Are you interested in hiring Tim Kirkland to speak at your event, conference, trade show, meeting, or convention?
As a keynote speaker, he knows how to command a stage where he can deliver a powerful presentation that will captivate your audience.
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Tim Kirkland is a highly-sought keynote speaker and expert covering such topics as leadership, customer service, customer experience, teamwork, team building, employee engagement, and productivity. He is a best-selling author, consultant, media pundit, and thought-leader who has spoken at many conferences around the world where he gives leaders the skills they need to deal with fast, big changes in society, the workplace, and education.
Tim Kirkland is hired to speak at events and conferences where he can give expertise on important global business affairs. He is a proven operator, executive, and best-selling author; and during his career, he has led training, operations, and marketing departments for numerous respected restaurant brands. He’s been an award-winning operator and successful entrepreneur with a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by the hospitality industry. He walks the talk and shares tools for success.
During his 30+ years in the hospitality industry, Tim has led training, operations, and marketing departments for numerous respected restaurant brands, been an award-winning operator and successful entrepreneur. However, his uncommon insights and observations apply well past the restaurant business to any industry or organization that values customer and employee engagement and development.
His uncommon insights and observations apply well past the restaurant business to any industry or organization that values customer and employee engagement and development. He delivers highly customized presentations on leadership, customer service, marketing, and team engagement & retention. Over 20,000 people attend his live seminars and workshops every year.
Kirkland’s best-selling books, The Renegade Server and COACH are used in over 15,000 restaurants, hotels, retail locations, customer service companies, and universities worldwide to improve the engagement and performance of both front-line teams and all levels of leadership. His content and technology can be found woven into the culture and training of some of the top brands in the world. Leading companies that use Kirkland’s materials include Applebee’s, Subway, Buffalo Wild Wings, Marriott, Kimpton, Coca-Cola, Beam Suntory, Sodexo, Reinhart Food Service, and many more.
His book, The Renegade Server: Uncommon Strategies for Making More Money in 21st Century Food Service, shows restaurant managers and servers how to sell more, serve better and make tons more money in the process. The book details specific, innovative techniques to grow sales, energize service and build repeat business every shift.
He delivers highly customized presentations on leadership, customer service, marketing, and team engagement & retention. Over 20,000 people attend his live seminars and workshops every year.
Kirkland is an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School, where his focus was the Art and Practice of Leadership Development. He is CEO of Renegade Hospitality Group, which serves as a professional advisory resource to the restaurant, hotel, retail and customer service industries.
Background
Tim Kirkland was born and raised in Colorado in a single house hold with his mother. Growing up he was introduced to the restaurant business since his mother worked in one. After graduation he went to an Ivy league school and to pay for his schooling he worked in restaurants, bars, and night clubs. He wanted to find out how he could become the highest paid person in the restaurant business and to do so he found out that the best way to make money was to connect with people and to understand that they are not in the restaurant business but the people business. By understanding this he was able to make the most money he could he was able to buy various night clubs and restaurants because of his understanding of the industry. In 2007 he founded the Renegade Hospitality Group which consults for a lot of companies that are considered top brands such as the Marriott, Starwood, KFC, and many more. He was also able to write his own book known as the Renegade Server.
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Tim Kirkland’s speaking fees can vary depending on the type of event you are producing and where it is located.
His speaking fee can also vary depending on whether you need them to deliver a live or virtual presentation.
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