Mary Mino, Founder & Principal at MSM Advisory Group, is a visionary leader with over 35 years of experience in executive consulting for businesses and nonprofits. As the Founding Partner of MSM, she aids organizations in recovering and rebuilding post-pandemic. Mino is known for her ability to conceive and implement groundbreaking initiatives that reshape industries and uplift communities. Previously, she served as President of the Colorado Restaurant Foundation for 24 years, where she launched the Colorado ProStart® Program, benefiting over 1,300 students annually. Mino collaborated with the Colorado Restaurant Foundation to create apprenticeship programs and raised over $4.1 million in COVID-19 relief for restaurant workers. She continues to drive workforce development as a member of the Colorado Office of the Future of Work State Apprenticeship Council.

Jake, Co-Founder & Principal at The Food Guys and a purpose-driven entrepreneur, boasts over fifteen years of international experience in business development, leadership cultivation, and brand enhancement. His expertise lies in fostering growth in individuals, platforms, and products that empower communities. With skills in strategy guidance, investment advice, performance improvement, and executive leadership, Jake is known for successfully navigating businesses through the complete business cycle while ensuring sustained profitability.

Jake’s entrepreneurial ventures highlight his dynamic leadership. The Food Guys International, under his direction, grew into a $500k revenue enterprise across three countries. As Founding CEO of Kook Cloud Kitchens, he led a transformative journey from a $6M pre-seed funding round to increasing the company’s valuation from $15M to $35M through strategic acquisitions and targeted growth. His achievements include guiding The Patate French Burger through a pandemic pivot and establishing VSAG’s international office, which resulted in a 100% increase in signed international contracts and a 15% ROI within the first year. Jake’s academic credentials from Thunderbird School of Global Management, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, and Johnson & Wales University complement his practical expertise, making him a transformative leader in any enterprise.

A mobile bar events company with its own range of branded beverages and specializing in Brand Marketing · Brand Design · Event Planning · Logistics Management · Operations Management · Event Management

Boys Beverages and Cask Events Company is experienced in delivering innovative bar services at major events all over the UK, to include some of the worlds most prestigious venues and events such as Silverstone, Epsom Derby, Grand Prix, Twickenham Stadium, Trent Bridge and many more.

Mike Johnstone, Managing Director/Master Distiller and Co-Founder of Walkie Talky Brewing Co., moved to Edinburgh in the fall of 2019 to attain his Masters of Science in Brewing and Distilling with Entrepreneurial Focus at Heriot-Watt University. He, along with three other students, was chosen for the Natural Selection Brewing project, an annual collaborative project between brewing and distilling Masters students and Stewart Brewing in Edinburgh wherein students are tasked to plan, execute, market and sell a unique beer on an industrial scale through the Natural Selection label.

Prior to moving to Scotland Michael worked throughout almost every level of the service industry in his home state of Maryland, USA and neighboring Washington, DC from fry cook, to beer, wine and spirits salesperson to the general manager of Nanny O’Brien’s Pub in DC. His passion for alcohol grew over his 10+ years behind the bar and prompted his move, after a brief stint at RaR Brewing in Maryland, to Scotland to complete the world-renowned master’s program, putting the science and practice into his dream of running his own craft brewery. While living in Scotland Michael has continued to work behind the bar at the Vaults location of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in Leith, where the official first sale of Walkie Talky Brewing Co. took place, where he expanded his knowledge of not only whisky but the production of alcohol on the whole.