. Andrews Talk about a great warmup act for the 150th British Open at St. Andrews. Monday was the “Celebration of Champions.” Tiger Woods isn’t big on ceremonial golf, but this would be considered a big exception. He played with Rory McIlroy, Lee Trevino and former Women’s British Open winner Georgia Hall. They were joined at the end by Jack Nicklaus. He wasn’t playing. Nicklaus is in the gray old town to become an honorary citizen of St. Andrews. That led to a lot of laughs and memories. McIlroy says it was a dream to be part of it all. Golf – PGA/LIV – Report: DOJ inquiring about antitrust in PGA-LIV dispute The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the U.S. Department of Justice is now interested in the dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. The Journal reports that players’ agents have received inquiries from the Justice Department’s antitrust division. They involve the PGA Tour regulations on players competing in other events and the tour’s decision to suspend those who played. The Justice Department had no comment. The tour says in a statement the investigation was not unexpected. It cites a Federal Trade Commission investigation in the 1990s in believing it will prevail again. USA Soccer – Mewis scores late, US women top Mexico 1-0 at W Championship Kristie Mewis scored in the 89th minute to break a stalemate and the United States beat Mexico 1-0 at the CONCACAF W Championship. The U.S. won Group A in the eight-team tournament and will face Costa Rica in the semifinals. The Americans had already qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as one of the top two teams in their group. Mexico’s Lizbeth Ovalle was sent off with a red card for a foul on Rose Lavelle in the 73rd minute. In other tournament action, Jamaica beat Haiti 4-0, Canada beat Costa Rica 2-0 and Panama beat Trinidad and Tobago 1-0. Tennis – Analysis: Unvaccinated Djokovic’s pursuit of Nadal on hold Novak Djokovic overtook Roger Federer in the Grand Slam title standings and moved within one of Rafael Nadal by claiming his 21st major trophy at Wimbledon. Now Djokovic is headed off to vacation. And what no one knows right now is how long his break will be or when he might be able to resume trying to accumulate Slam hardware. He is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and repeated Sunday after beating Nick Kyrgios for a seventh championship at the All England Club that he will not get the shots. As things stand now, that means Djokovic will not be able to enter the United States to play in the U.S. Open in August. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAFB – Gary Moeller, former Michigan and Lions coach, dies at 81 Former Michigan football coach Gary Moeller has died. The university says he died Monday at the age of 81. No cause was provided. Moeller coached the Wolverines from 1990-95, succeeding Bo Schembechler. He went 44-13-3 with three Big Ten titles and four bowl victories. After he resigned, he moved to the NFL and was an assistant for four teams. He coached the Detroit Lions for seven games in 2000, going 4-3. Moeller’s first head coaching job was at Illinois from 1977-79. Moeller was from Lima, Ohio. He played linebacker and was a captain for Woody Hayes at Ohio State. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 1 – Game 1 Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 3 – Game 2 Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Cubs were off Royals 3, Tigers 1 – Royals 7, Tigers 3 – Bobby Witt Jr. has 4 hits, Royals sweep twinbill vs Tigers Bobby Witt Jr. had his first career four-hit game along with three RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 for a doubleheader sweep. In the opener, Brad Keller tossed seven strong innings and rookie Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in two runs as the Royals beat the Tigers 3-1. Witt had a hit in each of the first three innings in the late game, giving him six hits for the doubleheader. He scored twice and stole three bases on the day. Detroit starter Alex Faedo slogged through a 37-pitch first inning, walking the bases full after Witt tied it with a double. Guardians 8, White Sox 4 – Rookie Jones drives in 4 as Guardians topple White Sox 8-4 Rookie Nolan Jones drove in four runs in his home debut for Cleveland, leading the Guardians to an 8-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. A 24-year-old outfielder with a sweet swing, Jones hit a two-run single in the first inning off Lance Lynn. He chased the right-hander with a two-run double in the fifth. Jones is batting .500 (6 for 12) with a homer and eight RBIs in four games since coming up from Triple-A Columbus. Back from a 1-6 road trip to Detroit and Kansas City, the Guardians staked Cal Quantrill to a five-run lead in the first and moved back to .500 at 42-42. Today Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-4) at Cleveland (Bieber 3-5), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1 Chicago White Sox (Martin 1-2) at Cleveland (Pilkington 1-1), 7:10 p.m. – Game 2 Baltimore (Lyles 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 2-6) at Kansas City (Bubic 1-6), 8:10 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 7:50 MLB – LA stadium workers authorize strike ahead of All-Star week Concession workers at Dodger Stadium have voted to authorize a strike days ahead of MLB’s All-Star Game festivities in Los Angeles. Workers employed by concessionaire Compass Group and its subsidiary Levy Restaurants voted 99% to authorize a strike. Unite Here Local 11 says a strike could begin at any time. The union is seeking what it calls “a fair new contract.” Levy employs nearly 1,500 food servers, bartenders, cooks and dishwashers at the stadium. All-Star Game events begin Saturday and culminate in the game on July 19. NHL – Derek King stays with Blackhawks as assistant coach Derek King is staying with the Chicago Blackhawks as an assistant coach on Luke Richardson’s staff. King finished last season as Chicago’s interim coach after Jeremy Colliton was fired on Nov. 6. He was in the mix for the full-time job before Richardson was hired last month. Kevin Dean also was hired as an assistant. Dean was an assistant with the Boston Bruins for the previous five seasons. Dean was an NHL defenseman for seven seasons, finishing his playing career with 96 games with the Blackhawks. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors, 5:00 p.m.                   at Las Vegas Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, 9:00 p.m.                    at Las Vegas WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Officials: Ex-Cowboys RB Marion Barber died of heat stroke Police in a Dallas suburb have concluded that heat stroke caused the death of former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III. In a statement Monday, Frisco police say the Collin County medical examiner ruled Barber’s death an accident. Police provided no further elaboration, and the medical examiner’s office didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. Police making a welfare check on June 1 found the 38-year-old former running back dead at a Frisco apartment. Barber spent six seasons with Dallas and one with the Chicago Bears. He made the Pro Bowl in 2007. NFL – Heinz out, Acrisure in as Steelers’ stadium sponsor The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out of Heinz. And they’re not running to the store to grab more. The Steelers have ended their longtime partnership with the formerly Pittsburgh-based food company. Heinz had served as the title sponsor for the NFL franchise’s home stadium on the city’s North Shore since it opened in 2001. The venue will now be known as Acrisure Stadium after the Michigan-based financial tech company agreed to a 15-year sponsorship deal with the team. Golf – Tiger Woods part of celebration of champions at St. Andrews Talk about a great warmup act for the 150th British Open at St. Andrews. Monday was the “Celebration of Champions.” Tiger Woods isn’t big on ceremonial golf, but this would be considered a big exception. He played with Rory McIlroy, Lee Trevino and former Women’s British Open winner Georgia Hall. They were joined at the end by Jack Nicklaus. He wasn’t playing. Nicklaus is in the gray old town to become an honorary citizen of St. Andrews. That led to a lot of laughs and memories. McIlroy says it was a dream to be part of it all. Golf – PGA/LIV – Report: DOJ inquiring about antitrust in PGA-LIV dispute The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the U.S. Department of Justice is now interested in the dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. The Journal reports that players’ agents have received inquiries from the Justice Department’s antitrust division. They involve the PGA Tour regulations on players competing in other events and the tour’s decision to suspend those who played. The Justice Department had no comment. The tour says in a statement the investigation was not unexpected. It cites a Federal Trade Commission investigation in the 1990s in believing it will prevail again. USA Soccer – Mewis scores late, US women top Mexico 1-0 at W Championship Kristie Mewis scored in the 89th minute to break a stalemate and the United States beat Mexico 1-0 at the CONCACAF W Championship. The U.S. won Group A in the eight-team tournament and will face Costa Rica in the semifinals. The Americans had already qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as one of the top two teams in their group. Mexico’s Lizbeth Ovalle was sent off with a red card for a foul on Rose Lavelle in the 73rd minute. In other tournament action, Jamaica beat Haiti 4-0, Canada beat Costa Rica 2-0 and Panama beat Trinidad and Tobago 1-0. Tennis – Analysis: Unvaccinated Djokovic’s pursuit of Nadal on hold Novak Djokovic overtook Roger Federer in the Grand Slam title standings and moved within one of Rafael Nadal by claiming his 21st major trophy at Wimbledon. Now Djokovic is headed off to vacation. And what no one knows right now is how long his break will be or when he might be able to resume trying to accumulate Slam hardware. He is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and repeated Sunday after beating Nick Kyrgios for a seventh championship at the All England Club that he will not get the shots. As things stand now, that means Djokovic will not be able to enter the United States to play in the U.S. Open in August. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAFB – Gary Moeller, former Michigan and Lions coach, dies at 81 Former Michigan football coach Gary Moeller has died. The university says he died Monday at the age of 81. No cause was provided. Moeller coached the Wolverines from 1990-95, succeeding Bo Schembechler. He went 44-13-3 with three Big Ten titles and four bowl victories. After he resigned, he moved to the NFL and was an assistant for four teams. He coached the Detroit Lions for seven games in 2000, going 4-3. Moeller’s first head coaching job was at Illinois from 1977-79. Moeller was from Lima, Ohio. He played linebacker and was a captain for Woody Hayes at Ohio State. