Austen Mulinder, CEO, Ziosk

Ziosk® President & CEO Austen Mulinder brings more than 25 years of experience in managing global sales, marketing and operations. He most recently served as corporate vice president of Operator Channels at Microsoft. Before joining Microsoft, he served for six years as president and CEO of Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc., a wholly owned Fujitsu company.

Based in Dallas, Ziosk® is the first entertainment, ordering and pay-at-the-table tablet for the restaurant market. The technology, featuring a 7-inch tablet and encrypted credit card reader, resides on each table and enables guests to see menu items, play games, view news and entertainment, order food and beverages and ‘pay on demand;’ all of which gives guests control over their dining experience.

Phone: (214) 580-4800

Gordon Echtenkamp, CEO, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas

Gordie grew up in Fremont, Nebraska as a YMCA kid and attended college at Ottawa University in Kansas. His YMCA career has spanned 39 years and six YMCA Associations including Kansas City, Memphis, Houston, Phoenix and Des Moines before returning to Texas in 2002 when he accepted the challenging position of President/CEO of one of the premier YMCAs in the country.

The Dallas YMCA has a $55M annual budget with 21 branches and nearly 1800 employees providing services to 125,000 members. He serves in several local leadership capacities including past chair of the Texas Alliance of YMCAs. He currently serves as chair of the YMCA Employee Benefits Plan (YEB) and the YMCA North American Network (YNAN).

Phone: (214) 880-9622

Gordon Echtenkamp, Austen Mulinder, Host, Steve A Klein

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Steve Provost, President, Maggiano’s Little Italy

Pam Donahoo, Executive Director, American Mensa

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Steve Provost, President, Maggiano’s Little Italy

Steve Provost is President of Maggiano’s Little Italy, a 50 restaurant, $400 million restaurant business which was recently chosen as “America’s Favorite Italian Restaurant Chain” in a national survey by Market Force International.

Steve grew up in a family of five boys in Montpelier, Vermont. His first job was as a paperboy, his second as a dishwasher at the local Holiday Inn. Steve has also been a Presidential speechwriter, book writer, marketer, franchise leader and restaurant operator. He has been a direct report to four Fortune 500 CEO’s, one private equity chief, a U.S. Senator, Governor and President of the United States.

Steve still works regular shifts in his restaurants, including washing dishes, and is known for his focus on front-line teammates and the guest. Owned and operated by Brinker International, Inc., next year Maggiano’s will celebrate 25 years as a restaurant chain.

Maggianos.com

Pam Donahoo, Executive Director, American Mensa

Pam Donahoo is the Executive Director of American Mensa, the largest international chapter of the worldwide association that connects highly intelligent people.

Mensa was established in 1946 in England as an association for intelligent people to engage in discourse, discovery and social pursuits. The first meeting of American Mensa happened in 1960. The offices of American Mensa moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 1995. Pam started working with Mensa shortly after in 1997.

In conjunction with the American Mensa Committee, Pam directs the management and future growth of American Mensa, including the development of new programs and services that benefit members and local groups.

AmericanMensa.org

Phone: (817) 607-0060

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Monthly Archives: October 2015

October 16/17 – Austen Mulinder, Ziosk and Gordon Echtenkamp, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas

Austen Mulinder, CEO, Ziosk

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Austen Mulinder, CEO, Ziosk

October 9/10 – Steve Provost, Maggiano’s and Pam Donahoo, American Mensa

Steve Provost, President, Maggiano’s Little Italy

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Steve Provost, President, Maggiano’s Little Italy