City of Hospitality & ZeeTheCook have joined forces to gather professionals and their partners in leadership for an event dedicated to strengthening relationships, aligning priorities, creating actionable strategies, encouraging teamwork, and empowering innovation - all in ONE, POWERFUL DAY! This event is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to celebrate and empower working relationships through an interactive workshop, competitive & fun team building, and purpose-driven dialogue.
Who Should Attend:
- Growth-Minded College and University Business Administrators, Student Affairs Leaders, Auxiliary Services Directors, Business and Healthcare Services Contract Liaisons, Food Service and other on-site Management Company Leaders, Decision Makers, and Up-and-Comers!
Purpose:
- For seemingly healthy partnerships looking to discover what’s next, align priorities, and determine strategies for shared success.
- For partnerships looking for more certainty and alignment.
- For partnerships who are facing possible risks due to new leadership, customer dissatisfaction, or external factors.
- For leaders who want to learn, engage, share ideas, and build relationships.
Agenda (Central time):
- 8:30 - 9 - Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 9 - Welcome by Scott Reitano, Principal, Reitano Design Group
- 9:10 - 11:30 - On Your Mark: Your starting line to thriving partnerships (City of Hospitality)
- 11:30 -12:30 - Lunch & Roundtable Discussion sponsored by MyTeamInsights
- 12:30- 2:30 - The Next 100: From good to exceptional (City of Hospitality)
- 2:30 - 4:30 - Food-Centric Team Building Workshop: The ingredients to next level partnership success (ZeeTheCook)
- 4:30 - 5 - People-centric. Aligned. Accountable (City of Hospitality)
- 5:15 - 7 - Networking Event sponsored by MyFieldAudits
About ZeeTheCook
Zee Moussa is an Award-Winning Entrepreneur (known as the “Hospitality Alchemist”) and the Owner of ZeeTheCook, a Hospitality Company hosting Culinary Team-Building Events to kids, teens, and adults all over the world. As a diverse, woman-owned business for over 8 years, Zee’s mission is to impact people’s lives for the better, and make this world a better place.
At ZeeTheCook, Culinary Challenges/Classes/Workshops are conducted to boost creativity, encourage teamwork, and inspire innovation. When employees work together to prepare food, they generate new ideas and build stronger bonds with their colleagues. A ZeeTheCook event can cook up not only a great meal, but good ideas, stronger teams, and more innovation throughout organizations. ZeeTheCook events are great for School Field Trips, Professional Development, Corporate Team-Bonding, Community/Family Events, and so much more!
Awards
- 2019 - Entrepreneur/Start Up Business of The Year, Michigan, USA
- 2019 - Best of Michigan Business Award - Taste Sensation
- 2020 - Director’s Award for Community Service, Society For Hospitality & Foodservice Management
- 2020 - Women in Business Excellence - Henry Ford College
- 2021 - President’s Award for Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair, Society For Hospitality & Foodservice Management
- 2020 + 2021 - 2 year Hospitality & Foodservice RISING STAR, Society For Hospitality & Foodservice Management
- 2022 Woman of The Year Award - Michigan, USA
About City of Hospitality
Todd Tekiele is a business coach and founder of City of Hospitality Group, living and working in Marshall, Michigan (aka, the “City of Hospitality”). He focuses his work in the education, corporate, healthcare, and travel & leisure segments specializing in food service and other business services. Todd has a special appreciation and passion for successful client-service vendor partnerships, developing professionals, and engaged teams.
With 35 years’ experience, Todd has become a highly respected coach, advocate, and accountability partner, facilitating one-of-a-kind Partnership Alignment and Professional Development Workshops. Along with his engaging "triple win" partnership sourcing projects and transparent customer feedback and performance management solutions, these City of Hospitality proprietary workshops have proven to strengthen teams and build next-level success for professionals and partnerships alike. Oh, and with more time and less stress!
Todd holds a BA in Hospitality Business, MS in Management, and a Master Certification in Applied Project Management.
In his “free time,” Todd teaches graduate-level project management courses. For “fun and relaxation,” you’ll find him running at least 1 mile a day, not having missed a day since 2013. Despite this running streak, Todd will be the first to tell you that his “journey is just beginning!”
Todd has worked with a wide array of clients, including many management companies, over 75 higher education institutions, dozens of high-profile corporations, K-12 schools, and more. Say hello at Todd@cityofhospitality.com.