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 1 – Game 1 Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 3 – Game 2 Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Cubs were off Royals 3, Tigers 1 – Royals 7, Tigers 3 – Bobby Witt Jr. has 4 hits, Royals sweep twinbill vs Tigers Bobby Witt Jr. had his first career four-hit game along with three RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 for a doubleheader sweep. In the opener, Brad Keller tossed seven strong innings and rookie Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in two runs as the Royals beat the Tigers 3-1. Witt had a hit in each of the first three innings in the late game, giving him six hits for the doubleheader. He scored twice and stole three bases on the day. Detroit starter Alex Faedo slogged through a 37-pitch first inning, walking the bases full after Witt tied it with a double. Guardians 8, White Sox 4 – Rookie Jones drives in 4 as Guardians topple White Sox 8-4 Rookie Nolan Jones drove in four runs in his home debut for Cleveland, leading the Guardians to an 8-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. A 24-year-old outfielder with a sweet swing, Jones hit a two-run single in the first inning off Lance Lynn. He chased the right-hander with a two-run double in the fifth. Jones is batting .500 (6 for 12) with a homer and eight RBIs in four games since coming up from Triple-A Columbus. Back from a 1-6 road trip to Detroit and Kansas City, the Guardians staked Cal Quantrill to a five-run lead in the first and moved back to .500 at 42-42. Today Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-4) at Cleveland (Bieber 3-5), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1 Chicago White Sox (Martin 1-2) at Cleveland (Pilkington 1-1), 7:10 p.m. – Game 2 Baltimore (Lyles 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 2-6) at Kansas City (Bubic 1-6), 8:10 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 7:50 MLB – LA stadium workers authorize strike ahead of All-Star week Concession workers at Dodger Stadium have voted to authorize a strike days ahead of MLB’s All-Star Game festivities in Los Angeles. Workers employed by concessionaire Compass Group and its subsidiary Levy Restaurants voted 99% to authorize a strike. Unite Here Local 11 says a strike could begin at any time. The union is seeking what it calls “a fair new contract.” Levy employs nearly 1,500 food servers, bartenders, cooks and dishwashers at the stadium. All-Star Game events begin Saturday and culminate in the game on July 19. NHL – Derek King stays with Blackhawks as assistant coach Derek King is staying with the Chicago Blackhawks as an assistant coach on Luke Richardson’s staff. King finished last season as Chicago’s interim coach after Jeremy Colliton was fired on Nov. 6. He was in the mix for the full-time job before Richardson was hired last month. Kevin Dean also was hired as an assistant. Dean was an assistant with the Boston Bruins for the previous five seasons. Dean was an NHL defenseman for seven seasons, finishing his playing career with 96 games with the Blackhawks. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors, 5:00 p.m.                   at Las Vegas Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, 9:00 p.m.                    at Las Vegas WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Officials: Ex-Cowboys RB Marion Barber died of heat stroke Police in a Dallas suburb have concluded that heat stroke caused the death of former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III. In a statement Monday, Frisco police say the Collin County medical examiner ruled Barber’s death an accident. Police provided no further elaboration, and the medical examiner’s office didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. Police making a welfare check on June 1 found the 38-year-old former running back dead at a Frisco apartment. Barber spent six seasons with Dallas and one with the Chicago Bears. He made the Pro Bowl in 2007. NFL – Heinz out, Acrisure in as Steelers’ stadium sponsor The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out of Heinz. And they’re not running to the store to grab more. The Steelers have ended their longtime partnership with the formerly Pittsburgh-based food company. Heinz had served as the title sponsor for the NFL franchise’s home stadium on the city’s North Shore since it opened in 2001. The venue will now be known as Acrisure Stadium after the Michigan-based financial tech company agreed to a 15-year sponsorship deal with the team. Golf – Tiger Woods part of celebration of champions at St. Andrews Talk about a great warmup act for the 150th British Open at St. Andrews. Monday was the “Celebration of Champions.” Tiger Woods isn’t big on ceremonial golf, but this would be considered a big exception. He played with Rory McIlroy, Lee Trevino and former Women’s British Open winner Georgia Hall. They were joined at the end by Jack Nicklaus. He wasn’t playing. Nicklaus is in the gray old town to become an honorary citizen of St. Andrews. That led to a lot of laughs and memories. McIlroy says it was a dream to be part of it all. Golf – PGA/LIV – Report: DOJ inquiring about antitrust in PGA-LIV dispute The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the U.S. Department of Justice is now interested in the dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. The Journal reports that players’ agents have received inquiries from the Justice Department’s antitrust division. They involve the PGA Tour regulations on players competing in other events and the tour’s decision to suspend those who played. The Justice Department had no comment. The tour says in a statement the investigation was not unexpected. It cites a Federal Trade Commission investigation in the 1990s in believing it will prevail again. USA Soccer – Mewis scores late, US women top Mexico 1-0 at W Championship Kristie Mewis scored in the 89th minute to break a stalemate and the United States beat Mexico 1-0 at the CONCACAF W Championship. The U.S. won Group A in the eight-team tournament and will face Costa Rica in the semifinals. The Americans had already qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as one of the top two teams in their group. Mexico’s Lizbeth Ovalle was sent off with a red card for a foul on Rose Lavelle in the 73rd minute. In other tournament action, Jamaica beat Haiti 4-0, Canada beat Costa Rica 2-0 and Panama beat Trinidad and Tobago 1-0. Tennis – Analysis: Unvaccinated Djokovic’s pursuit of Nadal on hold Novak Djokovic overtook Roger Federer in the Grand Slam title standings and moved within one of Rafael Nadal by claiming his 21st major trophy at Wimbledon. Now Djokovic is headed off to vacation. And what no one knows right now is how long his break will be or when he might be able to resume trying to accumulate Slam hardware. He is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and repeated Sunday after beating Nick Kyrgios for a seventh championship at the All England Club that he will not get the shots. As things stand now, that means Djokovic will not be able to enter the United States to play in the U.S. Open in August. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAFB – Gary Moeller, former Michigan and Lions coach, dies at 81 Former Michigan football coach Gary Moeller has died. The university says he died Monday at the age of 81. No cause was provided. Moeller coached the Wolverines from 1990-95, succeeding Bo Schembechler. He went 44-13-3 with three Big Ten titles and four bowl victories. After he resigned, he moved to the NFL and was an assistant for four teams. He coached the Detroit Lions for seven games in 2000, going 4-3. Moeller’s first head coaching job was at Illinois from 1977-79. Moeller was from Lima, Ohio. He played linebacker and was a captain for Woody Hayes at Ohio State. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 1 – Game 1 Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 3 – Game 2 Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Cubs were off Royals 3, Tigers 1 – Royals 7, Tigers 3 – Bobby Witt Jr. has 4 hits, Royals sweep twinbill vs Tigers Bobby Witt Jr. had his first career four-hit game along with three RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 for a doubleheader sweep. In the opener, Brad Keller tossed seven strong innings and rookie Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in two runs as the Royals beat the Tigers 3-1. Witt had a hit in each of the first three innings in the late game, giving him six hits for the doubleheader. He scored twice and stole three bases on the day. Detroit starter Alex Faedo slogged through a 37-pitch first inning, walking the bases full after Witt tied it with a double. Guardians 8, White Sox 4 – Rookie Jones drives in 4 as Guardians topple White Sox 8-4 Rookie Nolan Jones drove in four runs in his home debut for Cleveland, leading the Guardians to an 8-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. A 24-year-old outfielder with a sweet swing, Jones hit a two-run single in the first inning off Lance Lynn. He chased the right-hander with a two-run double in the fifth. Jones is batting .500 (6 for 12) with a homer and eight RBIs in four games since coming up from Triple-A Columbus. Back from a 1-6 road trip to Detroit and Kansas City, the Guardians staked Cal Quantrill to a five-run lead in the first and moved back to .500 at 42-42. Today Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-4) at Cleveland (Bieber 3-5), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1 Chicago White Sox (Martin 1-2) at Cleveland (Pilkington 1-1), 7:10 p.m. – Game 2 Baltimore (Lyles 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 2-6) at Kansas City (Bubic 1-6), 8:10 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 7:50 MLB – LA stadium workers authorize strike ahead of All-Star week Concession workers at Dodger Stadium have voted to authorize a strike days ahead of MLB’s All-Star Game festivities in Los Angeles. Workers employed by concessionaire Compass Group and its subsidiary Levy Restaurants voted 99% to authorize a strike. Unite Here Local 11 says a strike could begin at any time. The union is seeking what it calls “a fair new contract.” Levy employs nearly 1,500 food servers, bartenders, cooks and dishwashers at the stadium. All-Star Game events begin Saturday and culminate in the game on July 19. NHL – Derek King stays with Blackhawks as assistant coach Derek King is staying with the Chicago Blackhawks as an assistant coach on Luke Richardson’s staff. King finished last season as Chicago’s interim coach after Jeremy Colliton was fired on Nov. 6. He was in the mix for the full-time job before Richardson was hired last month. Kevin Dean also was hired as an assistant. Dean was an assistant with the Boston Bruins for the previous five seasons. Dean was an NHL defenseman for seven seasons, finishing his playing career with 96 games with the Blackhawks. