Former President
Lorraine Enterprises LLC![]()
Anthony Paduano was the President of Lorraine Enterprises L.C., and owned 5 IHOP franchises in the greater Houston area. He was an IHOP franchisee for approximately 15 years and has been in the restaurant industry for 17 years, owning 20 Wendy's franchises...
Consultant
Dan Paul Consultant ![]()
Daniel Paul is an independent Consultant in the UK Retail and Financial Services markets and has completed assignments with a number of leading UK retailers and financial institutions. From 2003 to 2005, he was a Strategic Development Manager at Argos...
Paula PetersonPresident
Crown Luxury Consulting![]()
Paula K. Peterson is the President of Crown Luxury Consulting, an independent consultancy firm that advises global companies on new ventures, brand strategy, product development, distribution and online/offline marketing. Ms. Peterson is a noted industry...
President
BISTRO MANAGEMENT, INC.![]()
Jeffrey Ritson is the President at the Bistro Group, the second largest TGI Friday's franchisee in North America totaling 31 restaurants in four states. Mr. Ritson has over 26 years of experience in the casual restaurant industry, having started with...
Consumer Marketing/Franchising
COIT SERVICES![]()
Pat Saign is a consultant with franchisors, hospitality chains, and product & service retailers responsible for increasing sales, profitability, brand awareness, and customer satisfaction. He is the Franchise Marketing Director of COIT, a 60 year-old...
Former President/ General Manager
National Geographic Channels Worldwide![]()
Steve Schiffman is the former President of National Geographic Channels, a portfolio of cable television networks that include National Geographic Channel (NGC) and Nat Geo Wild (NGW). He was responsible for managing revenue and expense (P&L management),...
Steven SchnollManaging Director
Schnoll Media Consulting![]()
Steven Schnoll is the Managing Director at Schnoll Media Consulting, a company specializing in consulting and thought leadership for the graphic communication community. He advises financial institutions on public graphic media companies. He also maintains...
Robert SethrePartner and Senior Consultant
Photizo Group![]()
Robert Sethre has been a Sr. Consultant at Photizo Group since 2008. He has 20+ years experience with leading printing and imaging companies including Konica Minolta, Lexmark, Kyocera Mita and Lanier. He has management experience in numerous areas including...
Rick SheaPresident
Shea Marketing Consulting Inc.![]()
Rick Shea is the President of Shea Marketing Consulting since July 2007, a firm that specializes in providing marketing expertise to CPG/Food companies. He has over 20 years of marketing experience as VP of Marketing for Kraft, Unilever, George Weston...
Gregory ShishkoExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
ACCESS GROUP INC.![]()
Gregory Shishko is President and Chief Executive Officer for GWS Ventures, a consumer services company which he founded in April 2008. He is also an Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Access Group since July 2010. Prior to this, Mr....