Founder and Executive Chairman of Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) Danny Meyer will discuss the transforming power of hospitality in business at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10 in room 115 of the University of Delaware's Purnell Hall. Meyer's visit is part of the Paul Wise Speaker Series, sponsored by the Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management within the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.

The USHG comprises some of New York's most beloved and acclaimed restaurants, including Gramercy Tavern, The Modern, Maialino, and more. Meyer and USHG founded Shake Shack, the modern-day “roadside” burger restaurant, which became a public company in 2015. USHG also offers large-scale event services, foodservice solutions for public and private institutions, industry consulting, and educational programming.

Under Meyer's leadership USHG is renowned not only for its acclaimed restaurants but also for its distinctive and celebrated culture of "Enlightened Hospitality." This guiding principle of prioritizing employees first and foremost has driven and shaped USHG’s ongoing evolution from a small group of restaurants into a multi-faceted hospitality organization.

Meyer's groundbreaking business book, Setting the Table, 2006, a New York Times Bestseller, articulates a set of signature business and life principles that translate to a wide range of industries. A celebrated speaker and educator, Meyer has set industry standards in areas such as hiring practices, innovative leadership, and corporate responsibility and he often speaks to a wide range of audiences on such topics around the country.

For further information, please visit: https://events.udel.edu/event/paul_wise_speaker_series_danny_meyer_-_setting_the_table_the_transforming_power_of_hospitality_in_business#.Y2U0I-zML0p