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors, 5:00 p.m.                   at Las Vegas Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, 9:00 p.m.                    at Las Vegas WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Officials: Ex-Cowboys RB Marion Barber died of heat stroke Police in a Dallas suburb have concluded that heat stroke caused the death of former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III. In a statement Monday, Frisco police say the Collin County medical examiner ruled Barber’s death an accident. Police provided no further elaboration, and the medical examiner’s office didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. Police making a welfare check on June 1 found the 38-year-old former running back dead at a Frisco apartment. Barber spent six seasons with Dallas and one with the Chicago Bears. He made the Pro Bowl in 2007. NFL – Heinz out, Acrisure in as Steelers’ stadium sponsor The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out of Heinz. And they’re not running to the store to grab more. The Steelers have ended their longtime partnership with the formerly Pittsburgh-based food company. Heinz had served as the title sponsor for the NFL franchise’s home stadium on the city’s North Shore since it opened in 2001. The venue will now be known as Acrisure Stadium after the Michigan-based financial tech company agreed to a 15-year sponsorship deal with the team. Golf – Tiger Woods part of celebration of champions at St. Andrews Talk about a great warmup act for the 150th British Open at St. Andrews. Monday was the “Celebration of Champions.” Tiger Woods isn’t big on ceremonial golf, but this would be considered a big exception. He played with Rory McIlroy, Lee Trevino and former Women’s British Open winner Georgia Hall. They were joined at the end by Jack Nicklaus. He wasn’t playing. Nicklaus is in the gray old town to become an honorary citizen of St. Andrews. That led to a lot of laughs and memories. McIlroy says it was a dream to be part of it all. Golf – PGA/LIV – Report: DOJ inquiring about antitrust in PGA-LIV dispute The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the U.S. Department of Justice is now interested in the dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. The Journal reports that players’ agents have received inquiries from the Justice Department’s antitrust division. They involve the PGA Tour regulations on players competing in other events and the tour’s decision to suspend those who played. The Justice Department had no comment. The tour says in a statement the investigation was not unexpected. It cites a Federal Trade Commission investigation in the 1990s in believing it will prevail again. USA Soccer – Mewis scores late, US women top Mexico 1-0 at W Championship Kristie Mewis scored in the 89th minute to break a stalemate and the United States beat Mexico 1-0 at the CONCACAF W Championship. The U.S. won Group A in the eight-team tournament and will face Costa Rica in the semifinals. The Americans had already qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as one of the top two teams in their group. Mexico’s Lizbeth Ovalle was sent off with a red card for a foul on Rose Lavelle in the 73rd minute. In other tournament action, Jamaica beat Haiti 4-0, Canada beat Costa Rica 2-0 and Panama beat Trinidad and Tobago 1-0. Tennis – Analysis: Unvaccinated Djokovic’s pursuit of Nadal on hold Novak Djokovic overtook Roger Federer in the Grand Slam title standings and moved within one of Rafael Nadal by claiming his 21st major trophy at Wimbledon. Now Djokovic is headed off to vacation. And what no one knows right now is how long his break will be or when he might be able to resume trying to accumulate Slam hardware. He is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and repeated Sunday after beating Nick Kyrgios for a seventh championship at the All England Club that he will not get the shots. As things stand now, that means Djokovic will not be able to enter the United States to play in the U.S. Open in August. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAFB – Gary Moeller, former Michigan and Lions coach, dies at 81 Former Michigan football coach Gary Moeller has died. The university says he died Monday at the age of 81. No cause was provided. Moeller coached the Wolverines from 1990-95, succeeding Bo Schembechler. He went 44-13-3 with three Big Ten titles and four bowl victories. After he resigned, he moved to the NFL and was an assistant for four teams. He coached the Detroit Lions for seven games in 2000, going 4-3. Moeller’s first head coaching job was at Illinois from 1977-79. Moeller was from Lima, Ohio. He played linebacker and was a captain for Woody Hayes at Ohio State. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 1 – Game 1 Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 3 – Game 2 Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Cubs were off Royals 3, Tigers 1 – Royals 7, Tigers 3 – Bobby Witt Jr. has 4 hits, Royals sweep twinbill vs Tigers Bobby Witt Jr. had his first career four-hit game along with three RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 for a doubleheader sweep. In the opener, Brad Keller tossed seven strong innings and rookie Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in two runs as the Royals beat the Tigers 3-1. Witt had a hit in each of the first three innings in the late game, giving him six hits for the doubleheader. He scored twice and stole three bases on the day. Detroit starter Alex Faedo slogged through a 37-pitch first inning, walking the bases full after Witt tied it with a double. Guardians 8, White Sox 4 – Rookie Jones drives in 4 as Guardians topple White Sox 8-4 Rookie Nolan Jones drove in four runs in his home debut for Cleveland, leading the Guardians to an 8-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. A 24-year-old outfielder with a sweet swing, Jones hit a two-run single in the first inning off Lance Lynn. He chased the right-hander with a two-run double in the fifth. Jones is batting .500 (6 for 12) with a homer and eight RBIs in four games since coming up from Triple-A Columbus. Back from a 1-6 road trip to Detroit and Kansas City, the Guardians staked Cal Quantrill to a five-run lead in the first and moved back to .500 at 42-42. Today Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-4) at Cleveland (Bieber 3-5), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1 Chicago White Sox (Martin 1-2) at Cleveland (Pilkington 1-1), 7:10 p.m. – Game 2 Baltimore (Lyles 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 2-6) at Kansas City (Bubic 1-6), 8:10 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 7:50 MLB – LA stadium workers authorize strike ahead of All-Star week Concession workers at Dodger Stadium have voted to authorize a strike days ahead of MLB’s All-Star Game festivities in Los Angeles. Workers employed by concessionaire Compass Group and its subsidiary Levy Restaurants voted 99% to authorize a strike. Unite Here Local 11 says a strike could begin at any time. The union is seeking what it calls “a fair new contract.” Levy employs nearly 1,500 food servers, bartenders, cooks and dishwashers at the stadium. All-Star Game events begin Saturday and culminate in the game on July 19. NHL – Derek King stays with Blackhawks as assistant coach Derek King is staying with the Chicago Blackhawks as an assistant coach on Luke Richardson’s staff. King finished last season as Chicago’s interim coach after Jeremy Colliton was fired on Nov. 6. He was in the mix for the full-time job before Richardson was hired last month. Kevin Dean also was hired as an assistant. Dean was an assistant with the Boston Bruins for the previous five seasons. Dean was an NHL defenseman for seven seasons, finishing his playing career with 96 games with the Blackhawks. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors, 5:00 p.m.                   at Las Vegas Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, 9:00 p.m.                    at Las Vegas WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Officials: Ex-Cowboys RB Marion Barber died of heat stroke Police in a Dallas suburb have concluded that heat stroke caused the death of former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III. In a statement Monday, Frisco police say the Collin County medical examiner ruled Barber’s death an accident. Police provided no further elaboration, and the medical examiner’s office didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. Police making a welfare check on June 1 found the 38-year-old former running back dead at a Frisco apartment. Barber spent six seasons with Dallas and one with the Chicago Bears. He made the Pro Bowl in 2007. NFL – Heinz out, Acrisure in as Steelers’ stadium sponsor The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out of Heinz. And they’re not running to the store to grab more. The Steelers have ended their longtime partnership with the formerly Pittsburgh-based food company. Heinz had served as the title sponsor for the NFL franchise’s home stadium on the city’s North Shore since it opened in 2001. The venue will now be known as Acrisure Stadium after the Michigan-based financial tech company agreed to a 15-year sponsorship deal with the team. Golf – Tiger Woods part of celebration of champions at St. Andrews Talk about a great warmup act for the 150th British Open at St. Andrews. Monday was the “Celebration of Champions.” Tiger Woods isn’t big on ceremonial golf, but this would be considered a big exception. He played with Rory McIlroy, Lee Trevino and former Women’s British Open winner Georgia Hall. They were joined at the end by Jack Nicklaus. He wasn’t playing. Nicklaus is in the gray old town to become an honorary citizen of St. Andrews. That led to a lot of laughs and memories. McIlroy says it was a dream to be part of it all. Golf – PGA/LIV – Report: DOJ inquiring about antitrust in PGA-LIV dispute The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the U.S. Department of Justice is now interested in the dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. The Journal reports that players’ agents have received inquiries from the Justice Department’s antitrust division. They involve the PGA Tour regulations on players competing in other events and the tour’s decision to suspend those who played. The Justice Department had no comment. The tour says in a statement the investigation was not unexpected. It cites a Federal Trade Commission investigation in the 1990s in believing it will prevail again. USA Soccer – Mewis scores late, US women top Mexico 1-0 at W Championship Kristie Mewis scored in the 89th minute to break a stalemate and the United States beat Mexico 1-0 at the CONCACAF W Championship. The U.S. won Group A in the eight-team tournament and will face Costa Rica in the semifinals. The Americans had already qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as one of the top two teams in their group. Mexico’s Lizbeth Ovalle was sent off with a red card for a foul on Rose Lavelle in the 73rd minute. In other tournament action, Jamaica beat Haiti 4-0, Canada beat Costa Rica 2-0 and Panama beat Trinidad and Tobago 1-0. Tennis – Analysis: Unvaccinated Djokovic’s pursuit of Nadal on hold Novak Djokovic overtook Roger Federer in the Grand Slam title standings and moved within one of Rafael Nadal by claiming his 21st major trophy at Wimbledon. Now Djokovic is headed off to vacation. And what no one knows right now is how long his break will be or when he might be able to resume trying to accumulate Slam hardware. He is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and repeated Sunday after beating Nick Kyrgios for a seventh championship at the All England Club that he will not get the shots. As things stand now, that means Djokovic will not be able to enter the United States to play in the U.S. Open in August. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Week's Episode: The GREATEST Athlete of All-Time - Wimbledon is COMING DOWN to the wire - HIGH STAKES baseball all week - Los Angeles HEADS to the MIDWEST - El Trafico will be SPICY! Scumbags of the Night: Dodgers and Levy Restaurants, Chris Broussard, Nick Kyrgios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weekendstartsonwednesday/message

