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