Lance Trenary's guest appearances

Lance Trenary

The Working Lunch

Carolina Business Review

Take-Away with Sam Oches

OwlTail

We are visited by Lance Trenary, the CEO of Golden Corral and if that’s not enough, the Chairman of the Board of the National Restaurant Association. Lance stopped by the pod to share his experiences on leading his company out of the pandemic, how that changed his outlook as a leader, and his vision for the National Restaurant Association going forward. It’s a fascinating conversation and worth listening in.And restaurant owners are being increasingly manipulated by bad actors using the prospect of poor Google reviews to shake them down for cash. Besides the illegal nature of this activity, are their reputational and public policy concerns at play here as well? We’ll discuss.And activists are paying bounties to restaurant servers and bartenders to give them notice when a prominent pro-life advocate comes into their restaurant so that they may descend on the unknowing public official while they are dining. Brett Kavanaugh got the treatment last week at a Morton’s Steakhouse in Washington, DC. Is this a new trend in activism? We’ll take a look.We’ll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.

We are visited by Lance Trenary, the CEO of Golden Corral and if that’s not enough, the Chairman of the Board of the National Restaurant Association. Lance stopped by the pod to share his experiences on leading his company out of the pandemic, how that changed his outlook as a leader, and his vision for the National Restaurant Association going forward. It’s a fascinating conversation and worth listening in. And restaurant owners are being increasingly manipulated by bad actors using the prospect of poor Google reviews to shake them down for cash. Besides the illegal nature of this activity, are their reputational and public policy concerns at play here as well? We’ll discuss. And activists are paying bounties to restaurant servers and bartenders to give them notice when a prominent pro-life advocate comes into their restaurant so that they may descend on the unknowing public official while they are dining. Brett Kavanaugh got the treatment last week at a Morton’s Steakhouse in Washington, DC. Is this a new trend in activism? We’ll take a look. We’ll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.

Episode 257: The CEO Interview: Lance Trenary Joins the Working Lunch Crew

In this episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches, Sam talks with Golden Corral president and CEO Lance Trenary about how Golden Corral has defied critics who left it for dead, how the brand is modernizing its model, and how it’s diversifying its service channels to meet the customers where they are at. In this conversation, you’ll find out why:  You shouldn’t take your critics seriously — use their criticism as fuel Focus your energy on problems you can control COVID exposed the “soft underbelly” of your business, and that’s where you should continue to drive innovation New business models are an opportunity for both new markets and new operating partners The value equation is more important than ever as inflation rages Your comeback can be better than your setback  Have feedback or ideas for Take-Away? Email Sam at sam.oches@informa.com. 

In this episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches, Sam talks with Golden Corral president and CEO Lance Trenary about how Golden Corral has defied critics who left it for dead, how the brand is modernizing its model, and how it’s diversifying its service channels to meet the customers where they are at. In this conversation, you’ll find out why: <ul> <li>You shouldn’t take your critics seriously — use their criticism as fuel</li> <li>Focus your energy on problems you can control</li> <li>COVID exposed the “soft underbelly” of your business, and that’s where you should continue to drive innovation</li> <li>New business models are an opportunity for both new markets and new operating partners</li> <li>The value equation is more important than ever as inflation rages</li> <li>Your comeback can be better than your setback</li> </ul> Have feedback or ideas for Take-Away? Email Sam at <a href="mailto:sam.oches@informa.com">sam.oches@informa.com</a>.


                Golden Corral CEO Lance Trenary
            

No question COVID has impacted the restaurant industry on every front. Lance Trenary, CEO, Golden Corral talks everything from labor issues, to business models, and financial forecasts.Panelists:Tony Mecia, Editor, The Charlotte LedgerJohn Lummus, President and CEO, Upstate SC Alliance

No question COVID has impacted the restaurant industry on every front. Lance Trenary, CEO, Golden Corral talks everything from labor issues, to business models, and financial forecasts. Panelists: Tony Mecia, Editor, The Charlotte Ledger John Lummus, President and CEO, Upstate SC Alliance