Leo Lee is the Co-Owner and Chef of RiceBox in DTLA. A Cantonese BBQ restaurant by definition, Leo's story is anything but orthodox. Starting as a dishwasher in his family restaurant in Mexicali to CIA to Levy Restaurants, Leo finally opened his own with his wife and business partner Lydia. We revisit the early days to surviving through COVID, having a baby during these tumultuous times and how they've continued to put family and employees first and foremost. Hosted + produced by Arnold Byun. Cover art illustration by Seohui Chi. Photography + videography by Calvin Khurniawan. Recorded at 3.1 Phillip Lim. Follow us on Instagram @withwarmwelcome or visit our website, withwarmwelcome.com.

It's all about the fan experience.  This week's guest, Jessica Fickenscher, is the Chief Experience Officer for Speedway Motorsports and makes it her daily mission to ensure race fans at their eleven premier NASCAR facilities have an experience of a lifetime. Speaking of experiences, Jessica has experienced a lot in her 25+ years at Speedway Motorsports.  She first entered the doors as an intern and will probably exit those same doors when she walks into retirement.  Her fans-first initiatives have delivered best-in-class fan experiences and she continues to create ways to make their attendees happy and coming back for more. If the fan experience responsibility wasn't enough, Fickenscher also facilitates capital improvement and property development projects across the company's facilities and oversees their relationship with food service partner, Levy Restaurants.  In addition, she leads business operations as the senior executive for company subsidiaries U.S. Legend Cars which consists of the world's largest producer of fun and affordable race cars, and SMI Properties, a souvenir production and merchandising division. Fickenscher is the managing director of Speedway Children's Charities national chapter and serves as a board member for the Charlotte chapter. Speedway Children's Charities is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides funding for non-profit organizations in the Charlotte community that meet the direct needs of children. Jessica chats with host Amanda Busick about how she juggles so many responsibilities while maintaining a family life – something that is important to not only Jessica, but to her employer as well. Special thanks to our friends at Covercraft for sponsoring this podcast.

