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Creating An Elevated Environment: Be Predictable & Consistent

Hospitality includes many industries such as hotels, restaurants, and catering. It is also having guests in your home. In hospitality, there are certain things we can do to create an elevated environment for our clients or guests. We are continuing our series on hospitality with the next lesson: be predictable and consistent. For more ways to create an elevated environment, check out my previous posts in this series. As a business leader or anyone in hospitality, …

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How Facebook & 12 Chicken Breasts Made $100,000

Do you ever scroll through Facebook and come across something that makes a huge difference in your life? I had one of those moments a few months ago. While coaching college football, I made some friendships that have continued 15 years later via social media. We tend to think of social media as being a negative influence, but there are some great benefits to being able to keep in touch with long distance friends. So …

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How to Get Your Kids to Talk

How many times do you walk in, see your kids and ask, “How was your day?” only to get a short response like “Fine.” or “It was good.”?  How can we change that in order to get more meaningful conversations out of our kids no matter their age?  Maybe we should ask the same question but in a different way.   We learned a few years ago we can create better dialogue by intentionally asking open-ended …

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Speaking Love Languages

No matter what kind of relationship you are in, you express and receive love every day. The five love languages is a popular topic explaining everything there is to know about this exchange. Most people have probably heard of it or read the book because they are looking to learn more about the ways they give and receive love. I discovered this concept by reading the book which was really wonderful! The author Gary Chapman …

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Sunset Corporate Dinner

Sunset, appetizers, drinks, and fellowship. What could be better? My team and I at Table & Thyme recently catered a corporate event at Blackjack Farms here in Birmingham, AL. This was a buffet style dinner accompanied by a full bar and a perfect sunset. The client we served was Brasfield & Gorrie: a local, private construction and engineering firm. The dinner was held at Blackjack Farm’s “barn” that sat upon a huge hill top overlooking …

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Highlands College Staff Lunch

One of our closest partners is Highlands College here in Birmingham, Alabama. My team at Mealfit and Table & Thyme provides all the food for the students and staff on the HC campus. We always enjoy providing the best service and hospitality for groups like this. My team and I recently catered an event on campus for their entire staff. With the perfect weather here in Birmingham lately, the atmosphere suited the event so well. …

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Creating an Elevated Environment: Be Transparent

Next up on my Creating an Elevated Environment series is: Be Transparent! I am continuing this series that focuses on hospitality and ways to incorporate it into your business for success. I’ve learned so many lessons working in the hospitality and food industry over the years that really stuck with me. The next lesson I have is: Being Transparent. Whether it’s Table & Thyme or Mealfit, maintaining a level of transparency ALWAYS is key for me. …

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Creating an Elevated Environment: Make All the Friends You Can

Next up on my Creating an Elevated Environment series is: Make All the Friends You Can.   I am continuing this series that focuses on hospitality and ways to incorporate it into your business for success. I’ve learned so many lessons working in the hospitality and food industry over the years that really stuck with me. The next lesson I have is: Make All the Friends You Can. I always strive to meet new people and …

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