Executive Chef David Fhima is a fascinating guest who will capture your heart with his passionate words and inspired cooking.  He is Chef / Owner of Fhima's Minneapolis and has partnered with Levy Restaurants at the Target Center to oversee Food and Beverage Operations. He tells the story of his life and childhood influences. He shares with us the important lessons taught by his parents and how he grew up to be such an inspiring man.  He talks about the source and history of the Iconic bread starter that he uses to operate his bakery.   He shares his interpretation of sports nutrition and why he hates the words ‘healthy' and ‘nutritious.'  He talks about the importance of a family table and shares his positive outlook on failure.  He shares his vision and the exciting things he is doing at Target Center.  Shandee asks him why the restaurant industry is currently beleaguered.  And learn how we are incorrectly using olive oil.

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Mike Bell, the chief executive officer of Miso Robotics, to explore how robot technology is transforming the restaurant and hospitality landscape.Miso Robotics is a robotic restaurant platform powered by artificial intelligence. The platform was created to support high-volume restaurant operators by making back of house processes safer, simpler, and seamless. Clients include CaliBurger, White Castle, and Levy Restaurants at Dodger Stadium.“There hasn't been any real automation since the dishwasher,” says Bell. “Computer vision… is now available to the restaurant industry and it performs really well. The next wave of adoption for this technology is upon us.”“Flippy” is the platform's autonomous robotic kitchen assistant. At present, the latest iteration of “Flippy” is a robotic arm that hangs from a frame right over a fry station at an existing restaurant, managing the dirty, repetitive, and often dangerous tasks that humans generally do not want to do.The goal for Miso Robotics was to humanize the robot for restaurant staff and make it like a colleague.“Flippy does a lot more than flipping burgers,” says Bell. “It is really hard for operators to recruit and retain people to do this job. It's just not a job people generally want to do… it's about $2500 for one shift—for one human being to stand over a fry station. So we thought, we're going to provide our robots for the same amount of money.”Click here for more recovery and relief information for restaurant, hospitality and food service operators. And to keep listening, check out The Hospitality Hangout podcast on Spotify!This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality.

In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Mike Bell, the chief executive officer of Miso Robotics, to explore how robot technology is transforming the restaurant and hospitality landscape.Miso Robotics is a robotic restaurant platform powered by artificial intelligence. The platform was created to support high-volume restaurant operators by making back of house processes safer, simpler, and seamless. Clients include CaliBurger, White Castle, and Levy Restaurants at Dodger Stadium.“There hasn’t been any real automation since the dishwasher,” says Bell. “Computer vision… is now available to the restaurant industry and it performs really well. The next wave of adoption for this technology is upon us.”“Flippy” is the platform’s autonomous robotic kitchen assistant. At present, the latest iteration of “Flippy” is a robotic arm that hangs from a frame right over a fry station at an existing restaurant, managing the dirty, repetitive, and often dangerous tasks that humans generally do not want to do.The goal for Miso Robotics was to humanize the robot for restaurant staff and make it like a colleague.“Flippy does a lot more than flipping burgers,” says Bell. “It is really hard for operators to recruit and retain people to do this job. It’s just not a job people generally want to do… it’s about $2500 for one shift—for one human being to stand over a fry station. So we thought, we’re going to provide our robots for the same amount of money.”Click here for more recovery and relief information for restaurant, hospitality and food service operators. And to keep listening, check out The Hospitality Hangout podcast on Spotify!This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality.

R/GA is an international innovation consultancy headquartered in New York and founded in 1977. The agency creates advertising and marketing products based in technology and design. They have created R/GA Venture to bring together established companies and startups to help both chart a course for their future. The Global Sports Venture Studio stands within this service and enables the world's leading sports organizations to collaborate and engage with the sports innovation ecosystem.  For this second episode of LeCorner International we had the pleasure to interview Kyle Bunch, VP Managing Director, Global Sports Venture Studio at R/GA  Kyle Bunch is responsible for leading R/GA Ventures' sports innovation partnerships with industry leaders including Adidas, Angel City, Dick's Sporting Goods, Fox Sports, Levy Restaurants, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the Los Angeles Dodgers, LAFC, UEFA, and Verizon. The GSVS engages the sports innovation ecosystem to help our partners enhance athlete and fan experiences through strategic investments and collaborative development of new products and services. Previously, Kyle has spent the majority of his thirteen years at R/GA working in sport with clients such as Beats by Dre, Nike, ESPN, Samsung, the San Antonio Spurs, the National Rugby League, and the National Football League. Episode's timeline: Kyle's Background, his passion for digital and sports and his past experience at R/GA.  R/GA presentation: an innovation and digital agency at the beginning and the creation of a venture practice 7 years ago.  How R/GA are helping organisations: main missions, goals and investments strategies. The creation of the Los Angeles Dodgers accelerator back in 2015.   Global Sports Venture: from an accelerator model to a studio one.  The main pain points and challenges sports organizations have to face now.  The pandemic as an accelerator of the shift in the sports industry  2021, the future of Global Sports Venture and the emerging schemes for new innovative solutions New roles VCs have within the sports industry : inclusion, diversity, equity What startups should do to raise funds in the US: proof of value, founding team etc. 2021 main trends in the sports industry: cross-business, D2C strategies, working more with influential players We mentioned:  Super Bowl ads (Beats by Dr Dre), Los Angeles Dodgers, Elysean Park Ventures, Netflix, Adidas, Fox Sports, MLS, MLB, GS Warriors, Premier League, Lebron James, Verizon, 5G, Phoenix Suns, Liverpool, Amazon etc. If you had good time listening this episode, do not hesitate to support us: 1. By subscribing, it's just a small click

Are you ready to see what 2021 brings? We think there’s a chance that 2021 could be the single greatest year for the food industry and those businesses which make it through the pandemic.In this episode, we interview Bill Post, the current President of the WJ Post Restaurant Group. Bill has an incredible background having previously been the President and COO of the Levy Group Bill Post has over 40 years of experience in the foodservice industry in extremely diverse operations, including managing, supervising, and leading the creation, development, and opening of almost two hundred uniquely different concepts. Throughout his career, Bill has also provided consulting and advisory services to a list of who’s who in in the restaurant, hospitality and entertainment industries. A sampling of these clients would contain the following: Walt Disney World, Levy Restaurants, Roti, Harley Davidson, RestaurantAssociates, Sony, and now his newest venture, Say Cheeseburger.You can learn more about Bill and his companies by visiting his website = CLICK HERE.If you are ready to talk about franchising your business you can schedule your free, no-obligation, franchise consultation online at: https://bigskyfranchiseteam.com/ or by calling Big Sky Franchise Team at: 855-824-4759.

Levy Restaurants has teamed up with the Salvation Army to make 3,000 Thanksgiving meals for Chicagoan's in need. Levy Restaurants Vice President and Chief Chef Robin Rosenberg joins John.

Holly interviews legendary chef, James Beard Foundation Award-winner Tony Mantuano, chef-partner of Terralina Crafted Italian at Disney Springs, Spiaggia in Chicago, and other restaurant concepts by Levy Restaurants. He's joined by his executive chef at Terralina Crafted Italian, Justin Plank. They discuss how America's food landscape has changed over the last 30 years, current restaurant trends, and where Tony thinks we're headed next. Justin, a Central Florida native, discusses Orlando's food scene and how working for the tourism market at Disney Springs is different than his former position at Winter Park's beloved Park Plaza Gardens. Subscribe for more thought-provoking discussions with today's culinary tastemakers! 

Jessica Fickenscher is a 19-year veteran of Speedway Motorsports where she facilitates capital improvement and property development projects across all eight of Speedway Motorsports' premier NASCAR facilities. She also explores New Fans First Initiatives and supervises the company's relationship with food services partner, Levy Restaurants. Jessica also oversees business and operations for Speedway Motorsports' subsidiary, U.S. Legend Cars International, the world's largest producer of fun and affordable racecars, as well as INEX, the sanctioning body for U.S. Legend Car racing worldwide. She served for seven years as Vice President of special projects and previously worked as Director of Special Projects, Director of Client Services, and Manager of Client Services. 

Chef David Danielson applies classic French training with fresh and local flavor. As executive chef of the historic Churchill Downs Racetrack (home to the Kentucky Derby), Danielson celebrates authentic southern flavors with the richness of fresh and local ingredients. He brings over 20 years of hands-on experience in the hospitality industry with classic training to multiple restaurant formats offered at the track. In 2011, Danielson joined the Levy Restaurants team at Churchill Downs as executive sous chef, and was named executive chef in 2013. Prior to joining Churchill Downs, Danielson held executive chef positions at Rockefeller Center (New York), United Nations Plaza Hotel, and The Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Danielson’ s expertise extends into the world of catering and special events, through managing and organizing world-class events throughout the world. He has recently overseen Kentucky Derbies 2011–2016, the 2011 Super Bowl, US Open Tennis Championship, 2016 Rio Olympics, 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chicago Gourmet, Lollapalooza, Red Bull Air Races, and the Lexus tour. Danielson trained at Dumas Pere school of French cooking and later continued at the renowned hotel school Ecole Hotelier Tain l’ Hermitage in France. He further developed his craft working along side some of the industry’s greatest legends in North America, Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, and South America.

When you are enjoying a sports game in a venue with 40,000 other fans enjoying a hot dog and a cold drink, have you ever thought of the tech working behind the scenes? that made your experience special? Today, I want to explore the cutting-edge analytics that can predict the attendance, food consumption and key moments when they will be busiest throughout the game. E15 delivers next-generation insights based on data, not hunches, to drive business in MLB, NHL, NBA, NFL, College Sports, and beyond. Our team brings unmatched industry intelligence and cutting-edge analytics to sports, entertainment, hospitality, and retail industries to help companies make forward-looking decisions to benefit their business, fans and customers. Essentially, E15 helps clients to test and implement the best new technology to create a more seamless guest experience – from food and beverage service to merchandise to ticketing, and beyond. The group also brings together experts across a number of fields – from economics and statistics to psychology, behavioral science and computer science. As CEO of Levy Restaurants’ analytics subsidiary E15, Jaime Faulkner heads a team of data scientists, analysts, software developers, and engineers, setting a new standard for using actionable intelligence to improve every facet of partners’ operations – from the optimal distribution of hot dogs in arenas to predicting daily attendance. Jaime is setting the new standard in intelligence, from the optimal distribution of hot dogs in arenas and predicting daily attendance to using technology to enhance guest experience across all touchpoints. In 2015, Jaime was named one of Sports Business Journal’s Women Game Changers in Sports, and named to SBJ’s 40 Under 40 list in 2016. Jaime’s love of data sprang from an early project estimating the potential future earnings of an NBA player who had been injured. Immersing herself in the stats and building models she discovered a passion for blending analytics with professional sports. A graduate of Baylor University with a degree in economics, Jaime is still a Baylor Bears fan and loves a hot dog and a cold one on a summer day at the ballpark with her family.

Joseph Smith - Levy Restaurants - @LevyRestaurants - Los Angeles, CA Podcast recorded live above the butcher shop at Valley Farm Market in Spring Valley, California. Subscribe to Behind The Smoke on YouTube Summary Joseph Smith is Director of Operations for Levy Restaurants at the StubHub Center in Los Angeles. Levy Restaurants pioneered the concept of fine dining in stadiums and became the first outside organization to create, own, and operate restaurants in Walt Disney World Resort. Adding value for patrons at events by changing the dining culture to bring in food and beer vendors from the local area. Joseph explains the importance of learning and understanding a company’s procedures  before starting to make adjustments. How StubHub Center turns over an entire venue that hosts two major sports events within 24 hours. Links Mentioned in this Episode: Levy Restaurants Website - http://www.levyrestaurants.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/levyrestaurants Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/levy.restaurants/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/levyrestaurants/ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/LevyRestaurants/ Careers - http://www.levyrestaurants.com/careers/ Mentions Valley View Casino Center - https://valleyviewcasinocenter.com/ AEG Entertainment - https://www.aegworldwide.com/ Colorado University - https://www.cu.edu/ Omni Hotels - https://www.omnihotels.com/ Madison Square Garden - https://www.msg.com/ Weekly Social Shout Out: @sharkmandan Winner of a sexy new #BehindTheSmoke Mug. Be sure to tag “@bbqwarstories” in all your #BehindTheSmoke photos and interact with the podcast on social for your chance to win. Remember...if we can’t tag you then we can’t pimp you. Shareable Quotes: “I have a vision. The most challenging thing for me to get over is that just because it’s different doesn’t mean it’s wrong. {12:07} - Joseph Smith “I don’t know how to fail. That is even an option if I want to put my mind to something.” {23:00} - Derek Marso “Guess what? You don’t become a manager by being in the most comfortable positions.” {29:20} - Shawn Walchef “Getting to talk to people and all the experiences plus my passion for music… I’ll work 18 hour days.” {35:00} - Joseph Smith “Usually you see attendance grow and your per caps go down. But that’s not the case. We’ve seen attendance grown and per caps grow!” {38:10} - Joseph Smith Get in Touch: Email the Show: BehindTheSmoke@CaliComfortBBQ.com Shawn P. Walchef - @shawnpwalchef  on Twitter Derek Marso - @marsoderek on Twitter Cory Wagner - @iamcorywagner on Twitter Bryan Abou Chacra - @kinglordbryan on Twitter Write Us a Review on iTunes Behind The Smoke Media Website - http://www.behindthesmokemedia.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bbqwarstories/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/bbqwarstories/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bbqwarstories/ Valley Farm Market - 9040 Campo Road, Spring Valley, CA 91977 www.valleyfarmmarkets.com derek@valleyfarmmarkets.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/valleyfarmmarket/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/valleyfarmarket Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/valleyfarmmarketSD/ Cali Comfort BBQ - 8910 Troy Street, Spring Valley, CA 91977 www.calicomfortbbq.com shawn@calicomfortbbq.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/calicomfortbbq/ Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/calicomfort Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/calicomfortbbq/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/CaliComfortBBQ/ Shawn P. Walchef on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpwalchef/ Honorable Mentions & BBQ Business Resources: 9th Annual Spring Valley Tailgate & BBQ Festival #SVBBQFest California’s Largest Annual Amatuer Tailgate & BBQ Competition Sunday, October 28, 2018 Request our Sponsorship Deck: SVBBQFest@calicomfortbbq.com

In this episode, we discuss growing your company by distributing loyalty and allegiance to your team, providing feedback to your team members, why you should have  scorecard for all your managers and team members, how success comes from hiring good people then developing them into amazing coaches and leaders, surrounding yourself with specialist, why servant leaders make the best managers, why bad experiences can be learning opportunities too, the power of thinking outside the box and diversify your business, the role of market research during expansion, the benefits of the entrepreneurial approach VS the corporate approach, why fast-casual is the way of the future, and the benefits of fast-casual to an operator. With over approximately 40 years of experience in hospitality, Bill Post got his humbles start at Levy Restaurants back in 1978. Today and multiple businesses later, Bill is the founder and CEO of WJP Restaurant Group a multi-dimensional restaurant company with locations scattered about the country and Founder of WJPost Restaurant Advisors, offering consultancy to forward-thinking owners and entrepreneurs of small to medium sized restaurant companies.

Born and raised in Chicago, Richard Hanauer was surrounded by food and wine growing up, as his parents were avid cooks who always encouraged a sip at the dinner table, taken from a bottle chosen from their growing wine cellar. A Chicago native, sommelier, and the current Wine Director of L2O, Richard worked his way up the ranks at Levy Restaurants (once serving high tea to the Queen of England one year) as their Fine Wine Expert, two years at One SixtyBlue, and eventually to Tru as head sommelier at the young age of 25. In 2011 he came to L2O and built one of the best white wine collections in the country, including the deepest collections of premier Champagnes in the city. Hanauer has also been awarded the Advanced Sommelier pin by the Court of Master Sommeliers, and will take the Master test in the coming years. Tune-in to this week’s episode to learn more about how to build and grow your wine cellar, and most importantly, learn to pair amazing wines with your favorite foods. Also find out more about L2O, Executive Chef Matthew Kirkley, and the way Richard chooses the best wines for the set menu. Thanks to our sponsor, Cain Vineyards. “We can’t ignore the little guys – they’re fantastic with the food if you know the anatomy of the glass and what it’s gonna offer to the plate on the table.” [10:30] “The wines are strictly there to compliment the cuisine – my job is to complement the food.” [25:30] — Richard Hanauer on In the Drink

Chef John truly understands great food, and combines his passion for cooking with local, seasonal ingredients to dishes that keep loyal customers coming back again and again. Before opening Sono Wood Fired, he was the Chef d'Cuisine of Levy Restaurants for over 25 years, and helped Levy to attain several acclaimed awards. At Sono, he brings that same level of cooking to a menu filled with great traditional Italian food. Not only does he oversee the kitchen, but he also works with local farms for his ingredients, and hand picks every wine listed on the menu. Not only is he such a great chef, but he is a lovely guy who truly enjoys giving people a place to enjoy good food and each other's company.

*Tim Katt* ( https://twitter.com/tim_katt?lang=en ) *is the managing partner and co-founder of* *TACK Ventures* ( https://www.tackvc.com/ ) *, TACK Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm based in Brooklyn and focused on investing in game-changers across sports, media, lifestyle and entertainment. Investments include Overtime, ShotTracker, Roam, Greenfly and .* *Tim also Co-Founded the Global Sports Venture Studio (“GSVS”) with R/GA Ventures and the Los Angeles Dodgers. As Managing Director of the GSVS, Tim advised executives at leading organizations in the sports industry including adidas, Dick's Sporting Goods, Fox Sports, Levy Restaurants, MLB, MLS, the NHL, Octagon and UEFA, on corporate innovation and venture investment.* *One book that inspired Tim personally and professionally is* *Principles* ( https://amzn.to/2tJ8h4h ) *by Ray Dalio.* *If you'd like to keep tabs on Tim, you can follow him on Twitter* *@tim_katt* ( https://twitter.com/tim_katt?lang=en ) *. To follow along behind the scenes of the show, you can follow* *@mikegelb* ( https://twitter.com/MikeGelb ) *and* *@consumervc* ( https://twitter.com/ConsumerVc ) *.* *In this episode you will learn -* * *What attracted Tim to venture capital from a career in media? The uniqueness of TACK and typical check size? What makes New York unique? The Rise of Venture Capital in Sport. Tim's diligence process. How he thinks about the landscape of the media industry changing from advertising model to a subscription model? How he's thinking about media and ecommerce converging?* * ** * *Qualities he likes to see in founders during your evaluation process? For consumer companies, how do you know when you've found product-market fit? Consumer trends Tim's focused on. How he thinks about investing in today's landscape with the abundance of capital that is currently in the ecosystem? What is something that he would change when it came to venture capital?* * ** * *What's one company that he had the opportunity to invest in, didn't, and in retrospect wish he did? What is his most recent (announced) investment and why are he excited about it? What is one piece of advice for founders of consumer companies?* * **

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